Specifications

Chapter 33: Surround Panning and Mixing 529
The X/Y Grid and Pan Cursor
The X/Y Grid is where multichannel panning
information is input and displayed. You can in-
put pan information using X/Y mode, 3-Knob
mode, or by entering numeric values in the Po-
sition data fields. You can also edit pan automa-
tion graphically in the Edit window.
Multichannel panners default to X/Y mode. In
X/Y mode, the track’s current pan position is
represented by a green dot. This dot is the pan
cursor, and its color indicates track automation
status using standard Pro Tools colors:
Green The track is in Auto Read mode.
Red The track is in Automation Write, Touch or
Latch mode.
Yellow The track is in Automation Trim or Auto
Off mode.
Panning Mode Buttons
The Panning Mode buttons, located below the
X/Y Grid, provide access to panning modes and
Divergence editing. See “Panning Modes” on
page 530.
Position Controls
The Position controls let you set the positions of
the panner.
Front Displays and controls the current front X-
axis (left/right) position of the panner.
Rear Displays and controls the current rear X-
axis (left/right) position of the panner. In de-
fault X/Y Panning mode, Rear is linked to Front
position and cannot be controlled indepen-
dently.
F/R (Front/Rear) Displays and controls the cur-
rent Y-axis position of the panner.
Center % Control
Center % controls how much of the signal is
routed to the center speaker. This lets you mix a
track to the front with a phantom center (0%
Center value) or to three-channel (LCR) when
panning front.
Panning Grid and pan cursor
X/Y Mode, Divergence Editing, and 3-Knob Mode
buttons
Position and Center % controls