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Using the Panner Plug-in to Position Objects

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5.3.1 Panner Virtual Room

The Panner provides a virtual room in its UI that is used when inputting panning

position for an object, or monitoring the object position during automation playback in

Pro Tools.

Figure 5-2 Panner Virtual Room Elements

The virtual room includes the following primary elements:

• Room outline: A bluish outline represents the walls of the room. The top of the

virtual room represents the front of the real room (where the screen and L, C, and R

zones are located), and the bottom represents the back. Left and right sides represent

room left and right, respectively.

• Zone and overhead indicators: Zone (or speaker zone) indicators and overhead

(Elevation mode) indicators display which speaker zones are active for an object in

Dolby Atmos as the RMU interprets metadata from the Panner plug-in. Inversely,

this feature is sometimes described as zone exclusion. Zones are also used when the

RMU re-renders the Dolby Atmos mix to a surround format (such as 7.1 or 5.1

channels). You can use zones to isolate (or dedicate) an object to a specific speaker or

group of speakers. Zones are displayed as small blue squares in their relative

position. Zones on the room outline represent the L, R, C, sides, and rear speaker

zones. Six zone configurations are available. Zones are active (teal) or inactive (gray),

based on the zones button setting. Additionally, two inner blue squares, located on

the x-axis, represent the overheads. They are active (teal) when Elevation mode or an

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