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Pan (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /pan/

Related: Pan Knob, Pan Pot, Panning

What does Pan mean?

The process of placing a sound in either the left or right speakers.

Pan is the process of placing a sound in the stereo field to the left or right speakers. When you pan you place a sound in either the left or right speakers.

Example sentence: “Can we pan this record more.”

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