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Assigning tracks to surround channels
Each track can be assigned to the front, center, LFE, or rear channels, or you can pan a track freely within the soundfield.
Right-click the surround panner in the track header and choose a command from the shortcut menu to choose a surround pan
mode:
Mode Function
Surround Pan Used to pan a track anywhere among the front, center, LFE, or rear channels. Drag the
orange pan point in the surround panner to indicate where the track’s audio should
be sent.
You can use a pan envelope to automate left/right panning (front/rear panning
cannot be automated).
Front Only Used for the front-left and front-right channels. You can use a pan envelope to pan
between the right and left channels.
Center Only Used for the center channel. No panning is available.
LFE Only Used for the low-frequency effects channel (subwoofer). No panning is available.
Rear Only Used for the rear-left and rear-right channels. You can use a pan envelope to pan
between the right and left channels.
Panning a track
You can perform surround panning using any of the following methods:
• Assign a track to the front, center, LFE, or rear channels. When a track is assigned to a channel, its audio output is sent to the
selected channel. For more information, see Assigning tracks to surround channels on page 64.
• If a track is set to Front, Rear, or Surround Pan mode, you can use a pan envelope to adjust left/right panning. Pan envelopes
are not used when a track is set to Center or LFE mode.
• If a track is not set to Front, Center, LFE, or Rear mode, use the surround panner in the track header.
Panning a track in Surround Pan mode
Drag the orange pan point in the surround panner window to position the sound within the soundfield.
You can drag the orange pan point to any position
in the soundfield.
The Voice track is panned near the center.
The Music track is panned to the left-front speaker.
The Sound Effects track is panned to the right-rear
speaker.
Tips:
• Double-click the pan point to reset it to the center listening position.
• Keyboard and mouse shortcuts can help you position the pan point quickly and accurately. For more information about keyboard
shortcuts, see the online help (from the Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum Help menu, choose Contents and Index).
Automating panning with envelopes
If a track is set to Front, Rear, or Surround Pan mode, you can use a pan envelope to adjust left/right panning.
1.
Select the track you want to pan.
2.
From the Insert menu, choose Audio Envelopes, and then choose Pan from the submenu.
3.
Add points and adjust the envelope set edit panning throughout the track.
The pan envelope is added to the left/right position of the pan point (front/rear panning cannot be automated).
For example, if a track’s pan point is set to 10% left and the pan envelope point is set to 10% right, the sound will be played
through the center at the envelope point.
For more information about adjusting envelopes, see the online help (from the Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum Help menu,
choose Contents and Index).
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