User Manual

Working with Surround Sound Audio
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The Output tab in the Audio Project Settings dialog box lets you select which surround sound
option you want to use when you export a sequence with surround sound audio. You can also use
the Output tab to select the 5.1 or 7.1 option to designate a project with surround sound audio
even if you do not have surround tracks in your sequence. If you have more than six or eight
tracks, or if the tracks are given in a different order, you can use the Direct Out channel map to
designate which tracks of the sequence go to which channels.
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The Direct Out channel map affects the audio on the desktop monitors and the output. When you
use direct out to export a clip or to play a clip in the Source monitor, the channel order reflects
the channel order used when you captured the audio. You might need to reset the channels prior
to a Digital Cut to preserve a required channel order on the output tape.
When you select a surround sound format, the Avid editing application displays the appropriate
pan tools to use when you edit your sequence. Setting the surround sound format determines in
which format you can mix your audio. For example, if you want to mix your audio in 5.1
surround sound, you need to assign that format to your sequence.
To assign a surround sound sequence format:
1. Select Tools > Audio Mixer.
The Audio Mixer tool opens.
Audio Mixer tool: Sequence Format button
2. Click the Sequence Format button and select one of the following:
t Stereo Sequence
t 5.1 Sequence
t 7.1 Sequence
Channel meters in the Audio Mix tool default to the Film format (for 5.1 sequences) or
Pro Tools (for 7.1 sequences). Channel meters in the Audio tool reflect the monitor mix
format.
Surround Mixing
Your Avid editing application allows you to mix in surround sound and create output in different
formats. You can also mix down your surround sound sequences to mono, stereo, or different
surround sound formats.