Pan Laws

The power of the sum of the channels drops by about 3 dB if a signal is panned hard left or right, compared to the same signal being panned center. This can be compensated with pan laws.

Experiment with the laws to hear which fits best. The pan laws can be set for tracks, clips, and the montage output.

  • To set the pan laws for clips, use the Pan Law pop-up menu in the Envelope tab in the Montage window, or use the Pan Law pop-up menu and knob in the Inspector window.

  • To set the pan laws for tracks and the montage output, use the Pan Law pop-up menu and knob in the Inspector window.

The following pan laws are available:

Channel Damp (0 dB/Mute)

This law does not compensate for power loss. If a signal is panned hard left or right, the power of the sum of the channels drops by 3 dB.

Constant Power (+3 dB/Mute)

This is the default law. Regardless of the pan position, the power of the sum of the channels remains constant.

Channel Boost (+4.5 dB/Mute)

If this law is selected and a signal is panned hard left or right, the power of the sum of the channels is higher than with a signal-panned center.

Channel Boost (+6 dB/Mute)

If this law is selected and a signal is panned hard left or right, the power of the sum of the channels is higher than with a signal-panned center. This is the same as the previous option, but with even greater power boost.