JLCooper Eclipse PX for OS X - Manual (Page 12)

Eclipse PX User Manual
Panner Operation in Nuendo!
The ENABLE Button must be lit for the panner to have an effect on the software.!
The joystick is used to position the sound source. The button at the top of the joystick is
known as the GRAB button. To prevent accidentally knocking the joystick at an
inopportune time, the joystick only has an effect while the GRAB button is pressed. This
feature also allows you to position the joystick where you want ahead of some move,
without affecting the mix.!
As mentioned earlier, the front panel labels on the Nuage Panner correspond to Nuendo
functions the various controls perform, while the labels on the Eclipse PX are more
general purpose. Here is a comparison between the Nuage and PX lables:!
The first row of four buttons with the arrow symbols above them on the Nuage (S1 - S4
on the Eclipse PX) set constraints on the movement of the sound source. These
constraints are only in effect while the buttons are held down.!
The first one is the Constrain Horizontal button. While it is held down, moving the
joystick will only move the sound source left and right in relation to its current position.!
The next button is the Constrain Vertical button and restricts the movement of the
sound source to the front and rear of its current position.!
The next two buttons only allow diagonal movement. The first is rear-left to front-right
and the second is right-rear to front-left.!
When the FINE button (S5 on the PX) is held down, the rotary encoders and joystick
operate with greater precision.!
The COUNTER-SHOT button (S6) rotates the sound source by 180°, effectively flipping
the entire surround image to the opposite side.!
When the NULL (S7) button is lit, the sound source always moves relative to its current
position, no matter where the joystick happens to be when the GRAB button is pressed.
For example, when the NULL button is not lit and the sound source is in the upper right
quadrant while the joystick is in the lower left quadrant, pressing GRAB and moving the
joystick will immediately cause the sound source to instantly move to the lower left
quadrant. On the other hand, if NULL was lit in this same example, pressing GRAB and
moving the joystick would cause the sound source to move smoothly from its original
position.!
The RESET button (S8) returns all of the surround parameters to Nuendo’s default
settings.!
The five rotary encoders are also push buttons. Each encoder’s function changes
depending on whether it is pressed or not. The different functions are labeled on the
Nuage front panel. For example, the first encoder (E1 on the Eclipse PX) controls
FRONT DIVERGENCE when turned normally and WIDTH when turned while pressed.!
The second encoder controls REAR DIVERGENCE and DEPTH when pressed.!
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