Topic: Why when I insert an fx on a track do I lose the pan feature

If the effect you insert is a mono effect, then the pan dial will have no effect, and thus Podium hides it.

Are you using compact or expanded mode?

Are you routing a stereo source (stereo wav file or stereo plugin) into a mono plugin? If so, then both channels are combined to mono without regard to panning.

@sam c wrote:

i am using expand mode

it is originally a mono wav file-panned hard left

if i insert a mono fx, does it remain panned hard left?

if not, how can i do this?

thanks

You need to apply the panning after the mono effect output. Either enable panning on the track with the mono effect or on a track above it.

@sam c wrote:

i’m glad there is a way to do it but why lose my pan option? the mono wav file starts off with a pan, as it should, why lose it because i ad an fx?……..

The panning process takes a mono or stereo source and outputs a panned stereo signal. Since a mono effect only processes one channel, you can’t route the panned stereo signal through the mono effect and expect the panning to be preserved. If you route a stereo signal into a mono effect, Podium will merge the two channels into a mono signal before sending it to the mono effect.