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Pro Tools Reference Guide1202
To connect your audio interfaces for 5.1 format
mixing and monitoring:
1 Determine the 5.1 format and track layout you
want to use.
2 Connect the output channels of your audio in-
terface to the corresponding input channels of
your monitoring system according to the assign-
ments listed in the tables above.
7.1 and 7.0 Formats
7.1 and 7.0 Format
HD-DVD and Blu-Ray systems use the following
track layout for 7.1 and 7.0 surround formats:
3 front channels Left (L), Center (C), Right (R)
2 side channels Left Surround Side (Lss) and
Right Surround Side (Rss)
2 rear channels Left Surround Rear (Lsr) and
Right Surround Rear (Rsr)
1 LFE channel (7.1 only) Low Frequency Effects
The following table shows the default mono track
routing for a 7.1 mix in Pro Tools.
7.1 and 7.0 SDDS Formats
The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (SDDS) 7.1 and
7.0 surround formats use the following track lay-
out:
5 front channels Left (L), Left Center (Lc), Center
(C), Right Center (Rc), Right (R)
2 rear channels Left Surround Rear (Ls) and Right
Surround Rear (Rs)
1 LFE channel (7.1.2 only) Low Frequency Ef-
fects
The following table shows default mono track
routing for a 7.1 SDDS mix in Pro Tools.
7.1.2 and 7.0.2 Formats
(Dolby Atmos)
Pro Tools lets you create 7.0.2 and 7.1.2 surround
format input, output, insert, and bus paths in the I/O
Setup for mixing to Dolby Atmos. Pro Tools can
likewise create tracks with 7.0.2 and 7.1.2 channel
widths.
If you use a control surface, see its guide for
more information.
Default Track Layout for 7.1 Format
Track Layout
123 4 5 6 7 8
L C R Lss Rss Lsr Rsr LFE
Default Track Layout for 7.1 SDDS Format
Track Layout
1234567 8
LLcCRcRLsRsLFE
For more information, see Chapter 55,
“Mixing to Dolby Atmos.”