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Working with Surround Sound Audio
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example, a mono track always has a single track meter, even when assigned to a stereo output
path. If you assign a mono track to a 5.1 output path, the output splits among six output channels,
depending on the position of the panner.
Surround Monitoring
In order to monitor your multichannel mix, you must have appropriate hardware connected to
your computer — for example, an audio card that supports surround sound or a Nitris DX
connected to your system. You also need to set up the proper speaker placement and calibrate
your audio system for the surround sound format of your sequence. When your audio system
does not match your surround sound mix — for example, if your workspace includes only stereo
speakers while your sequence uses a 5.1 Film format — you need to understand how your Avid
editing application delivers surround sound tracks to the available output channels.
When your monitoring setup does not support the audio format selected for a sequence, your
Avid editing application downmixes the audio tracks to the desired monitor mix. The following
table describes the speaker arrangements of mono, stereo, and surround mix formats and the
corresponding monitoring structure. Sequence format indicates which format you select for your
sequence, and speaker layout describes how the Avid editing application outputs audio tracks to
a mono speaker, two stereo speakers, and six and eight surround sound speakers. Speaker
placement, alignment, and calibration depend on your specific hardware and audio
configuration. See the documentation that came with your speakers and other monitoring
equipment.
Sequence format Speaker Layout
Mono Mono: Audio channels panned to center
Stereo Mono: L and R channels panned to center
Stereo: L and R channels panned to Left/Right
5.1 Mono: All channels panned to center
Stereo: C and LFE channels panned to center; L and R channels panned to
Left/Right; Lr and Rr channels panned to Left/Right and volume lowered by 3dB
5.1: All channels panned to the appropriate speakers, depending on 5.1 format of
the sequence
7.1: C, L, R, Lsr, Rsr, and LFE channels panned to appropriate speakers; Lss and
Rss channels are not used