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Stereo Panner
The stereo panner distributes 2 inputs to 2 outputs. Its behaviour is
controlled by two parameters, width
and position
(the latter could also be referred to as
"direction", or "azimuth" without loss of accuracy).
The default settings for the stereo panner
are width=100%
, position=center
. With these
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.
Using the mouse
Mouse operations in the upper half of the panner adjust the position
parameter, constrained by the current width setting.
Mouse operations in the lower half of the panner adjust the width
parameter, constrained by the current position setting.
To change the position smoothly, press the right button and drag
within the top half of the panner, then release. The position will
be limited by the current width setting.
To change the width smoothly, press the right button and drag
within the lower half of the panner, then release. The width will be
limited by the current position setting.
- Reset to defaults
- Click button 1
- Change to a "hard left"
- Double click button 1 in the upper left half
of the panner
- Change to a "hard right"
- Double click button 1 in the upper right half
of the panner
- Move position as far left as possible, given width
- Double click button 1 in the upper left half of the
panner
- Move position as far right as possible, given width
- Double click button 1 in the upper right half of the
panner
- Set the position to center
- Click button 1 in the upper middle of the panner
- Reset width to 180° (100%)
- Double click button 1 on the lower left side
- Reset width to -180° (inverted 100%)
- Double click button 1 on the lower right side
- Set width to 0°
- Double click button 1 in the lower middle
Keyboard bindings
When the pointer is within a stereo panner user interface, the following
keybindings are available to operate on that panner:
- ↑
- increase width by 1°
- ↑
- increase width by 5°
- ↓
- decrease width by 1°
- ↓
- decrease width by 5°
- ↑
- reset width to 180° (100%)
- ←
- move position 1° to the left
- →
- move position 1° to the right
- 0
- reset position to center
Using the scroll wheel
When the pointer is within a stereo panner user interface, the scroll
wheel may be used as follows:
- scroll left
- increase width by 1°
- scroll left
- increase width by 5°
- scroll left
- decrease width by 1°
- scroll left
- decrease width by 5°
- scroll up
- move position 1° to the right
- scroll down
- move position 1° to the right