How does audio panning works?

I have 1 mono track with a sound effect.
I want to change this to a 5.1 surround setting and make the sound come from the rear speakers to the front speakers.

I have already tried to change the mono track to a 5.1 track in the edit page, the Clip Attributes changed so all channels show the Embedded Channel 1.
The blue square in the panning panel always stays on the last modified position and the panning does not work.
What am I doing wrong?
Using DaVinci Resolve Studio 14

Create a Mono Audio Track on the Fairlight page (right click > Change Track Type To > Mono), along with a 5.1 Master Buss (Fairlight menu > Bus Format > Main > Set Format to 5.1 > Name it).



Simply Pan the source sound effect to where your "starting point" will be, by either double clicking the Pan graphical display on the appropriate Mixer channel and opening the Panner.





Or, click drag the little blue square in the Mixer channel Pan graphical display (no need to open the big Panner window).

Automate the sound effect moving from back to front by first clicking the Automation button in the Transport (last icon on the right next to the Loop button) and setting Touch Mode to Latch:



On the Channel you wish to automate, set the Automation view on that Track to Pan (so you can see the automation being written in real time as you move the Pan blue dot:



Place the Play Head where you want to record automation from, and hit play. Then just move the Pan blue dot in the Panner window for precise control of Pan movement, or just drag the Pan blue dot on the Mixer channel Pan graphical display (as discussed earlier) for less fine control.

While writing automation, the Pan curve on the Track will turn Red (to indicate Write Mode is active).



This will write Pan automation to the Track, and when played back the Pan automation curve will change to green (to indicate Read Mode is active).

Hi Reynaud,

This is the best explanation I have ever received. This should be included in the manual. Thank you very much.

Geert Geerits

Graag gedaan.

Hello,

is it possible, to reload the pictures?
Or ist there another source to get the complete manual WITH the pictures.

Thank you very much.

jacky_smith