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@ -13,15 +13,13 @@ default setting is "center" (L=50%, R=50%).
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<img src="/images/mono-panner-annotated.png" alt="image of the mono panner"/>
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<div class="well">
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<p>
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<p class="note">
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The mono panner looks a quite similar to the
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<a href="/mixing/panning/stereo_panner">stereo panner</a>
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interface. The difference is that the L/R labels in the lower half
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of the mono panner do not move because there is no "width" to
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control.
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</p>
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</div>
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<h2>Using the mouse</h2>
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@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ keybindings are available to operate on that panner:
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<dt><kbd>←</kbd> / <kbd class="mod1">←</kbd></dt>
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<dd>move position 1° / 5° to the left</dd>
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<dt><kbd>→</kbd> / <kbd class="mod1">→</kbd></dt>
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<dd>move position 1° / 5° to the right</dd>
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<dd>move position 1° / 5° to the right</dd>
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<dt><kbd>0</kbd></dt>
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<dd>reset position to center</dd>
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</dl>
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@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ title: Balance Control
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---
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<p>
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For stereo tracks, you can now switch between the stereo panner and a
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traditional <strong>balance control</strong> by right-clicking on the
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For stereo tracks, you can now switch between the default stereo panner
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and a traditional <dfn>balance control</dfn> by right-clicking on the
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panner widget.
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</p>
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<img class="left" src="/images/stereo-balance.png" alt="Stereo Balance
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@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ control"/>
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Moving it to one side will linearly attenuate the signal of the opposite
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side.
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</p>
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<div class="well">
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<p class="note">
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While the balance control is considerably less flexible than the stereo
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panner, it works with arbitrary content without danger of introducing
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comb filter artefacts.
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</div>
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</p>
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@ -4,29 +4,28 @@ title: Stereo Panner
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---
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<p>
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The default stereo panner distributes two inputs to two outputs. Its
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behaviour is controlled by two parameters, <strong>width</strong> and
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<strong>position</strong>. The
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default settings for the stereo panner are <em>width=100%</em> and
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<em>position=center</em>.
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The default <dfn>stereo panner</dfn> distributes two inputs to two outputs. Its
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behaviour is controlled by two parameters, <dfn>width</dfn> and
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<dfn>position</dfn>. The
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default settings for the stereo panner are <samp>width=100%</samp> and
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<samp>position=center</samp>.
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This stereo panner assumes that the signals
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you wish to distribute are either uncorrelated (i.e. totally
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independent), or that they contain a stereo image which is
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<em>mono-compatible</em>, such as a co-incident microphone recording, or a
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sound stage that has been created with pan pots.<sup><a href="#caveat">*</a></sup>
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</p>
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<div class="well">
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<p class="note">
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With the default values it is not possible to alter the position,
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since the width is already spread entirely across both outputs. To
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alter the position, you must first reduce the width.
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</div>
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</p>
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<h2>Stereo Panner User Interface</h2>
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<img src="/images/stereo-panner-annotated.png" alt=""/>
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<p>
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The panner user interface consists of three elements, divided between
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The <dfn>panner user interface</dfn> consists of three elements, divided between
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the top and bottom half. Click and/or drag in the top half to
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control position; click and/or drag in the bottom half to control
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width (see below for details).
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@ -56,8 +55,8 @@ title: Stereo Panner
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<p>
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Although the implementation of the panner uses the "position"
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parameter, when the user interface displays it numerically, it shows a pair of numbers that
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will be familiar to most audio engineers.
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parameter, when the user interface displays it numerically, it shows
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a pair of numbers that will be familiar to most audio engineers.
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</p>
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<table>
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@ -194,13 +193,13 @@ title: Stereo Panner
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<h2><a name="caveat"></a>Stereo panning caveats</h2>
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<div class="well">
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<p class="warning">
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The stereo panner will introduce unwanted side effects on
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material that includes a time difference between the channels, such
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as A/B, ORTF or NOS microphone recordings, or delay-panned mixes.<br />
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When you reduce the with, you are effectively summing two highly
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correlated signals with a delay, which will cause comb filtering.
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</div>
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correlated signals with a delay, which will cause <dfn>comb filtering</dfn>.
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</p>
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<p>
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Let's take a closer look at what happens when you record a source at 45° to the
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right side with an ORTF stereo microphone array and then manipulate the width.
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@ -243,10 +242,10 @@ inside your signal chain, this spatial separation is lost and the brain will
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no longer be able to sort out the timbral mess. As usual, you
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get to keep the pieces.
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</p>
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<div class="well">
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<p class="note">
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Depending on your material and on how much you need to manipulate the width,
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some degree of comb filtering may be acceptable. Then again, it may not. Listen
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carefully for artefacts if you manipulate unknown stereo signals — many
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orchestra sample libraries for example do contain time-delay components.
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</div>
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</p>
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title: VBAP Panner
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---
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<div class="well notabene">
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<p class="warning">
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Ardour's VBAP panner is currently in development, and its semantics may
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change in the near future, possibly affecting your mixes. Please do not
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rely on it for important production work while the dust settles.
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</div>
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong>VBAP</strong> is short for <em>Vector-base Amplitude Panning</em>,
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<dfn>VBAP</dfn> is short for <em>Vector-base Amplitude Panning</em>,
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a versatile and
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straightforward method to pan a source around on an arbitrary number
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of speakers on a horizontal polygon or a 3D surface, even if the speaker
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@ -39,21 +39,21 @@ title: VBAP Panner
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above.
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</p>
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<p>
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A horizontal VBAP panner has one parameter, the <strong>azimuth
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angle</strong>. A 3D panner offers an additional <strong>elevation
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angle</strong> control.
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A horizontal VBAP panner has one parameter, the <dfn>azimuth
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angle</dfn>. A 3D panner offers an additional <dfn>elevation
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angle</dfn> control.
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</p>
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<div class="well">
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<p class="note">
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More elaborate implementations of VBAP also include a
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<strong>spread</strong> parameter, which will distribute the signal over a
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<dfn>spread</dfn> parameter, which will distribute the signal over a
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greater number of speakers in order to maintain constant (but no longer
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maximal) sharpness, regardless of position. Ardour's VBAP panner does not
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currently include this feature.
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</div>
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</p>
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<h2>Speaker layout</h2>
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<p>
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Each VBAP panner is specific to its <strong>speaker layout</strong>
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Each VBAP panner is specific to its <dfn>speaker layout</dfn>
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— the panner has
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to "know" about the precise location of all the speakers. A complete VBAP
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implementation must therefore include the possibility to define this
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