ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS3
User Guide
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When an audio track and the output track are mono or when both tracks are 5.1 surround, panning and balancing
aren’t available. The channels of both tracks correspond directly.
While the master audio track is the default output track, a sequence can also include submix tracks. Submix tracks
can be both an output destination of other audio tracks and an audio source to the master track (or other submix
tracks). Therefore, the number of channels in a submix track affects the pan or balance controls available in tracks
that output to it, and the number of channels in the submix’s output track affect whether panning or balancing is
available for that submix track.
See also
“
Downmixing to fewer channels
” on page 213
“
Work with submixes
” on page 210
Panning and balancing in the Audio Mixer
The Audio Mixer provides controls for panning and balancing. A round knob appears when a mono or stereo track
outputs to a stereo track. You rotate the knob to pan or balance audio between the left and right output track
channels. A square tray appears when a mono or stereo track outputs to a 5.1 surround track. The tray depicts the
two-dimensional audio field created by 5.1 surround audio. You slide a puck within the tray to pan or balance audio
among the five speakers, which are represented by pockets around the edge of the tray. The tray also includes
controls for adjusting a 5.1 surround audio track’s center channel percentage and subwoofer volume. No pan
control appears if a track outputs to a submix or master track that contains the same number of channels or fewer;
therefore, a pan or balance control is never available for a 5.1 surround track. A master track doesn’t contain a pan
or balance control because it’s never routed to another track. However, panning or balancing an entire sequence is
possible when you use the sequence as a track in another sequence.
You can vary the pan setting over time in the Audio Mixer, or in the Timeline panel by applying keyframes to a
track’s Pan options.
Panning and balancing controls
A.
Stereo pan/balance knob
B.
5.1 surround pan/balance tray
C.
Center percentage
A
C
B
April 1, 2008
