User Manual

Preparing for Audio Output
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5. Select the output format and assign the output channels in the tabbed interface at the bottom
of the dialog box.
Options vary depending on the type of input/output hardware you have attached to your
system.
For more information, see “Audio Project Settings: Output Tab” on page 1357.
6. (Option) To disable the customized volume, real-time EQ, or volume automation effects you
applied with the other audio tools, click the Effects tab and select Clip Gain, RT EQ, or Auto
Gain in the Effect Bypass panel.
7. Close the Audio Project Settings dialog box.
Enabling 16-Channel Audio Output
Depending on your Avid input/output hardware, you can output up to 16 channels of
simultaneous output. You use the Output tab of the Audio Project Settings dialog box to enable
16-channel output.
To enable 16 channels of audio output:
1. Double-click Audio Project Settings in the Settings tab of the Project window.
2. Click the Output tab.
3. Click the Mix Mode Selection menu button, and select Direct Out.
4. Click the “Allow 16 channel output” button.
5. Select the tab representing the output format to which you want to assign the additional
output channels.
6. Select “On outputs 9–16.”
7. Select Grp 2 from the “Which Set of Track Maps” menu.
8. (Option) Use the Channel menus to match tracks in the timeline to output channels.
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Output channels 9–16 do not appear in the Audio Tool until you assign an output format to the
tracks from one of the output format tabs at the bottom of the Output panel.
Embedded Audio and Output Sample Rate Conversion
The format for embedded audio must be 48 kHz. If you attempt to set the sample rate to a
different value while SD SDI or HD SDI output is enabled, the system displays a message
indicating “Switching out of a 48K while SDI Embedded outputs are enabled requires a sample
rate conversion of all audio outputs to 48K.”