NewTek TriCaster TCXD300, User Manual

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PAN
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When the Connection Type is set to Mic (or Mic + Phantom ), TriCaster presents small Pan sliders
above each of the two VU meters in the Audio 1 sub-panel. Pan adjusts placement of the
corresponding input sound on output channels, and progressively modulates levels in the process
so that the overall volume neither rises nor drops as a result of adjustments. Using Pan, one can
send part of channel 1 to channel 2, and vice versa.
Let’s consider an example:
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When Pan is set to the extreme left position for Mic 1 – audio from that input is passed
exclusively to output channel 1.
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Centering the Pan knob ‘splits’ the sound from Mic 1 so that it is heard equally on
output channels 1 and 2. (The levels in this case are automatically reduced by 3 dB, so
that the overall level sent from Mic1 to output remains constant).
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Sliding Pan for Mic 1 all the way to the right would result in that source only being
audible on output channel 2.
Hint: “Pan” is not the same as “Balance”. The balance control for a stereo source varies the
relative level of the left and right channels, but the sound from the left channel will never come
out of the right speaker, or vice versa (Pan can do this).