Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 926)

As with the Level slider, if there are no pan keyframes in the current clip, adjusting the
Pan slider affects the pan of the entire clip. If there are pan keyframes, using this slider
will do one of the following:
• Adjust the pan of a keyframe at the current position of the playhead.
• Add a new keyframe to the pan overlay and adjust it between the left and right output
channels.
Working with keyframes is explained in more detail in “Adjusting Clip Audio Levels and
Pan Using Keyframes.”
Changing Pan for an Entire Clip
When you edit a new clip into a sequence, the default stereo value depends on what
kind of audio clip it is.
• If it’s a mono clip: Its stereo pan is centered, with a value of 0 by default. You can change
this level to whatever you like, from –1 to +1.
• If it’s a stereo pair: The pan value defaults to –1, sending the left audio track to the left
channel and the right audio track to the right channel.
You can use three controls to adjust the pan of a clip. Each of these controls is mirrored
by the other controls as you make adjustments. If no keyframes are set in the clip in the
Viewer, using these controls adjusts the pan of the entire clip.
To adjust pan using the slider control
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Drag the Pan slider to the left or right to adjust the stereo placement of your clip.
• For a mono item: Dragging the Pan slider left moves the audio toward the left stereo
output channel; dragging right moves it toward the right stereo output channel.
• For a stereo pair: Dragging the Pan slider left or right transposes the left and right
channels of a stereo pair clip.
To adjust pan by entering a numeric value
1 Enter a new value in the Pan field.
To enter a negative value, type a minus sign (-) and the number.
• For a mono item: Enter a value between –1 and +1. A value of –1 moves the audio all
the way to the left stereo output channel. A value of +1 moves the audio all the way
to the right stereo output channel.
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