Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 904)

Chapter 7 Mixing Audio in the Timeline and Viewer 117
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Panning Audio in the Timeline and Viewer
You can adjust audio pan settings directly in the Timeline, in the Viewer, or by adjusting
faders in the Audio Mixer window. For more information, see Chapter 5, “
Overview of
the Audio Mixer ,” on page 67 and Chapter 6, “ Using the Audio Mixer ,” on page 79.
Panning Audio in the Timeline
You can adjust the pan of one or more clips in the Timeline using the Audio command
in the Modify menu, but you can’t make as many adjustments as you can in the Viewer.
Using the menu, you can set a clip’s pan all the way to the left, the center, or the right
of the stereo output channels.
Note: If you use this method to change the pan of a clip that’s a stereo pair, the pan
setting for both audio channels changes simultaneously. The pan setting is applied to
the uppermost channel of the stereo pair, and the lower channel is panned to the
opposite side.
To change the pan for a clip or clips:
1 In the Timeline, select the clip or clips you want to pan.
2 Choose Modify > Audio, then choose a pan option from the submenu.
 Pan Left: Pans audio all the way to the left stereo output (Control-comma).
 Pan Center: Centers audio evenly between left and right stereo outputs
(Control-period).
 Pan Right: Pans audio all the way to the right stereo output (Control-/).