There are two types of procedures when you think about what you are doing when you "mix" a project,: Leveling the signals and processing the signals: It is more like an awareness, and every Logic user should be aware of that Pan Knob functionality, because it determines how you "mix" you music. The good news is that the little bit of extra information is not that complicated to understand. It comes down to: "I turn the knob to the left and the sound is coming from the left speaker, I turn it to the right, and the sound is coming from the right speaker." Although this describes the basic concept, there is a little bit more to it. The problem with the Pan Knob is that it seems to be so simple that users often don''t think much about it. But, and here lies the danger, these are two different Pan Knobs despite their identical appearance! Both have the typical Pan Knob that you use to position the audio signal in the stereo field anywhere between the left and the right speaker. All your future Logic mixes might depend on it!
But does everybody also understand what the Pan Knob really does? If you can''t answer that question, or want to check if your answer is right, then read on. It is an essential element of every mix, and pretty much everybody uses that control in every Project. Virtually every Channel Strip on a Mixer has one.