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Avid Pro Tools offers panning automation, which allows you to alter a track's pan position throughout a song. This creates an engaging and interesting mix, giving your songs a more spacious feel. You can automate the panning of tracks in Pro Tools by selecting 'pan' in the track view selector of the track you want to automate. The line that appears in the centre of the track's regions represents the pan position, with the centre point horizontally indicating central panning. The upper portion of the track represents panning to the left, while the lower portion represents panning to the right. You can make gradual changes to the pan position using the pencil tool, which allows for custom automation.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Track view selector | Select 'pan' in the track view selector of the track that you want to automate |
| Pan position | The line that appears in the center of the track's regions over the waveform represents the pan position of the track |
| Central panning | The center point horizontally represents central panning |
| Panning to the left | Represented by the upper portion of the track height |
| Panning to the right | Represented by the lower portion of the track height |
| Pan position changes | Can be made at any point in the song and will automatically occur at that moment |
| Gradual change in pan position | Can be created using the pencil tool |
| Mono track to stereo bus | The farthest you can pan that track is dictated by the left and right pans of the bus |
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What You'll Learn
Using the select tool
To automate panning in Pro Tools, you must first select 'pan' in the track view selector of the track that you want to automate. A line will appear in the centre of the track's regions over the waveform, which represents the pan position of the track. The upper portion of the track height represents panning to the left, while the lower portion represents panning to the right.
The select tool allows you to create a gradual change in the track's pan position. To do this, you can use the pencil tool, which can be enabled by clicking on the pencil icon to the right of the edit tools. With this tool, you can draw your automation directly into the region's panning track view. Holding down on the pencil tool allows you to change its shape, which will create different panning changes. For example, selecting 'line' will create an even change in panning, while selecting 'triangle' will create a more unusual, yet consistent, panning change.
With these methods, you can create completely custom automation moves and have a great deal of control over your sessions' panning. You can alter your track's pan positions throughout a session and even have the track's pan position change in real-time during the song, creating interesting and engaging mixes.
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Using the pencil tool
Now, you can use the pencil tool to draw in your desired panning automation. First, open a pan automation playlist and click and hold on the pencil tool. Select the triangle option and simply draw in your desired panning. The width of the pan is controlled by how far up or down you drag, while the speed of the panning follows the current Grid setting.
You can also use the pencil tool to automate other parameters, such as the filter cutoff frequency. Instantiate Air Vintage Filter on the track you want to affect, enable automation for the filter cutoff, and display the filter cutoff automation playlist. Now, click and hold on the pencil tool selector and choose the Random option. The rate will follow the Grid setting, while the depth of the modulation is controlled by how far you drag vertically.
It's important to note that you should set your playback automation write to 'Read' mode to ensure that the automation follows your panning. Additionally, make sure that your output channels are set to hard left and right if you're using a console, or ensure that you're not in mono mode if you're using speakers.
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Panning to the left or right
Panning automation in Pro Tools allows you to change a track's pan position during a song, creating an engaging and interesting mix. The process is simple and gives your songs a more spacious feel.
To automate panning in Pro Tools, first, select 'pan' in the track view selector of the track you want to automate. A line will appear in the centre of the track's regions over the waveform, representing the pan position. The centre point horizontally represents central panning. The upper portion of the track represents panning to the left, while the lower portion represents panning to the right.
To automate the panning, you can use the select tool or the pencil tool. With the select tool, highlight the section of the track you want to automate, then move your cursor to the upper half of the region to change the pan position to the left, or the lower half to change it to the right. The pencil tool allows you to draw your automation directly into the region's panning track view, creating a completely custom automation move.
You can also automate the panning of a mono track to a stereo bus. However, the farthest you can pan that track is dictated by the left and right pans of the bus.
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Pan position changes in real-time
Panning automation in Pro Tools allows you to change a track's pan position in real-time during a song, creating interesting and engaging mixes. This means that a track's pan position no longer needs to remain the same throughout the entire song.
To create Pro Tools First panning automation, first, select 'pan' in the track view selector of the track that you want to automate. A line will appear in the centre of the track's regions over the waveform, representing the pan position of the track. The centre point horizontally represents central panning. The upper portion of the track represents panning to the left, while the lower portion represents panning to the right.
To automate the pan position, you can use the select tool or the pencil tool. With the select tool, you can highlight the section of the track you want to automate and then move your cursor to the upper or lower half of the region to change the pan position. The pencil tool allows you to draw your automation directly into the region's panning track view, creating a completely custom automation move.
By using these methods, you can have your track's pan position change in real-time during the song, adding a more spacious feel to your music.
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Mono track to a stereo bus
Automating the panning of tracks in Pro Tools can create an interesting and engaging mix and give your songs a more spacious feel. You can change the track's pan positions during a song and even automate them so that the changes can be heard in real time.
To automate panning in Pro Tools, you need to select 'pan' in the track view selector of the track that you want to automate. The line that appears in the centre of the track's regions over the waveform represents the pan position of the track. The centre point horizontally represents central panning. The upper portion of the track represents panning to the left, and the lower portion represents panning to the right.
If you are outputting a mono track to a stereo bus, the farthest you can pan that track is dictated by the left and right pans of the bus. This means that the pan position of the mono track is limited by the stereo bus's left and right pans.
To split a stereo track into mono in Pro Tools, you can right-click on the track's name and select "Split into Mono". Pro Tools will then display the original stereo track and two new mono tracks with the suffix ".L" and ".R", representing "Left" and "Right". These mono tracks are panned hard left and hard right, creating a stereo effect when played back simultaneously.
You can also convert a mono track to stereo in Pro Tools by clicking on the mono track, holding the click, and dropping it into an empty stereo track. However, this does not create a true stereo track but rather reproduces the same mono track on two channels.
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Frequently asked questions
In the Pro Tools First edit window, select 'pan' in the track view selector of the track that you want to automate. The line that appears in the centre of the track's regions over the waveform represents the pan position of the track. The centre point horizontally represents central panning. The upper portion of the track represents panning to the left, and the lower portion represents panning to the right.
Using the select tool, highlight the section of the track that you would like to automate. With your section selected, move your cursor to the upper half of the region to change the selection's pan position. Drag the selection down to pan right, or up to pan left.
Use the pencil tool to create Pro Tools First panning automation. Click on the pencil icon to the right of the edit tools to enable the pencil tool. With this tool, you can draw your automation directly into the region's panning track view.
Automating the panning of tracks in your session can create an engaging and interesting mix. You can change a track's pan position during a song, even in real-time, so you don't have to commit to a track staying in one position for an entire song.
