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    1. The document describes a Max patch that uses a slider to control the panning of a sound from left to right. The slider value is subtracted from 1 for the left channel and used directly for the right channel. 2. The values are then sent through a square root object and line~ object to smooth transitions before being used to multiply the amplitudes of the left and right channels, moving the sound across the stereo field. 3. An alternative approach is presented where an algorithm can automatically pan a sound without the need for smoothing. This is demonstrated in another Max patch file.

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    1. The document describes a Max patch that uses a slider to control the panning of a sound from left to right. The slider value is subtracted from 1 for the left channel and used directly for the right channel. 2. The values are then sent through a square root object and line~ object to smooth transitions before being used to multiply the amplitudes of the left and right channels, moving the sound across the stereo field. 3. An alternative approach is presented where an algorithm can automatically pan a sound without the need for smoothing. This is demonstrated in another Max patch file.

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    I I L N: Append Line-Append Ine

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    1. The document describes a Max patch that uses a slider to control the panning of a sound from left to right. The slider value is subtracted from 1 for the left channel and used directly for the right channel. 2. The values are then sent through a square root object and line~ object to smooth transitions before being used to multiply the amplitudes of the left and right channels, moving the sound across the stereo field. 3. An alternative approach is presented where an algorithm can automatically pan a sound without the need for smoothing. This is demonstrated in another Max patch file.

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    1.6 Practi ce Paragraph 1.

    6 - Introduction to panning

    In th is patch, the slider is conf igu red (via the inspector) to produce decimal
    values that run from 0.0 to 1.0; w ith these values we wil l control th e positi on
    of the sound. For the left channel, the values are subtracted from t he number
    1 using the object ! -, which subtracts t he number that it receives on its left
    inlet fro m its argument. (We will have more detail abo ut t his object in Interlude
    A). For t he right channel, the value doesn't need modif ication. The higher the
    outp ut on the left, t he lower the output on the right, and vice versa. If the left
    is 0.75, for example, we wil l have 1-0.75=0.25 on the right; if the value on the
    right is 0.15, the left wi ll be 1-0.15=0.85.
    Next, we calculate t he square root of the number using the s qrt object,
    specifically designed to perfo rm square roots, and the results of this calculation
    is placed into lists using append (which was already seen in Section 1.4) and
    passed to the line- object, which smooths the gaps between one value and
    the next using a 20 millisecond "s lew value" furn ished by the append object.
    Finally, the values output by l ine- are used to mult iply t he amplitudes of the
    sig nals on both channels. Moving the slider, eit her left or right, wi ll move the
    sound in th e corresponding direction .
    It is also possible to automa ti cally move a sound along a stereo f ield under the
    control of an algorith m, as we now see in the f ile 01_ 18_pa n_function.ma xpa t
    (shown in f igure 1.60):

    J select a preset and click


    C' on the bang button
    clear
    controlling panning using the function object

    line.:"

    ··..·····...···········:····
    T -

    1 minus the
    :···············
    f'..'- 1'."'
    · 0.06 1 : [
    control value •
    ':" envelope oscillator : sound position :
    L------ -..~ ;ct-"440 : 0 = left
    : ~· 1 10 1 42Q90 507 • -- 0.5 = centered
    : l- • 1=righ l
    square root ;'qrt- 1:e.: .: sqrt- square root

    the multiplication
    .:
    ..
    ,,,..
    ••111 •
    •- -.
    ...
    •
    factor is applied to : ...... • " • •• · . : unlike the previous patch,
    the amplitude of .;... .., • • • • · " " • • • • • • .. ., .:. there is no need here for
    the oscillator
    ....
    l'._:-
    ... •- smoothing using line-

    ·····.. ....•· panning


    ········~ ~-···· algo rithm

    Fig. 1.60 The file 01_ 18_pan_funct ion.maxpat


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