update panning articles (sandbox for improved semantic markup).

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Jörn Nettingsmeier 2014-02-03 18:05:57 +01:00
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@ -13,15 +13,13 @@ default setting is "center" (L=50%, R=50%).
<img src="/images/mono-panner-annotated.png" alt="image of the mono panner"/>
<div class="well">
<p>
<p class="note">
The mono panner looks a quite similar to the
<a href="/mixing/panning/stereo_panner">stereo panner</a>
interface. The difference is that the L/R labels in the lower half
of the mono panner do not move because there is no "width" to
control.
</p>
</div>
<h2>Using the mouse</h2>
@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ keybindings are available to operate on that panner:
<dt><kbd>&larr;</kbd> / <kbd class="mod1">&larr;</kbd></dt>
<dd>move position 1&deg; / 5&deg; to the left</dd>
<dt><kbd>&rarr;</kbd> / <kbd class="mod1">&rarr;</kbd></dt>
<dd>move position 1&deg / 5&deg; to the right</dd>
<dd>move position 1&deg; / 5&deg; to the right</dd>
<dt><kbd>0</kbd></dt>
<dd>reset position to center</dd>
</dl>

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@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ title: Balance Control
---
<p>
For stereo tracks, you can now switch between the stereo panner and a
traditional <strong>balance control</strong> by right-clicking on the
For stereo tracks, you can now switch between the default stereo panner
and a traditional <dfn>balance control</dfn> by right-clicking on the
panner widget.
</p>
<img class="left" src="/images/stereo-balance.png" alt="Stereo Balance
@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ control"/>
Moving it to one side will linearly attenuate the signal of the opposite
side.
</p>
<div class="well">
<p class="note">
While the balance control is considerably less flexible than the stereo
panner, it works with arbitrary content without danger of introducing
comb filter artefacts.
</div>
</p>

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@ -4,29 +4,28 @@ title: Stereo Panner
---
<p>
The default stereo panner distributes two inputs to two outputs. Its
behaviour is controlled by two parameters, <strong>width</strong> and
<strong>position</strong>. The
default settings for the stereo panner are <em>width=100%</em> and
<em>position=center</em>.
The default <dfn>stereo panner</dfn> distributes two inputs to two outputs. Its
behaviour is controlled by two parameters, <dfn>width</dfn> and
<dfn>position</dfn>. The
default settings for the stereo panner are <samp>width=100%</samp> and
<samp>position=center</samp>.
This stereo panner assumes that the signals
you wish to distribute are either uncorrelated (i.e. totally
independent), or that they contain a stereo image which is
<em>mono-compatible</em>, such as a co-incident microphone recording, or a
sound stage that has been created with pan pots.<sup><a href="#caveat">*</a></sup>
</p>
<div class="well">
<p class="note">
With the default values it is not possible to alter the position,
since the width is already spread entirely across both outputs. To
alter the position, you must first reduce the width.
</div>
</p>
<h2>Stereo Panner User Interface</h2>
<img src="/images/stereo-panner-annotated.png" alt=""/>
<p>
The panner user interface consists of three elements, divided between
The <dfn>panner user interface</dfn> consists of three elements, divided between
the top and bottom half. Click and/or drag in the top half to
control position; click and/or drag in the bottom half to control
width (see below for details).
@ -56,8 +55,8 @@ title: Stereo Panner
<p>
Although the implementation of the panner uses the "position"
parameter, when the user interface displays it numerically, it shows a pair of numbers that
will be familiar to most audio engineers.
parameter, when the user interface displays it numerically, it shows
a pair of numbers that will be familiar to most audio engineers.
</p>
<table>
@ -194,13 +193,13 @@ title: Stereo Panner
<h2><a name="caveat"></a>Stereo panning caveats</h2>
<div class="well">
<p class="warning">
The stereo panner will introduce unwanted side effects on
material that includes a time difference between the channels, such
as A/B, ORTF or NOS microphone recordings, or delay-panned mixes.<br />
When you reduce the with, you are effectively summing two highly
correlated signals with a delay, which will cause comb filtering.
</div>
correlated signals with a delay, which will cause <dfn>comb filtering</dfn>.
</p>
<p>
Let's take a closer look at what happens when you record a source at 45° to the
right side with an ORTF stereo microphone array and then manipulate the width.
@ -243,10 +242,10 @@ inside your signal chain, this spatial separation is lost and the brain will
no longer be able to sort out the timbral mess. As usual, you
get to keep the pieces.
</p>
<div class="well">
<p class="note">
Depending on your material and on how much you need to manipulate the width,
some degree of comb filtering may be acceptable. Then again, it may not. Listen
carefully for artefacts if you manipulate unknown stereo signals &mdash; many
orchestra sample libraries for example do contain time-delay components.
</div>
</p>

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@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ layout: default
title: VBAP Panner
---
<div class="well notabene">
<p class="warning">
Ardour's VBAP panner is currently in development, and its semantics may
change in the near future, possibly affecting your mixes. Please do not
rely on it for important production work while the dust settles.
</div>
</p>
<p>
<strong>VBAP</strong> is short for <em>Vector-base Amplitude Panning</em>,
<dfn>VBAP</dfn> is short for <em>Vector-base Amplitude Panning</em>,
a versatile and
straightforward method to pan a source around on an arbitrary number
of speakers on a horizontal polygon or a 3D surface, even if the speaker
@ -39,21 +39,21 @@ title: VBAP Panner
above.
</p>
<p>
A horizontal VBAP panner has one parameter, the <strong>azimuth
angle</strong>. A 3D panner offers an additional <strong>elevation
angle</strong> control.
A horizontal VBAP panner has one parameter, the <dfn>azimuth
angle</dfn>. A 3D panner offers an additional <dfn>elevation
angle</dfn> control.
</p>
<div class="well">
<p class="note">
More elaborate implementations of VBAP also include a
<strong>spread</strong> parameter, which will distribute the signal over a
<dfn>spread</dfn> parameter, which will distribute the signal over a
greater number of speakers in order to maintain constant (but no longer
maximal) sharpness, regardless of position. Ardour's VBAP panner does not
currently include this feature.
</div>
</p>
<h2>Speaker layout</h2>
<p>
Each VBAP panner is specific to its <strong>speaker layout</strong>
Each VBAP panner is specific to its <dfn>speaker layout</dfn>
&mdash; the panner has
to "know" about the precise location of all the speakers. A complete VBAP
implementation must therefore include the possibility to define this