pannning?

[d_squad54]

How can I pan a track so that it fades from left to right, instead of just panning to one side?

[Kevin Deschwazi]

automation

[d_squad54]

thanks. I am not at my computer to try this, but it seems like sometimes I hear in songs where they will play pan the instrument on one side and the reverb would be in the other. Is that possible? Do you get what I'm saying?

[Pinachi]

You make two tracks of the same kind and pan them hard,one to left the other to the right.Then you add a reverb to one,but make sure to slide the reverb to wet,so the original instrument wont be heard,but all that is heard is the reverb.

So now you got the original track on one side and the reverb on the other.

Hope that helps.

[d_squad54]

that sounds tight man, thanks. I have yet to expirement with this but I just want to be more familar with what to do when I finally get to my computer.

[Pinachi]

Funny ,you asked that question the same day i was trying it out.

[LemonTree]

I think you mean autopan...so it moves between the two speakers.

Send the track to a buss and put an autopan plug on the buss

[Pinachi]

Lemon,why do all that when you can automate pan in its own track?

Or does some software doesnt have that option?

[Farview]

Autopan is for constant oscillating back and forth. Automation is more useful when you want something to move at a very specific part of the song.

[NationalSandwic]

instead of creating 2 tracks though, just send your track to a bus and effect that.
busses are sent before the panning happens, so your bus will recieve audio that's in the middle of the picture. then you can automate effects on the bus track.

saves having to create more tracks. more efficient.

[LemonTree]

Originally Posted by Pinachi

Lemon,why do all that when you can automate pan in its own track?

Or does some software doesnt have that option?

I use a hardware mixer so everything coming out to the mixer is hard panned left or right in the software to give it a dedicated channel on the mixer outside the box.

If I put autopan on one channel within the software I'm not gonna hear that effect on one mono channel when I come out the box....I have to bring out a stereo group to two channels on the board for that.

[Pinachi]

Oh no wonder now it makes sence.What mixer are you using?

[LemonTree]

Originally Posted by Pinachi

Oh no wonder now it makes sence.What mixer are you using?

24/8 Soundtracs Topaz Project 8