Pan Formats
Years of experience in the film world allows Avid to include
powerful surround features not found on other systems, with
an extremely simple user interface. For surround Mix Sections
(Stems) the following pan controls are available:
Multi-Format Masters and Spill
Stereo sources or surround sources such as a 5.1 pre-mix, or
the 8 sources in an audio sub-group (in the case of 7.1) can
be controlled from a single control strip called a Multi-Format
Master to save on space and to make adjustments, including
routing, much simpler. A function called Spill allows the component
sources of the Multi-Format Master to be brought up on
the surface, for individual adjustment of each element, at the
push of the channel select button on the Multi-Format Master
or Control Group.
Panning Display
Whenever pan is being adjusted the display above the channel
indicates the pan position.