Programming help needed: vector panning

[CaptLego]

I need to program the vector joystick to control panning.
1) a single program where VC -x and VC+x control panning the output L/R
2) a single program like above, but where VC -y and VC +y also pan the sound to outputs 1 & 2. (Actually, I'd like VC +y, for example to control the volume of output 1). I want to use the joystick to pan the output anywhere in L/R/front/rear space.
3) do the same thing for a combi, but control the volume/pan of some programs with VC while routing others always to L/R

I'm trying to come up to speed with the manuals, learning about controls, IFX, and busses but would appreciate any guidance.

[Mike Conway]

I need to program the vector joystick to control panning.
1) a single program where VC -x and VC+x control panning the output L/R

On the Vector Page, uncheck ENABLE VOLUME CONTROL. Make sure ENABLE CC CONTROL is checked. Set the mode to POSITIVE. Set +X to CC#10. You can also check -X (CC#10) and NEGATIVE to reverse the field.

CC#10 is the Pan control.

CC#8 is POST IFX PAN.

2) a single program like above, but where VC -y and VC +y also pan the sound to outputs 1 & 2. (Actually, I'd like VC +y, for example to control the volume of output 1). I want to use the joystick to pan the output anywhere in L/R/front/rear space.

Do you mean Outputs 1/2 (L/R) and Outputs 3/4 (L/R)? You can do this by setting up two sets of the same sound. In this case, you will want to set the CC# of +-X to "8," which is POST IFX PAN.

Each program set will run into a Compressor IFX. One Compressor goes to the Output 1/2 bus and the other to the Output 3/4 bus. You will run those outputs to a mixer 1,2,3,4 or to seperate amps, so you actually have the Quad speaker effect.

Set each Compressor to a 1:1 ratio, for no compression. Use +-Y to control the GAIN ADJUST volume of the compressor. Reverse the OUTPUT on the second Compressor. For instance: Compressor 1 has GAIN ADJUST set at -INF. The level of, +Y amount will be "40." Compressor 2 has GAIN ADJUST set a +5. +Y amount will be "-63"

NOTE: Each IFX may be assigned its own channel, at the top of the IFX 1-12 page. You will want other IFX to be unaffected by the panning.

[CaptLego]

Thanks so much for the reply. That helps tremendously.
By "two sets of same sound", I take it to mean I have to setup a combi, and duplicate the program?

I couldn't find any way to send the output from a single program to both L/R and 1/2. (It seems like this should be possible, but oh well.)

So the plan is to make a combi with a duplicate of the program. One program will output to L/R, and the other will output to 1/2. Both programs will be controlled by VC +x to post IFX pan. Then VC +y will control a separate compressor gain for each program.

[CaptLego]

Thanks to Mike's help, I got it working.
I ended up programming both compressors the same, but one controlled by JS +Y, and the other controlled by JS -y, then set the vector control to xfade +Y (cc01) and -Y (cco2)

It all works great. It does consume a lot of IFX, though, since the program itself uses 6 IFX so duplicating it just squeezes into a combi.

It would be nice if there was also a way for the master volume to control the output on 1/2.

[Mike Conway]

It all works great. It does consume a lot of IFX, though, since the program itself uses 6 IFX so duplicating it just squeezes into a combi.

Without knowing the details of your program, that was the first workflow that came to my head. You could probably save a couple of IFX, by losing the Compressors and controlling output volume from the main Filter page, instead.