Specifications
Chapter 5: TL AutoPan 23
Envelope Section
When Envelope (ENV) is selected as the Panning
source, Panning (as shown in the Panning dis-
play) is controlled by the audio signal and the
Envelope section controls.
Side-Chain Input
When the Side-Chain Input selector (the key
icon) is enabled, the audio for the Envelope De-
tector is taken from the side-chain input rather
than the current track. Select the Side-Chain In-
put using the Pro Tools Key Input selector at the
top of the plug-in window.
Threshold
The Threshold slider sets the amplitude level re-
quired for the Envelope Detector. The LFO En-
velope Detector light blinks brighter when au-
dio is detected above the threshold.
Attack
The Attack slider sets the attack rate of the Enve-
lope Detector.
Release
The Release slider sets the release rate of the En-
velope Detector.
Using TL AutoPan
TL AutoPan can be used for dynamic panning
effects based on a Low Frequency Oscillator
(LFO), an amplitude envelope (ENV), or manual
control. TL AutoPan makes it easy to pan to the
beat of a music track, as well as panning “fly-
around” effects. The following section describes
two possible scenarios for using TL AutoPan:
panning to the beat for rhythmic panning ef-
fects and surround panning effects for post pro-
duction.
Panning to the Beat
TL AutoPan lets you synchronize the LFO to
MIDI Beat Clock for rhythmic panning effects.
To synchronize TL AutoPan to MIDI Beat Clock:
1 Make sure that your session tempo matches
the tempo of the music.
2 Insert a mono-to-stereo instance of
TL AutoPan on the mono audio track contain-
ing the audio you want to pan. The track’s chan-
nel width changes from mono-to-stereo.
3 In the TL AutoPan Plug-in window, enable
Link To Tempo. This sets the LFO rate to follow
the session tempo.
4 Select the desired duration from the Duration
selector. For example, select 2 Beats.
Envelope section
When Envelope (ENV) is not selected as the
Panning Source, the controls in this section
have no effect on the sound.
Side-Chain Input selector enabled