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Tracks panned all the way to the left or right still play in the other speaker

The echo and reverb effects for individual tracks are relative to the echo and reverb effects in the master track. If a track panned all the way to the left or right uses either echo or reverb, the effects in the master track are still stereo, so the sound created by the effect will still be heard in the other speaker.

Also, if the compressor effect is on in the master track, all tracks will be heard in both speakers, regardless of the pan position of individual tracks. Turning on the compressor for an individual track will not affect the track’s pan position.

To have tracks play in only one speaker:

Turn off the echo and reverb effects for tracks panned all the way to the left or right.

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