Surround Panning

jstavro wrote on 1/9/2005, 7:45 PM
Can I please ask a real beginner type question. I'm trying to test surround sound panning. Just for a simple example, I dragged in a wav file to track 1. I inserted audio envelope, surround pan key frame. That created a section at the bottom of the track where you could insert a keyframe. Now hear is the stupid question... How do I pan the audio from left to right on a single track?. When I double click the keyframe, it brings up the surround planner and I adjust the square to the left front speaker. When I insert a second keyframe, I double click to bring up the surround planner and drag it to the right. As you must know , that does not work, the surround planner seems to be connected to the entire track. Help . I would appreciate it.

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BillyBoy wrote on 1/9/2005, 8:26 PM
You picked a pretty advanced topic. First, there's a lot of information on this in the online help.

Assuming you got to the point where you set up your bus so you can see the volume controls for each channel and you also clicked on the animate button in the header area you should see surround position, center level and smoothness. If not, click on the little down arrow to the right of diamond in the header area to expand out the track details. If so far so good, add a key frame (double click on envelope line) then go twenty or so seconds down the timeline then move the red square further to left or right or up or down. You now should have two key frames in different positions. Play the selection. You should both see the red box move from its starting position and also hear a shift in the audio in the same direction you moved it.
Spot|DSE wrote on 1/9/2005, 8:38 PM
First, the surround panner IS connected to the entire track, but the easier way to do this is to leave the panner window open.
Be sure you've got Automation enabled, and the Automation mode in Write.
Now, as the audio plays thru, using either the Surround Panning Indicator, (small target point in the Surround Panner) or a joystick, pan the audio to where you'd like it to be in the spatial field. Whenever you move that target, keyframes will be automatically written for you.
If you don't want to automate, another way to do this is leave the panner open, play the timeline, and stop playback where you'd like to have the movement of audio. Move the target, and it will create a new keyframe. Keep in mind, the last keyframe is still active, and so it will pan right to left, front to back as determined by the amount of movement and the amount of time between the last keyframe and the current keyframe.
I might suggest you check out "Instant Surround" by Jeffrey P. Fisher and VASST.
Lots of illustrations and good information in a straightforward overview of surround, it's history, how to do it, etc. It's NOT just Vegas related....and only has a few Vegas screenshots in it.
edge30 wrote on 1/10/2005, 10:57 AM
The surround panning works for me.
I think there's only one step missing in your process... in the track you must click "Automation Settings" and "Show Automation Controls".
Regards
e.
jstavro wrote on 1/11/2005, 9:53 PM
Thanks BillyBoy! and all that replied... It works great! I appriciate the help. What is the importance of setting up audio with 1,2,or 3 bus? (Set up options in properties) Then why insert in the audio track? Thanks again for the help.

Jeff