Pan Setting: ------------ To set the pan for a channel, start a line in the faders.txt file with "p", then tab, then type the channel number, then tab, then an integer between -100 and 100. A value of -100 is panning full left and 100 is full right (think of a number line). 0 is pan set to the center. As of version 1.08.1 the program will default to a standard pan law of 3 dB. This means that a mono track panned to the center will be reduced by 3 dB in both left and right channels. Panning full left or full right will increase the level by 3 dB so that the signal is back up to the source level. This is meant to prevent the overall volume from dropping as you pan away from center. You can adjust the pan law setting by entering in the prefs.txt file the key word 'pan' and tab and then the pan law value. If you set the pan law value to 0 then the program will behave as it has in the past such that you will access the delay pan feature. For a mono track, any other integers between -100 and 100 will start a panning algorithm based on the timing difference that occurs between sound reaching left and right ears! For example, p 3 -80 means pan channel 3 to 80% to the left. The sound will arrive slightly later in the right channel giving the impression that the sound is coming from the left. For stereo tracks, pan works as an attenuator. Panning 50% (to the right) would decrease the left side volume by 50% (or 6 dB) and leave the right side untouched. The purpose of the stereo pan is to balance an improperly recorded track. If no pan settings are entered, a channel will default to a center pan position. Forcing Delay Pan: ------------------ Beginning with version 1.095 you can use a standard pan law such as -3 dB and at the same time force certain channels to use the delay pan feature. To force a channel to use a delay pan, use the command 'dp' instead of 'p'. Therefore, a channel using the 'dp' feature will simply see a left-right timing delay and no left-right volume differences no matter what the pan law is set to in the preferences.