Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 177)

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Pan audio
Panning audio lets you distribute sound across the stereo or surround spectrum to create
balance or a special effect. For example, you can place more sound in the right channel of a
stereo clip or less sound in the center channel of a surround clip.
Final Cut Pro includes a built-in surround sound decoder that lets you choose among several
stereo and surround preset pan modes that you can apply to clips from the Audio inspector.
Using the pan mode presets, you can dynamically re-create surround sound fields from stereo
source content.
When you change the pan mode in the Audio inspector, the setting is applied to the entire
selection. To make more precise adjustments, you can add keyframes using the Audio Animation
Editor or the Audio inspector, and then make adjustments to them in the Audio inspector.
Pan audio for stereo
1 Select the audio clip.
2 In the Audio inspector, choose Stereo Left/Right from the Pan Mode pop-up menu.
3 Move the sound left or right by doing one of the following:
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Type a value in the Pan Amount field.
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Drag the Pan Amount slider left or right.
Pan audio for surround sound
1 Select the audio clip.
2 In the Audio inspector, choose one of the following options from the Pan Mode pop-up menu:
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Create Space: Distributes the signal across the surround spectrum, with more signal to the
center and front left and right channels. This setting is useful for making a general-purpose
surround mix from any stereo source. The Pan Amount slider setting can be adjusted from 0
(no effect) to 100 (total surround field).
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Dialogue: Pans more signal to the center channel of the surround spectrum so that the direct
sound is in the center, while ambient sound is distributed to the other channels. This setting is
best used for voiceover or other dialogue clips. The Pan Amount slider setting can be adjusted
from 0 (no effect) to 100 (all sound to the center channel).
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Music: Distributes a stereo mix signal evenly across the surround spectrum. This setting is best
used for converting stereo music to a surround mix. The Pan Amount slider setting can be
adjusted from 0 (no effect) to 100 (total surround field).
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Ambience: Pans across the surround spectrum with more signal toward the surround channels
and less signal to the front and center channels. This setting is useful for effects such as crowd
noise or other outdoor environments. The Pan Amount slider setting can be adjusted from 0
(no effect) to 100 (total surround field).
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Circle: Pans the sound in a circle around the surround spectrum like a bee buzzing around
the listener’s head. The Pan Amount slider adjusts the direction to the listener in degrees
(–180 to 180).
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Rotate: Pans around the surround spectrum as if the listener is turning in a circle. The Pan
Amount slider adjusts the listener rotation in degrees (–180 to 180).
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Back to Front: Pans from back to front across the surround spectrum. The Pan Amount slider
setting can be adjusted from –100 (back) to 100 (front).
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Left Surround to Right Front: Pans from left surround to right front across the surround spectrum.
The Pan Amount slider setting can be adjusted from –100 (left surround) to 100 (right front).
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Right Surround to Left Front: Pans from right surround to left front across the surround spectrum.
The Pan Amount slider setting can be adjusted from –100 (right surround) to 100 (left front).