TRANPan V.2 by AVAL
IT PANS WHEN A TRANSIENT HITS, TRANPAN - GET IT?
TranPan is a random panner where the movement is triggered by transient, detectable thanks to a threshold slider. The amount of pan is user settable with a custom range slider, also there is a pop up menu in which is possible to set the release between transient and how many values the random will generate.TRANPan V.2 by AVAL
IT PANS WHEN A TRANSIENT HITS, TRANPAN - GET IT?
TranPan is a random panner where the movement is triggered by transient, detectable thanks to a threshold slider. The amount of pan is user settable with a custom range slider, also there is a pop up menu in which is possible to set the release between transient and how many values the random will generate.Additional information
| MaxforLive | Audio Devices |
|---|---|
| Ableton Live Compatibility | Ableton Live 10 Standard with MaxforLive, Ableton Live 10 Suite, Ableton Live 11 Standard with MaxforLive, Ableton Live 11 Suite, Ableton Live 12 Standard with MaxforLive, Ableton Live 12 Suite |
| Min. Requirements | Ableton Live 10 Standard with MaxforLive Installed or Ableton Live 10 Suite |
| OS | Mac, Windows |
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May 4, 2026
This reviewer bought this product from our store.
Did the thing for me
Great at its job. Did an excellent job for me of randompanning within a really tight time range to add some motion to a granular sample playback.
I recommend this product
September 8, 2024
This reviewer bought this product from our store.
I've wanted a tool like this for a while! it's a nice way of adding some movement to a percussion part or synth pluck. The additional modulation map parameter is also very fun to experiment with.
TRANPan V.2 by AVAL
TranPan is a free max4live designed and built by Aval.
It’s a random panner where the movement is triggered by transient, detectable thanks to a threshold slider.
The amount of pan is user settable with a custom range slider, also there is a pop up menu in which is possible to set the release between transient and how many values the random will generate.
This free utility device is very helpful whenever we have a mono sound that you’d like to pan randomly on each event (the same an operator does with the random pan, or a simpler etc.) so you can get the same effect on every audio signal, even if it’s an audio clip, a synthetizer etc.
It also works on stereo signal, re-balancing the two channel, giving back a stereo movement effect.
IMPORTANT: The scope only works with Ableton 11
- Blue Line: set the threshold for transient detection.
- Custom Range Slider: set minimum at maximum random values (left is minimum, right is maximum). Single click will fix a value, double click is disabled.
- All: set maximum range for random.
From the Menu:
- Release: amount of release between transient, avoid avoid close triggers and too much pan movement.
- Random Values: how many values the random will generate, when set on very low values it will stretch the range to all left / center / all right; when set to 1, it will center the signal.
Frequently Asked Questions
TranPan is a random panner that triggers a panning movement every time a transient is detected in the incoming audio signal. You set a threshold to control transient sensitivity, a range to define how wide the panning can go, and choose how many random pan values are generated between hits.
TranPan works with Ableton Live and Max for Live. Note that the scope visualisation only functions correctly in Ableton Live 11, so if you are on an earlier version you will still get the core panning functionality but the scope display may not work as expected.
It works on both. On a mono signal it pans randomly on each transient hit, much like the random pan function found in Ableton’s own instruments. On a stereo signal it re-balances the two channels to create a stereo movement effect.
There is a custom range slider that lets you define the minimum and maximum pan amount, so you can keep things subtle or go full wide depending on what the track needs.
A pop-up menu lets you set the release time between transients, which determines how quickly TranPan is ready to respond to the next hit and trigger a new random pan position.
Yes, TranPan is a Max for Live device, so you will need Max for Live installed alongside Ableton Live. This is included with Ableton Live Suite, or available as a separate add-on for other editions.
It is particularly effective on any rhythmic or percussive mono source such as drum loops, synth stabs, or one-shots where each hit can be detected as a transient. It is equally useful on audio clips and external synthesisers, giving you the kind of random panning behaviour that would otherwise only be available inside Ableton’s own instruments.
Important Information
V1.0.0 – Initial Release
Our Products are generally provided as Zip file downloads which in all cases will need to be extracted and saved to your hard drive prior to installation. Details on the different file type provided and what to do with them are below.
.alp Files – These are Ableton Live Packs and will either install directly into the Packs Section of the browser of Ableton Live or ask you to save them to your hard drive. For packs that install to the library, when you double click on them you will see a pop up window asking you to confirm that installation is ok as the files are described as “Legacy”. This is fine and you are ok to proceed, the packs are created using the format for an earlier version of Live and so remain compatible with the current version.
.amxd files – These are individual MaxforLive Devices and can be stored anywhere on your hard drive. We’d advise creating a folder for them and then adding that folder as a location within the Places section of Lives Browser.
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