# 100% Left-to-Right stereo panning with an expression pedal?

**URL:** <https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/100-left-to-right-stereo-panning-with-an-expression-pedal/23276>\
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**Tags:** quad-cortex\
**Created:** [September 8, 2026, 8:50am UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/100-left-to-right-stereo-panning-with-an-expression-pedal/23276 "2026-09-08T08:50:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![TontoZed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@TontoZed](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/TontoZed)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 8:50am UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/100-left-to-right-stereo-panning-with-an-expression-pedal/23276/1 "2026-09-08T08:50:36Z")

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Is there a preset available for this ?

Or does anyone have advice on how to build a preset for this.

I would like to be able to adjust the stereo balance with an expression pedal: swing the sound left to right, e.g. Led Zep 3:32 mins “What Is And What Should Never Be”

thanks for any suggestions

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**Author:** ![Stixn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@Stixn](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/Stixn)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/100-left-to-right-stereo-panning-with-an-expression-pedal/23276/2 "2026-09-08T14:48:57Z")

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I do this with my live looping rig. In the Gain Block there is a pan control and you can assign that to expression. I like to do it this way because I can turn the block on and off in different scenes depending on if I want that expression to be controlling panning or not. You could also just assign it to the panning of the output of your chain if you want it to always be on.

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**Author:** ![TontoZed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@TontoZed](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/TontoZed)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 10:18am UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/100-left-to-right-stereo-panning-with-an-expression-pedal/23276/3 "2026-09-09T10:18:45Z")

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Stixn: thank you for info. I will try it out.

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**Author:** ![TontoZed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@TontoZed](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/TontoZed)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/100-left-to-right-stereo-panning-with-an-expression-pedal/23276/4 "2026-09-10T12:21:42Z")

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Stixn: I got the panning working using a Yamaha FC7 pedal I have (manual says FC7 is an “expression and volume foot controller”). Thanks !

I did some Google searching on using the FC7 with QC. It says that the polarity for TRS jack needs to be reversed for it to work with QC. I just plugged it in anyway and it works ? Maybe the pedal does not have the “sweep” an expression pedal should have. But for my panning application it is working fine.

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**Author:** ![TontoZed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@TontoZed](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/TontoZed)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/100-left-to-right-stereo-panning-with-an-expression-pedal/23276/5 "2026-09-10T12:59:41Z")

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![IMG_1408 2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/neuraldsp/original/2X/f/f3e1c0fca422de32aa4504c5880a84dfab356303.jpeg) A very addictive effect !