SSL Mixer Manual - Absolute Professional Audio

For mixer columns with a mono or stereo to LRCS or 5.1 output, double-clicking the output element just next to the small
surround panner, or in the output assignment box will open the Surround Panner window.
The panner features individual pan
dots for the Left (white or mono)
and Right (red, stereo panner only)
input signal(s).
These dots can be moved across
the sound field using the left and
right mouse buttons respectively,
by clicking and dragging or by
clicking at the required position in
the sound field.
The pan dots can be moved either
in the small panner in the mixer
column or in the large panner
window.
In the large window, it is also
possible to use the X and Y sliders,
or the X and Y value boxes. For
surround panners with a stereo
input, L and R buttons, positioned
above the X fader, indicate whether
the Left or Right signal panning is
currently controlled by the X and Y
faders.
The Front, Rear and F/R (Front/
Rear) divergence controls allow the
s o u n d t o b l e n d g r a d u a l l y,
respectively between the front
speakers (as if the front speakers were brought closer to each other), rear speakers (as if the rear speakers were brought closer
to each other) or front and rear speakers (as if the all speakers were brought closer to each other). Higher values create more
separation.
The Centre Speaker control allows centre panned sound to be gradually spread across the left and right front speakers.
The LFE (dB) level control (for 5.1 output panners only) determines the level of the signal routed to the LFE channel (pre output
fader). Clicking the "Speaker" icon above the LFE fader will mute/unmute the LFE output channel (the LFE fader appears
dimmed when the LFE channel is muted).
NOTE: The panning mode is always "equal power", regardless of panning position, divergence or centre speaker control
settings. Muted speakers are not taken into account though!
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