Pana - Natural Panner

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Panning an audio signal can be done in several ways, where the most common is to alter the volume on one channel. This is a CPU efficient way (and many times the best) to achieve a sense of positioned audio. Almost all DAWs and mixing consoles have this feature built-in.

Another way is to add a short delay to one of the channels - the Haas method. This renders a richer sound, but can also make a natural sound sounding unnatural.

A more sophisticated way is to apply a low pass filter to one of the channels. This maintains the audio energy on both channels, but at the same time makes it sound positioned - works very well on transient rich sounds like drums or other percussive instruments.

Pana uses both the delaying and filtering methods combined to achieve natural positioning. This makes this plugin a versatile tool for most types of sounds - and keeping these features in one plug-in makes a great mixing experience. On top of all there's also a crossover filter that makes it possible to leave the low end frequencies 100% untouched to remain the bass centered.