System information
Mode Description
Balance (0 dB center)
Balance (-3 dB center)
Balance (-6 dB center)
In a stereo project, this mode can help you adjust the relative signal
levels of the channels in stereo source material. As you pan from the
center to either side, the opposite channel begins at the specified
center value (0 dB -3 dB, or -6 dB), and decays to -infinity. The signal
in the side you are panning toward progresses from the specified
center value (0 dB -3 dB, or -6 dB) to 0 dB.
This panning mode uses a linear panning curve.
For example, when you pan fully right, the right channel is played at
0 dB and the left channel is not audible. As you pan to the center,
each channel is attenuated to the specified center value (0 dB -3 dB,
or -6 dB). As you pan to the left, the left channel is played at 0 dB,
and the right channel is not audible.
With the Balance (0 dB center) setting, no gain or cut is applied
when you're panned to the center, which can make the center seem
louder.
With the Balance (-3 dB center) setting, a -3 dB cut is applied when
you're panned to the center.
Panning in a 5.1 surround project follows the same rules: as you pan
from the center to any channel in a 5.1 surround project, the signal in
the channel you are panning toward progresses from the specified
center value to 0 dB. The signal in the channel you are panning away
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