Sony SF-10000 User Manual

The following controls are located in the Pan/Expand dialog. 

Control  

Description 

Process mode 

The Process mode drop-down list contains the following options: 

•   Pan (preserve stereo separation) Applies the pan effect without mixing the 

channels, thereby simulating the spectral positioning of stereo recordings. 

•   Pan (mix channels before panning) Mixes the left and right channels prior to 

applying panning effects. 

•   Stereo expand Allows you to contract or expand the image of stereo audio from 

dead center (mono) to completely panned wide (no center channel). 

•   Mix mid-side (MS) recording to left and right channels Simulates a recording 

technique in which one microphone is pointed directly at the source and used to 
record the center (mid) channel, and a second microphone is pointed 90 degrees 
away from the source (side) and used to record the stereo image. 

For proper playback on most systems, MS recordings must be converted to 
standard left/right orientation.  

To convert an MS-recorded track to a left/right track, first ensure that the center
channel is in the left track and the side channel on the right. The MS mix function is
then used to set the width of the stereo image for the converted track.  

Output gain 

Determines the amount of gain applied to the signal following pan/expand 
processing. 

Show wave 

The Show wave drop-down list provides several settings for drawing the current 
selection’s waveform on the envelope graph. This function is available only for small 
selections. 

Reset Envelope 

Clicking the Reset Envelope button clears all but the two original envelope points. 

• For  the  Pan modes, these two points prevent unintended panning. 

• For  the  Stereo expand and Mix Mid-Side modes, these two points prevent 

unintended expansion. 

The Resample command allows you to change the sampling rate of a file without altering its pitch or duration.  

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Resampling to a lower sample rate results in less frequent samples and a decreased file size, but adds aliasing noise to the audio. For 
more information, see 

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Resampling to a higher sample rate results in extra samples being created through interpolation and an increased file size. Like 
increasing bit depth, up-sampling does not improve the quality of an audio file, but permits subsequent audio processing to be 
performed with greater precision. 

PROCESSING AUDIO 

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