User Manual

Pro Tools Reference Guide930
To set the stereo pan depth:
1 Choose Setup > Session to open the Session
Setup window.
2 Select an option from the Pan Depth selector.
Stereo Pan Depth Options
The following Pan Depth options are available:
–2.5 Used to be the standard stereo pan depth
setting in Pro Tools 8.0.x and lower. When
opening Pro Tools 8.0.x or lower session in
Pro Tools 8.1, this is the default option.
–3.0 Is the industry standard for surround mix-
ers and many consoles. This is the default set-
ting for new Pro Tools 8.1 sessions.
–4.5 Is the standard for many British analog
consoles.
–6.0 Is the standard for full mono compatibility.
Views in the Mix and Edit
Windows
The Mix and Edit windows can be configured to
show or hide various mixing controls, using
menu commands or view selectors.
Most of these views are available in both win-
dows, unless noted.
Window View Selectors
Both the Edit window and Mix window provide
Window View selectors to configure their views.
Session Setup window
For greater than stereo formats (such as
5.1), all surround output panning is fixed at
–3.0 dB. The variable pan depth options are
only available for stereo outputs.
Edit Window View selector
Mix Window View selector