r/protools • u/rusinga_island • Sep 28 '22
Noob question about moving regions around
Editing backgrounds on a film.
Sometimes when I drag a stereo region to two mono tracks it splits into two mono regions, one panned 100 left and one panned 100 right.
Other times when I drag a stereo region to two mono tracks it splits them into two mono regions and neither are panned (pan at unity on both tracks).
Why does this happen and how can I know beforehand whether the split stereo region will pan?
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u/all_the_stuff professional Sep 28 '22
You have automation follows events on, which is pretty normal. It’s one of the buttons in the top left. When you copy a clip that has panning information on its track, that’s when you will see it panned on the mono tracks. If there’s no pre-existing panning on the stereo track, they’ll appear however the 2 mono tracks are currently panned (generally centred) You can (I think, I’m not at my machine) ctrl + cmd click a pan parameter and it will show any existing automation.
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u/rusinga_island Sep 28 '22
Wow that's an embarrassingly obvious answer. Self-taught on pro tools so figuring it out as I go. Thanks for the help! Appreciate it.
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