X-Git-Url: http://shamusworld.gotdns.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=include%2Fstereo-panner.html;h=60ded644bd6c2d278377961f195419d3b6c0aee4;hb=1c4fa43508b7da775aa293702136cb34fc42b332;hp=76935ccced19ec4a8f2544d4cb501ec82488fdab;hpb=7be4f507991a0b87174a0e78831a4e7e9e96bcbe;p=ardour-manual diff --git a/include/stereo-panner.html b/include/stereo-panner.html index 76935cc..60ded64 100644 --- a/include/stereo-panner.html +++ b/include/stereo-panner.html @@ -5,25 +5,30 @@ position. By default, the panner is centered at full width.
- The 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 + The stereo panner assumes that the signals to distribute are either uncorrelated + (i.e. totally independent), or that they contain a stereo image which is mono-compatible, such as a co-incident microphone recording, or a sound stage that has been created with pan pots.*
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. + alter the position, the width must first be reduced.
The panner user interface 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 + the top and bottom half. Clicking and/or dragging in the top half + controls position; clicking and/or dragging in the bottom half controls width (see below for details).
@@ -34,11 +39,11 @@ the left, the stereo image collapses to just the left speaker.
- In the bottom half are two signal indicators, one marked "L" and the - other "R". The distance between these two shows the width of the + In the bottom half are two signal indicators, one marked L and the + other R. The distance between these two shows the width of the stereo image. If the width is reduced to zero, there will only be a - single signal indicator marked "M" (for mono), whose color will - change to indicate the special state. + single signal indicator marked M (for mono), whose color will + change to indicate this special state.
It is possible to invert the outputs (see below) so that whatever @@ -55,14 +60,12 @@ a pair of numbers that will be familiar to most audio engineers.
-Position | L/R | English |
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0 | L=50% R=50% | signal image is midway between left and right speakers |
-1 | L=100% R=0% | signal image is entirely at the left speaker |
1 | L=0% R=100% | signal image is entirely at the right speaker |
Appearance | Settings |
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Width=100%, L=50 R=50 |
← / ← | move position 1° / 5° to the left |
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→ / → | -move position 1° / 5° to the right | move position 1° / 5° to the right |
0 | reset position to center |
↑ | @@ -190,12 +193,12 @@ 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.