PanMan is a rhythmic auto-panning effect plugin from Soundtoys that moves sounds across the stereo field in sync with your song's tempo. It offers six panning modes, a vintage-inspired trigger divider and seven analog emulation algorithms.
Auto-panning is often thought of as simply moving sound from left to right. PanMan extends that idea with tempo-locked modulation, step and shape rhythm modes, and threshold triggering that lets the dynamics of your audio drive the movement. The developer draws on classic auto-panners such as the PanScan, bringing its trigger divider concept into a modern plugin. It suits producers who want stereo motion that feels rhythmic, musical and tied to the track.
PanMan provides six panning modes, including LFO, step and random. Step mode lets you choose a new pan position on each beat and sync it to your host, while Shape mode offers a library of custom panning waveshapes that you can also draw yourself.
You can design your own rhythmic patterns, which makes it possible to build repeating left-right sweeps, stuttering movements or irregular motion that still locks to your song's tempo.
The threshold control lets your audio trigger the effect. Width, speed and offset can respond to the rhythm or loudness of a source, so a snare hit can start a sweep or a vocal's level can change the panning speed.
The trigger divider recreates a feature from the vintage PanScan hardware. It sets how many trigger events are needed before the sound moves to a new pan position. Seven analog emulation algorithms add saturation and an analog character when the plugin is driven hard.
Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.
| Developer | Soundtoys |
|---|---|
| Type | Plugin |
| Category | Stereo Width |
| Formats | VST3, VST2, AU, AAX |
| Operating systems | Windows, macOS |
| Architecture | 64-bit |
PanMan is available in VST3, VST2, AU and AAX formats. It runs on Windows and macOS.
No. PanMan is 64-bit only and is not compatible with 32-bit systems.
A free account at ilok.com is required to use PanMan. A physical USB iLok is not required. Supported sample rates range from 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz.
Supported hosts include Pro Tools 12 or higher, Logic Pro X 10.7 or higher, Ableton Live 10.0 or higher, Studio One 4.5 or higher, Cubase 9.5 or higher, Nuendo 8 or higher, Reaper 6 or higher and Bitwig 4 or higher. Available plugin formats vary by host and operating system.
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