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STEREO EDITOR 201
Here you can change the channels assignment of the tracks. If you activate "Copy L -> R",
then you will only hear the left channel on both sides; "Copy R -> L" has the same effect
for the right channel. Activate both options so that the left and right channels are swapped.
Center channel damping (panning law): In order to balance volume fluctuations while
panning (particularly for automation) it is quite common to additionally dampen the track
volume at the center position, while no additional damping occurs if the pan controller is
moved to the left or right limit. The value should be selected according to the audio
material. Here are some common values:
0 dB: This setting is recommended for stereo material. No damping occurs at the center
position, i.e. if panned to the right, the right channel volume remains the same, if panned to
the left the left channel remains unchanged. The audio material is not changed if set to the
center position. The volume may be perceived slightly louder if the signal is mono.
-6 dB: This setting can be used to automate mono tracks. In the middle, the volume of the
right and left channels will be halved.
Common setting for automating stereo signals are -3dB or -4.5 dB.
The set Panning Law can be applied to all tracks by pressing the "All Tracks" button.
Phase: Here you can invert the phases of the individual channels. The switch in the mixer
or Track Editor, however, always switches both channels.
2-channel Surround mode
Detailed information regarding this option can be found in the chapter "Surround sound ->
2-channel Surround mode (view page 212)".
The individual parameters are processed in the following order:
Copy L-R -> Stereo width -> Phase invert -> Panning/Panning law
Mid / Side Processing
You can execute various tasks with the help of countless presets:
Mid / Side recordings
With certain microphone setups you will receive files after recording where the middle part
and the side part are separated, rather than a left and right channel. With the Stereo
Editor's provided presets you can edit mid/side recordings (here we assume that these are
available as a stereo file with M left and S right).
For editing the mid/side recordings in mono tracks, proceed as follows:
To extract the correct stereo picture from a mid/side file, duplicate the output material and
save it as a new track. For the first track, select the "Left channel only" preset. This will
play back only the mid signal in mono. On the second track you can use the preset "Side