ABSTRACT
The pan pot itself is an electrical device that distributes one audio signal to two or more channels or speakers. As used on recording mixers, pan potting involves moving or panning the apparent position of a single channel between two outputs-usually left and right for stereo outputs, but also with a center feed for three-channel soundstaging. At one extreme of travel the sound source is heard from only one output. At the other extreme it is heard from the other output. In the middle, the sound is heard equally from each output, but is reduced in level by 3 dB relative to its original value. With multitrack inputs, pan potting allows the mixing technician to properly lay out a soundstage with only two or three front channels.
