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Volume and Pan Graphical Interface

The right section of the Band Editor window is a graphical interface you can use to balance the relative volume of the instruments in the band and to adjust the left and right pan positions for each instrument. The interface is shown in the following illustration.

Volume and Pan Graphical Interface

Each PChannel in a band has a unified volume and pan mixing button that adjusts both the volume and pan setting of the channel. If the number on the button is gray, the channel is inactive. It becomes active as soon as you make any changes.

Select PChannels by clicking on their buttons or by selecting the corresponding PChannels in the PChannel List. You can select multiple buttons by pressing CTRL while clicking, or by dragging the cursor around them. Selected buttons are red. Drag a button vertically to adjust the volume of all selected PChannels, and drag it horizontally to adjust the pan setting.

The upper and lower edges of the window represent high and low MIDI volume settings of 127 and zero respectively. The center axis on the grid represents a median MIDI volume setting of 64.

The left and right edges of the window represent hard left and hard right pan settings, equal to settings in the Properties Window of L63 and R64 respectively. The center axis on the grid represents a center pan setting.

For more information, see PChannel Volume and Pan.

You can also edit the volume and pan settings for a PChannel by opening the PChannel Properties window. As you edit the volume or pan properties of a PChannel, the buttons in the graphical interface move accordingly.


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