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Working with Multichannel Audio Tracks
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• 5.1 surround sound
• 7.1 surround sound
The Track Formats column in the bin Text view displays the format for all multichannel audio
tracks in a master clip. You can modify the audio format by grouping or ungrouping selected
audio tracks. You can modify audio formats for master clips only. Track formats for sequences,
group clips, or subclips cannot be modified.
For more information on surround sound multichannel audio, see “Working with Surround
Sound Audio” on page 765.
Displaying Track Formats in Bins
You can select a bin heading to display the track formats in the bin. Multichannel formats appear
in the Track Formats column for master clips and list the audio tracks in the clip that combine
multiple channels in a single audio track. For example, a track format marked as “Stereo A1A2”
indicates that the clip includes a stereo track with two channels.
To add the Track Formats column to a bin:
1. With a bin in Text view, select Bin > Choose Column.
The Bin Column Selection dialog box opens.
2. Click Track Formats in the list to select it.
3. Click OK.
The Track Formats column appears in the bin.
Modifying Track Formats in Bins
You use the Modify command to set or change the multichannel formats for your audio tracks.
For example, this lets you create a stereo track from two associated mono tracks or to split a
stereo track into two separate audio tracks. You can set the multichannel format for multiple
master clips at the same time.
If you duplicate a clip in a bin and modify the track format in the copy, you can create a sequence
that contains both a multichannel and a mono instance of the same master clip. This does not
cause a problem with editing, playback, or any other operation.
You can also split multichannel tracks in the Timeline into mono tracks. for more information,
see “Splitting Multichannel Tracks to Mono Tracks” on page 817.