Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 890)

890 Chapter 13 Working With Audio
Setting Track Panning
Pan refers the left-right balance of a track in the stereo field. You can adjust a track’s
pan position using the Pan slider. The available range is from –100 (hard left) to 100
(hard right). The default is 0 (center).
To set a track’s pan position:
m In the Audio tab, the track’s Dashboard, or the Audio Track pane of the Inspector, drag
the Pan slider to the left or right to set the pan position for the track.
You can also type a value in the value field. You can set the pan position in integer
increments (–1, 0, 1, and so on). The pan field shows numbers in a three-digit format
(000, for example).
Locking Tracks
Locking a track prevents it from being edited. When a track is locked, you cannot mute
or solo the track, change its level or pan, move or trim it, or add keyframes. You can still
play the track, and turn it on or off.
To lock a track:
m In the Audio tab, click the Lock icon on the right side of the track. Click the Lock icon
again to unlock the track.
Renaming Tracks
You can also rename a track, to give it a more useful name in the project.
To rename a track:
m In the Audio tab, double-click the track’s name in the Name column, then type a new
name.
Working With The Master Track
Each project has a Master audio track. The controls for the Master track are located at
the bottom of the Audio tab, below the individual audio tracks. Using the Master track’s
controls, you can make changes that affect the final mixed output of all audio tracks.
For example, you can lower the volume of all tracks at once, or pan all tracks to the left
or right. In addition, you can turn the Master track on or off, or mute it.
Master Mute
Level meters
Master Level
Master Pan Master activation
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