User Manual

Working with Multichannel Audio Tracks
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a 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound clip uses six or eight voices. You can monitor up to 64
voices with your Avid editing application — for example, 16 mono tracks, 8 stereo
tracks, or two 7.1 surround sound tracks.
You can edit multichannel audio tracks in the same way you edit mono audio tracks. Your Avid
editing application supports the following audio track formats:
•Mono
•Stereo
• 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 779.
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.