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Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Surround Panner Option Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Digidesign Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About www.digidesign.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 2. Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installing the Surround Panner Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Configuring MIDI and Pro Tools for the Surround Panner Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Enabling the Surround Panner Option in Pro Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chapter 3. Surround Panner Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Surround Panner Top Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Rotary Encoder Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Joystick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Chapter 4. Using the Pro Tools Surround Panner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Targeting Panners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Working with Stereo Tracks and Panners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Panning with the Joystick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Panning with the Rotary Encoders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting Other Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Contents iii

iv Surround Panner Option Guide

Chapter 1: Introduction

The Pro Tools® Surround Panner Option from JL Cooper provides a touch-sensitive Joystick for surround panning, along
with other output and panner controls.

Surround Panner Option Components
The following components are included in the Surround Panner Option package:

Digidesign Registration
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• Surround Panner Option
• Surround Panner Option disc
• Registration Information Card

System Requirements
The Surround Panner Option has the following system requirements:
• A Digidesign-qualified Pro Tools|HD® system, or Pro Tools
LE® system with the Complete Production Toolkit option,
installed on a Digidesign®-qualified Windows or Mac computer.
• The Surround Panner Option Controller Personality File installed in the Controllers folder. (See Chapter 2, “Installation.”).
• Available MIDI In and Out connections on a MIDI interface,
to communicate with Pro Tools®.

The Surround Panner option is not compatible for use with
other Joystick panner options.
Digidesign can only assure compatibility and provide support
for hardware and software it has tested and approved.
For complete system requirements and a list of Digidesign-qualified computers, operating systems, hard drives, and
third-party devices, refer to the latest information on the
Digidesign website:
www.digidesign.com/compatibility

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Chapter 1: Introduction 1

2 Surround Panner Option Guide

Chapter 2: Installation

The following are basic instructions for installing and configuring the Surround Panner Option for use in your Pro Tools
system.

5 Enter a name for the device (such as “Surround Panner”).
6 Click Properties.
7 Enable the appropriate Channels for the Receives and Trans-

mits options.

Installing the Surround Panner Option
To install the Surround Panner Option:
1 Connect the double-ended MIDI cable to the appropriate In

and Out ports on your MIDI Interface.
2 Make sure the Surround Panner Option Controller Person-

ality File is correctly installed in the Controllers directory
(folder), as follows:
• Mac OS X: Applications/Digidesign/Pro Tools/
Controllers
• Windows: Program Files/Common Files/Digidesign/
DAE/Controllers
If the Surround Panner Option Controller Personality File is
not installed, install it using the Surround Panner Option disc.

8 Click Apply and close the Properties window.
9 In the Audio MIDI Studio Setup window, drag a connection

from the MIDI In of the Surround Panner Option device to the
MIDI Out of your MIDI interface.
10 In the Audio MIDI Studio Setup window, drag a connection

from the MIDI Out of the Surround Panner Option device to
the MIDI In of your MIDI interface.
11 Choose Audio MIDI Setup > Quit Audio MIDI Setup.

See the Setup Guide that came with your system for more
information about Audio MIDI Setup.

Configuring MIDI Studio Setup
(Windows Only)
On Windows systems, use MIDI Studio Setup to configure
MIDI communication with the Surround Panner Option.

Configuring MIDI and Pro Tools for the
Surround Panner Option
Your MIDI setup and Pro Tools must be configured to support
the Surround Panner Option.

MSS automatically finds the MIDI ports on Surround Panner
Option, and lets you specify a custom name for each port on
the Surround Panner Option within the MIDI Studio Setup
document.

Configuring Audio MIDI Setup

To define a MIDI port on the Surround Panner Option with MIDI
Studio Setup:

(Mac Only)
On Mac systems, use Audio MIDI Setup to check MIDI communication with the Surround Panner Option.

1 Launch Pro Tools.
2 Choose Setup > MIDI > MIDI Studio.
3 Click Create.

To update AMS for the Surround Panner Option:
1 Do one of the following:

• Launch the Apple Audio MIDI Setup (Applications/Utilities).
– or –

4 Enter a name in the Instrument Name field and press Enter.
5 From the Input Port pop-up menu, select the MIDI In of the
Surround Panner Option.
6 From the Output Port pop-up menu, select the MIDI Output
of the Surround Panner Option.

• In Pro Tools, choose Setup > MIDI > Studio Setup.
2 Click MIDI Devices.

See the Setup Guide that came with your system for more
information about MIDI Studio Setup.

3 Choose MIDI > Add New External Device.
4 Double-click the New External Device icon.

Chapter 2: Installation 3

Enabling the Surround Panner Option
in Pro Tools
To enable the Surround Panner Option in Pro Tools:
1 Launch Pro Tools.
2 Choose Setup > Peripherals and click the MIDI Controllers tab.
3 From the Type pop-up menu, select Surround Panner.
4 Choose the Surround Panner (or its MIDI ports) in the Receive From and Send To pop-up menus.
5 Click OK.

Once the Surround Panner has been enabled in the Peripherals dialog, you can also disable (and re-enable) it in the
Input Devices dialog (Setup > MIDI > Input Devices). See
the Pro Tools Reference Guide for more information.

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Chapter 3: Surround Panner Controls

Surround Panner Top Panel
Joystick Touch Enable switch
Previous Track switch
Window switch
Target Up switch
Target Down switch

Front Divergence/
Front Position encoder

Next Track switch
Right Pan switch
Divergence/Center % switch
Mute switch

Center %/LFE encoder
Front/Rear Divergence/
Front/Rear Position encoder

Rear Divergence/
Rear Position encoder

Volume encoder

Joystick

Surround Panner controls

Switch Section
The Surround Panner Option has nine switches. Each switch
has an LED.

When focusing to a new track or output, the Joystick needs
to be let go and retouched. This is to avoid accidently changing the panning location on an adjacent output.

Joystick Touch Enable Switch and LED

Prev Track Switch and LED

The Joystick Touch Enable switch enables Touch Enable
mode. The switch’s LED is lit when the switch is enabled
(Touch Enable mode).

The Prev Track (Previous Track) switch moves panner focus to
the track above (Edit window) or on the left (Mix window).
The switch’s LED is momentarily lit while it is pressed.

In this mode, Pro Tools responds to Joystick moves (Touch On
and Off messages) on the Surround Panner Option. A Touch
On message is sent when the Joystick is touched and a Touch
Off message is sent when the Joystick is released.

Targeting a track or send output with the Prev Track or Next
Track switches does not change the focused track on an Icon
worksurface.

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Window Switch and LED

Rotary Encoder Section

The Window switch lets you open and close the Panner window of the targeted main output or send.

The Rotary Encoder section consists of five rotary encoders.

The switch’s LED is lit when the Panner window is open and
unlit when the Panner window is closed.

The Volume encoder controls the track’s volume if the track’s
Output window is targeted. When any of the track’s sends is
targeted, the Volume encoder will control the send’s volume.

If the Panner window is open when moving the panner focus
with the Prev Track, Next Track, Target Up, or Target Down
switches, the Panner window will update with each
newly-focused track.

The other encoders are mapped to control either
Divergence/Center % or Position/LFE parameters, depending
on whether the Divergence/Center % switch is enabled or disabled.

Target Up Switch and LED
The Target Up switch lets you step upwards through the main
output and send panners on the focused track (so that you can
select a panner to control). The switch’s LED is lit while it is
pressed.

Target Down Switch and LED
The Target Down switch lets you step downwards through the
main output and send panners on the focused track (so that
you can select a panner to control). The switch’s LED is lit
while it is pressed.

Divergence/Center % Mode Mapping
(Div/Ctr % Enabled)
In Div/Ctr % mode (Div/Ctr % switch enabled), the encoders
determine the width of the panned signal with respect to
neighboring speakers, as follows:
Front Div (Front Divergence) Provides separate divergence control over the front speakers.
F/R Div (Front/Rear Divergence) Provides separate divergence
control between front and rear speakers.

Next Track Switch and LED

Rear Divergence Provides separate divergence control over the
rear speakers.

The Next Track switch moves panner focus to the track below
(Edit window) or on the right (Mix window). The switch’s LED
is lit while it is pressed.

Center % Controls how much of a signal is routed to the center speaker.

Targeting a track or send output with the Prev Track or Next
Track switches does not change the focused track on an Icon
worksurface.

Volume Controls the track’s volume if the track’s Output window is targeted. When any of the track’s sends is targeted, the
Volume encoder will control the send’s volume.

Right Pan Switch and LED

Position/LFE Mode Mapping

The Right Pan switch toggles focus between panners on a stereo track. The switch’s LED is lit when the right channel panner is focused.

(Div/Ctr % Switch Disabled)

If a mono track is targeted after selecting Right Pan on a stereo track, you will need to manually deselect the Right Pan
switch to enable the Joystick to control the panner on the
mono track.

In Position/LFE mode (Div/Ctr % switch disabled), the encoders function as follows:
Front Pos (Front Position) Controls the current front X-axis
(left-to-right) position of the panner.
F/R Pos (Front/Rear Position) Controls the current Y-axis
(front-to-rear) position of the panner.

Divergence/Center % Switch and LED
When the Div/Ctr % switch is enabled, rotary encoders control the Diversion and Center % parameters. When the switch
is disabled, rotary encoders control Position/LFE.
The switch’s LED is lit in Div/Ctr % mode.

Rear Pos (Rear Position) Controls the current rear X-axis
(left-to-right) position of the panner.
LFE (Low Frequency Effects) Controls how much of the current track’s signal will be routed to the LFE channel. This control is only available in “.1” surround formats (5.1, 6.1, and
7.1)

Mute Switch and LED
The Mute switch mutes either the track or send output that
the panner is assigned to. The switch’s LED is lit when the
track or switch is muted.
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Volume Controls the track’s volume if the track’s Output window is targeted. When any of the track’s sends is targeted, the
Volume encoder will control the send’s volume.

Joystick
The Joystick on the Surround Panner Option is touch-sensitive. There is no visual feedback for positional movement
when the panner is not engaged.

Enable the Joystick Touch Enable switch to “take over” (and
begin using) the Joystick for panner automation.
Joystick behavior is based on the current Automation mode.

Write Automation Mode
In Write Automation mode, you must enable the Joystick
Touch Enable switch in order for Pro Tools to respond to your
Joystick moves (Touch On and Off messages).
If the Joystick is already being touched when the Joystick
Touch Enable switch is pressed, the Surround Panner Option
will send a Touch On message immediately and begin writing
pan automation moves.

Touch Automation Mode

When you release the Joystick, a Touch Off occurs, and automation will continue to be written at the Joystick location.

In Touch Automation mode, you must enable the Joystick
Touch Enable switch in order for Pro Tools to respond to your
Joystick moves (Touch On and Off messages).

You can touch the Joystick again to resume writing panner
moves. All automation continues to be written until the
Transport is stopped.

If the Joystick is already being touched when the Joystick
Touch Enable switch is pressed, the Surround Panner Option
will send a Touch On message immediately and begin writing
pan automation moves.
When you release the Joystick, a Touch Off occurs, and
Pro Tools will revert back to reading existing automation. You
can touch the Joystick again to resume writing panner moves.

The rotary encoders on Surround Panner Option are not
touch-sensitive. An encoder will drop out of writing automation if the encoder is stationary for a set amount of time,
even if you are still touching it. The set amount of time is defined in the Touch Timeout setting in the Automation Preferences page. See the Pro Tools Reference Guide for more information.

To avoid “jumps” in automation data when retouching the
Joystick, disable Touch Enable mode, place the Joystick where
needed, and then re-enable Touch Enable mode and touch the
panner.

Latch Automation Mode
In Latch Automation mode, you must enable the Joystick
Touch Enable switch in order for Pro Tools to respond to your
Joystick moves (Touch On and Off messages).
If the Joystick is already being touched when the Joystick
Touch Enable switch is pressed, the Surround Panner Option
will send a Touch On message immediately and begin writing
pan automation moves.
When you release the Joystick, a Touch Off occurs, and automation will continue to be written at the Joystick location.
You can touch the Joystick again to resume writing panner
moves. All automation continues to be written, whether you
are touching the Joystick or not.

Chapter 3: Surround Panner Controls 7

8 Surround Panner Option Guide

Chapter 4: Using the Pro Tools Surround Panner

Targeting Panners

Working with Stereo Tracks and
Panners

To target a track’s main output or send panners:
Press the Target Up or Target Down switch to scroll through
the track’s currently available main output and send panners.
„

To focus the previous or next track:
„

Press the Prev Track or Next Track switch.

When panning stereo tracks, left and right sides can be
panned independently (unlinked).
To temporarily unlink stereo panners:
1 Release the Joystick.
2 Press and hold the Control key and use the Joystick again.

You can also focus a track by clicking on the Output window of the track or send with a mouse.

Display of Targeted Panners
The currently targeted output or send is indicated with a colored outline.
When only one peripheral (such as a Surround Panner Option
or a control surface) has targeted a panner, the outline color is
based on the position in which the peripheral was declared in
the Peripherals dialog.
Display Behavior when One Peripheral Targets a Panner
Outline Color
(for Panner Targeted by
One Peripheral)

Order Peripheral Was Declared in the
Peripherals Dialog

Blue

First declared peripheral

Yellow

Second declared peripheral

Purple

Third declared peripheral

Green

Fourth declared peripheral

Panning with the Joystick
The Surround Panner Option features a Joystick for 360° surround panning. Once the desired Panner or Output window is
targeted, panning can be input using the Joystick (explained
below) or the rotary encoders (explained in “Panning with the
Rotary Encoders” on page 10).
To pan with the Joystick:
1 Target the output you want to pan (see “Targeting Panners”
on page 9).
2 Press the Joystick Touch Enable switch and begin panning

with the Joystick.

When more than one peripheral targets the same Output or
Send, its display will be outlined in white.

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Panning with the Rotary Encoders

Adjusting Other Parameters

The Surround Panner Option rotary encoders provide direct
control of Front, Rear, and Front/Rear Divergence, Center percentage, LFE level and channel Volume.

The Surround Panner Option rotary encoders can adjust channel volume, LFE contribution, Divergence parameters, and
Center Percentage.

Each Surround Panner Option encoder is dual-purposed, except for the Volume encoder.
The Surround Panner Option supports the following Pro Tools
panning modes: X/Y mode, 3-Knob mode, and Divergence Editing. The Surround Panner Option does not support AutoGlide mode.

Position/LFE and Divergence/Ctr % Modes
All of the Surround Panner Option encoders (except for the
Volume encoder) are dual-functional controls. They can be
used for encoder-based panning (Position/LFE mode), or for
divergence and parameter editing (Div/Ctr % mode). The desired mode is selected with the Div/Ctr % switch.

Volume
To adjust volume:
„ Use the Volume encoder in either Position/LFE or Div/Ctr %
mode.

The Volume encoder controls the track’s volume if the track’s
Output window is targeted. When any of the track’s sends is
targeted, the Volume encoder will control the send’s volume.

LFE
To adjust the LFE slider:
„

Use the LFE encoder while in Position/LFE mode.

Fine-Adjust Mode
The Surround Panner Option supports fine-adjust mode for all
encoders, using the standard Pro Tools command.

Adjusting Divergence and Center Percentage
The Surround Panner Option can adjust a panner’s divergence
and center parameters.

To pan in fine-adjust mode:
Press Control (Windows) or Command (Mac) and rotate
any encoder.
„

To adjust divergence:
1 Enable Div/Ctr % mode by pressing the Div/Ctr % switch,

so that the Div/Ctr % switch LED is lit.
To pan using the encoders (Position/LFE mode):
1 Focus the track that has the output you want to pan (See

“Targeting Panners” on page 9).
2 Target the output you want to pan (see “Targeting Panners”

on page 9).
3 Enable Position/LFE mode by pressing the Div/Ctr %

switch, so that the Div/Ctr % switch LED is not lit.
4 Adjust the Front Pos (Front Position), Rear Pos (Rear Posi-

tion), or F/R P (Front/Rear Position) encoders as appropriate.

10 Surround Panner Option Guide

2 Adjust the Front Div (Front Divergence), Rear Div (Rear Divergence), or F/R Div (Front/Rear Divergence encoders as appropriate.

To adjust Center Percentage:
1 Enable Div/Ctr % mode by pressing the Div/Ctr % switch,

so that the Div/Ctr % switch LED is lit.
2 Rotate the Center % encoder as desired.

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