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Pan

also called “panning
The short version

Placing a sound left, right or in the middle.

A little more

Panning positions each part across the stereo field, like seating a band on a stage.

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Left, middle, right

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Why you'd careTwo parts fighting in the middle stop fighting the moment you pan them apart.
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