I'm mixing a stereo soundtrack for a feature film. All dialogue and sound effects content is in mono and the score is in stereo. All of my content is placed in stereo tracks (I learned the hard way that the panning feature doesn't exist in mono tracks), whether it's stereo or mono. Even though Audition isn't a DAW, I assumed it would function just like any other multitrack application for mixing purposes, but it appears I'm wrong unless someone can tell me what I'm missing.
I've gone through and added volume envelopes throughout all of the dialogue tracks, and now I'm trying to start placing them within the stereo field. The pan envelopes are there, but whether I move a clip to a static position in the stereo field (such as 50% Left) or I automate movement through the stereo field (start at 50% Left and move to 50% Right), none of the changes are actually taking place. The panned track is still sitting there right in the middle of the stereo field. Even if I adjust the pan knob on the track itself, the audio is sitting dead center regardless of where it's panned.
So as it stands, I have about thirty tracks of content, where all of the music is in stereo and every bit of dialogue and all sound effects are sitting right in the middle. Needless to say, that's not a good approach for mixing a stereo project.
What am I missing?