pan pot

noun

A control in audio mixing that determines how much of each source signal is sent to the left and right speakers.

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Meanings

nounpan pot (plural pan pots)

plural pan pots · alternative panpot

  1. A control in audio mixing that determines how much of each source signal is sent to the left and right speakers.

Origin

Short for panoramic potentiometer.

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APA

pan pot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pan%20pot

MLA

“pan pot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pan%20pot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pan pot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pan%20pot.

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