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Pro Tools Reference Guide 780
Mix and Edit Window Panner Grids
In the Mix and Edit window, multichannel Pan-
ner Grids are displayed on tracks that have mul-
tichannel track or send output assignments.
To pan from the Mix or Edit window:
1
To pan in the Edit window, make sure I/O
View is being shown (View > Edit Window >
I/O). Panner Grids are always displayed in Mix
window tracks that support panning.
2
Begin playback.
3
Click and drag on the appropriate multichan-
nel track’s Panner Grid in the Mix or Edit win-
dows.
The Pan Location cursor follows your move-
ments as long as you hold down the mouse but-
ton. Movements are scaled so that, once you
click to “grab” the Pan Location cursor, you do
not need to limit your movements to the small
Track Grid area.
Pan Location Cursor Color while Automating
The Pan Location cursor is green when the track
is in Automation Read mode, red in an Automa-
tion Touch, Latch, Touch/Latch, or Write
modes, and yellow in Automation Off (or Auto-
mation Suspend) mode.
In Trim mode, the Volume fader and LFE fader
are yellow.
Output windows provide additional features
and controls (and a much larger Grid). For de-
tails, see “Output Windows” on page 780.
Output Windows
Output windows provide panning controls
(called panners), as well as standard Pro Tools
controls, for tracks of all mix formats (from 3-
channel LCR through 8-channel 7.1).
For information on Output window standard
controls, see “Standard Controls” on page 781.
For information on Output window panning
controls, see “Surround Panner Controls” on
page 782.
Some of the features of Output windows in-
clude:
• X/Y (joystick-style) panning
• 3-Knob panning
• Full Divergence and Center Percentage
control
• AutoGlide
• LFE feed
• Multichannel meters
• Pro Tools target window support
Multiple panners can be opened simulta-
neously, or a single window can display the cur-
rent panner.
Panning in the Track Grid
Click and drag to pan