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For example, if you have your delay taps with panning values of 0, 50 and 100 (i.e. at the
left, middle and right), all of them will be in front of you at a minimum Spread value. If
you now increase this setting to a middle position, the left tap will move counter-clockwise and
the right tap clockwise until they form a semi-circle with the unaltered middle tap in-between.
Increasing the Spread control to its maximum makes the left and right tap finally meet behind the
listener, at the opposite of the middle tap.
Bringing Motion
After setting up, you can allow the effect channels to automatically change their position:
Activating the Rotate switch routes an internal LFO to the Position value and makes the posi-
tion markers move around on the circle.
On its right, pushing the Inverse switch lets the channels move counter-clockwise instead of
clockwise.
The speed with which the channels circle around is set by the Period control at the bottom
(labeled Sec): this adjusts the number of seconds a marker needs to reach its origin again –
longer times result in slower transitions.
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The Period control works like a knob within the user interface: To modify its value, click
on the value display and drag your mouse up/down to increase/decrease the Period value,
respectively. By double-clicking on the value display, you can enter a new value with your computer
keyboard; press [Enter] to confirm.
The Surround Panner can also be used if a stereo set-up is chosen from the Options dialog
of the File menu. However, the surround signal will be mixed down to a stereo signal without
particular psycho-acoustic algorithms. Nonetheless, an effect will be audible, particularly if
the Rotate switch is activated.
