-as of [5 JUNE 2024]–
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*REFERENCE GUIDE* —>
“STEREO PAN DEPTH”
-CHAPTER 51-
(“BASIC MIXING”)
-PAGE 1145-
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-CHAPTER 58-
(“SURROUND PANNING/MIXING”)
*PAGES 1335 – 1346*
*12 PAGES LONG*
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*MIX WINDOW*
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*PANNING* –>
*MONO* —>
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*STEREO* —>
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-THERE IS NO WAY TO TYPE IN A [PAN VALUE]-
(%)
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-THE “MONO PAN” DEFAULTS TO [0]-
(THE [TOP] OF THE [CIRCLE])
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*[PRESS/HOLD/DRAG] THE KNOB DOWN UNTIL THE [PAN VALUE] REACHES [-100]* —>
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(THE [TRACK] IS [PANNED] COMPLETELY [LEFT])
(THE [BOTTOM] OF THE [CIRCLE])
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*DRAG UP TO [PAN RIGHT]* —>
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-THE [PAN] ADJUSTS IN INCREMENTS OF [1 PERCENTAGE POINT LEFT/RIGHT]-
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-HOLD DOWN [COMMAND] AS YOU [DRAG KNOB] TO MAKE MORE PRECISE [ADJUSTMENTS]-
(IT “SLOWS DOWN” THE “DRAG” TO FACILITATE MORE ACCURATE “DROPS”)
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(is there a better way to adjust the knobs?)
(you have to click into the knob and then either drag left/right or up/down)
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*IN [EDIT WINDOW], MAKE SURE THE ‘I/O’ IS DISPLAYED FOR ALL TRACKS* —>
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*YOU WILL NOW SEE THIS COLUMN FOR ALL TRACKS IN THE [EDIT WINDOW TIMELINE]* —>
*MONO AUDIO TRAX* —>
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*IF YOUR 2 [(AUDIO INTERFACE) INPUTS] ARE NOT IN USE, A NEW [(MONO AUDIO) TRACK] WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE ASSIGNED [(INTERFACE TRACK 1) INPUT]-
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*IF YOU CREATE ANOTHER [MONO AUDIO TRACK], IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE ASSIGNED [(INTERFACE TRACK 2) INPUT]* —>
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-YOU CAN ASSIGN A SINGLE [INTERFACE TRACK] TO MULTIPLE [TIMELINE TRAX]-
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*AS LONG AS [(INTERFACE TRACK 2) INPUT] IS ASSIGNED TO A [(PRO TOOLS) TRACK], ALL NEW [MONO AUDIO TRAX] WILL DEFAULT TO [(INTERFACE TRACK 1) INPUT]* —>
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-TO REMOVE [INPUT] FROM TRACK* —>
-CLICK THE [INPUT BOX] + SELECT [NO INPUT]-
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*TO SEARCH FOR [INPUT]* —>
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*TYPE IN [SEARCH TERMS]* —>
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-USE [UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS] TO SELECT AN [INPUT] FROM THE RESULTS-
-HIT [RETURN] TO APPLY [SELECTED INPUT] TO THE TRACK-
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-IF YOU SELECT [SEARCH] WHILE AN [INPUT] IS SELECTED, THE INPUT WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM “SEARCH RESULTS”* —>
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*A [WHITE DOT] WILL APPEAR TO THE LEFT OF THE CURRENTLY SELECTED INPUT’S [ENCLOSING FOLDER]* —>
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-YOU CAN SELECT FROM THE 2 [INTERFACE MONO TRAX]-
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*IF THE [INTERFACE MONO TRACK] IS ASSIGNED AS [INPUT] FOR ANOTHER [TRACK], IT WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED IN [YELLOW]* —>
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(YOU CAN STILL ASSIGN IT TO OTHER TRAX)
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*BUSES* —>
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*IF A [BUS] IS ASSIGNED AS [INPUT] TO ANOTHER [TRACK], IT WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED IN [YELLOW]* —>
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(YOU CAN STILL ASSIGN IT TO OTHER TRAX)
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*RIGHT-CLICK AN [INPUT]* —>
(THIS MENU IS NOT ACCESSIBLE IF NOT [INPUT] IS ASSIGNED)
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-TO SILENCE AN [INPUT], SELECT “MAKE INACTIVE”-
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*THE [INPUT] IS GRAYED OUT* —>
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-THIS ONLY AFFECTS THE [TRACK]-
-OTHER [TRAX] USING THE [INPUT] WILL NOT BE AFFECTED-
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*TO [RE-ACTIVATE] THE [INPUT] IN THE TRACK, [RIGHT-CLICK] THE [INPUT BOX] + SELECT “MAKE ACTIVE”* —>
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*TO [RE-NAME] THE [INPUT], [RIGHT-CLICK] THE [INPUT BOX] + SELECT “RENAME…”* —>
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*[RE-NAMING] AN [INPUT] WILL CHANGE THE [INPUT NAME] IN EVERY [TRACK] THE [INPUT] IS ASSIGNED TO* —>
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*SELECT [ASSIGNMENTS] TO [SELECTED INPUT]* —>
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-ALL [TRAX] CONTAINING THE [SELECTED INPUT] ARE SELECTED IN THE [TIMELINE] + [TRAX LIST]-
-IF ANY OF THESE TRAX WERE HIDDEN, THEY WILL BE SHOWN-
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*SHOW [ASSIGNMENTS] TO [SELECTED INPUT]* —>
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-ANY [HIDDEN TRACK] USING THE [INPUT] WILL BE [SHOWN] IN THE [TIMELINE]-
(BUT [TRAX] CONTAINING THE [INPUT] ARE NOT [SELECTED])
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*SHOW ONLY [ASSIGNMENTS] TO [SELECTED INPUT]* —>
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*RESTORE [PREVIOUSLY SHOWN TRAX]* —>
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*[DEFAULT OUTPUT] FOR ALL [TRAX]* —>
Out 1-2
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*CLICK THE [OUTPUT BOX]* —>
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*TO REMOVE “OUTPUT SELECTION”, SELECT “NO OUTPUT”* —>
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*TO SEARCH FOR [OUTPUTS]. SELECT “SEARCH”* —>
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*TYPE IN “SEARCH TERMS”* —>
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-USE [UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS] TO NAVIGATE RESULTS-
-HIT [RETURN] TO APPLY [SELECTED RESULT]-
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-THE [OUTPUT] WILL BE “GRAYED OUT” WHEN IT IS NOT [FUNCTIONAL/AVAILABLE]-
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*CLICK THE [OUTPUT BOX]* —>
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-THERE WILL BE A [WHITE DOT] TO THE LEFT OF THE CURRENTLY SELECTED OUTPUT’S [ENCLOSING FOLDER]-
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*OUTPUT* —>
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*[OUTPUTS] CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO OTHER [TRAX] ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN [YELLOW]* —>
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-YOU CAN STILL ASSIGN THEM TO THE TRACK-
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*YOUR DESIGNATED [MASTER STEREO OUTPUT] WILL HAVE THIS [SYMBOL] TO ITS [RIGHT]* —>
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*IF YOU SELECT EITHER OF THE “MONO OUTPUTS” THAT MAKE UP THE “MASTER STEREO OUTPUT”, YOU WILL NOT HAVE “PAN CONTROLS”* —>
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*BUSES* —>
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*YOU CAN ALSO [OUTPUT] TO OTHER [TRAX] * —>
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*WHEN YOU SELECT A [TRACK] AS [ASSIGNED OUTPUT], THE [TRAX] IS ADDED TO YOUR [BUS DROPDOWN MENU]* —>
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*YOU CAN ALSO CREATE A NEW [TRACK] FOR [ASSIGNED OUTPUT]* —>
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-STEREO-
-AUX INPUT-
-SAMPLES-
-AUX 1-
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*IF YOU HAVE SELECTED AN [OUTPUT], IT WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY EXCLUDED WHEN YOU SEARCH FOR [OUTPUTS]* —>
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*TO MAKE AN OUTPUT “INACTIVE”, RIGHT CLICK ITS [OUTPUT BOX] + SELECT “MAKE INACTIVE”* —>
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*THE [OUTPUT BOX] FOR THE [TRACK] IS [GRAYED OUT]* —>
(AND THE [BACKDROP] FOR THE [TRACK] TURNS [DARKER GRAY])
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-THE [OUTPUT] WILL REMAIN “ACTIVE” ON ALL OTHER [TRAX] IT IS ASSIGNED TO-
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*TO [RE-ACTIVATE] THE [OUTPUT], [RIGHT-CLICK] ITS [OUTPUT BOX] + SELECT “MAKE ACTIVE”* —>
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*TO [RE-NAME] THE [OUTPUT], [RIGHT-CLICK] ITS [OUTPUT BOX] + SELECT [RE-NAME]* —>
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-THE [INPUT/OUTPUT BOXES] ONLY FIT [10 LETTERS]-
-STEREO-
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*TO BOUNCE THE [OUTPUT], RIGHT-CLICK THE [OUTPUT BOX] + SELECT [BOUNCE “OUTPUT NAME”]* —>
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*SELECT [ASSIGNMENTS] TO [SELECTED OUTPUT]* —>
-ALL [TRAX] ASSIGNED TO THE [OUTPUT] ARE [SELECTED] IN [TRAX LIST] + SHOWN IN [TIMELINE]-
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*SHOW [ASSIGNMENTS] TO [SELECTED OUTPUT]* —>
-ALL [HIDDEN TRAX] ASSIGNED TO THE [OUTPUT] ARE [SHOWN] IN [TIMELINE]-
(BUT THEY ARE NOT “SELECTED”)
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*SHOW ONLY [ASSIGNMENTS] TO [SELECTED OUTPUT]* —>
-ALL [HIDDEN TRAX] ASSIGNED TO THE [OUTPUT] ARE [SHOWN] IN [TIMELINE]-
-ALL [TRAX] NOT ASSIGNED TO [OUTPUT] ARE HIDDEN-
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*RESTORE [PREVIOUSLY SHOWN TRAX]* —>
*[RIGHT-CLICK] OUTPUT BOX* —>
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*CLICK [SYMBOL] ON [RIGHT SIDE] OF [OUTPUT BOX] TO OPEN A [FLOATING WINDOW] CONTAINING THE TRACK’S [MIX COLUMN]* —>
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-THE [FLOATING MIX COLUMN] CAN BE MOVED-
-THE [FLOATING MIX COLUMN] CANNOT BE [RE-SIZED]-
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-THE [FLOATING MIX COLUMN] ONLY CONTAINS THE [BASIC PARAMETERS]-
(EVEN IF ALL THE “EXTRA PARAMETERS” ARE CURRENTLY DISPLAYED IN THE [MIX WINDOW])
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-TO HIDE THE [FLOATING MIX COLUMN], CLICK THE [RIGHT SIDE SYMBOL] OF THE [OUTPUT BOX] AGAIN-
-OR CLICK THE [RED BUTTON] IN [TOP LEFT CORNER] OF [FLOATING MIX WINDOW]-
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*SELECT A [TRACK]* —>
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*IF YOU SELECT “NONE”* —>
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*KEYBOARD FOCUS ON* —>
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*KEYBOARD FOCUS OFF* —>
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*STEREO AUDIO TRAX* —>
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(DEFAULTS TO [“STEREO TRACK” INPUT] CREATED FROM THE 2 [INTERFACE MONO TRACK INPUTS])
(EVEN IF THE [MONO TRAX] ARE ALREADY ASSIGNED TO ANOTHER [(PRO TOOLS) TRACK])
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(ALL NEW [STEREO AUDIO TRAX] ARE ASSIGNED THIS [INPUT])
(EVEN IF ALREADY IN USE)
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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👈👈👈 ☜ *-PRO TOOLS BASIC MIX COLUMNS-*
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