Instruction Manual

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Configuring SONAR for Surround Mixing
Surround Mixing
there are even different flavors of 5.1. The different flavors specify in which
order the speakers are arranged, and the speaker angles.
For example:
The speaker positions, moving clockwise from center, are identified as:
To mix in surround sound in SONAR, you must insert at least one surround
bus.
A project can include multiple surround buses, but all surround buses in a
project use the same surround format (5.1, 7.1, etc.).
Surround Format Speaker Order
5.1 SMPTE/ITU L, R, C, LFE, Ls, Rs
5.1 Music Alternative L, R, Ls, Rs, C, LFE
5.1 Film Alternative L, C, R, Ls, Rs, LFE
Label Speaker
C Center (directly in front of listener)
Rc Right of Center
R Right (standard Stereo placement)
Sr Side right—directly to the right of the listener
Rs Right Surround
Cs Surround (rear center)
Ls Left Surround
Sl Side Left—directly to the left of the listener
L Left (standard Stereo placement)
Lc Left of center
LFE Low Frequency Effect speaker(s)—placed
according to room acoustics