Instruction Manual

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Configuring SONAR for Surround Mixing

Surround Mixing

• 7.1 (Film/Alternative)

• 7.1 (Music/Alternative)

• 7.1 (SMPTE/ITU)

• 8.0 (Octagon)

• 8.0 (Film/Alternative)

• 8.0 (Music/Alternative)

• 8.1 (Film/Alternative)

• 8.1 (Music/Alternative)

• 8.1 (SMPTE/ITU)

5.1 (SMPTE/ITU) is the default template.

The Surround Format templates are hard-coded, and cannot be deleted.

However, you can freely assign any enabled audio output port to any

surround channel, and save the configuration as a preset.

Surround settings are per project. Surround speaker assignments default to

unique audio output channels when you choose a new template.

You configure your surround settings in the Project Options dialog on the

Surround tab (use the Options-Project command and click the Surround

tab).

See:

Choosing a Surround Format

Using the Options-Project command and clicking the Surround tab

displays several fields of surround options. Choosing a surround format

sets the number of speakers your project is using, and lets you choose a

specific sound card output for each speaker. Here you can also choose

parameters for bass management, and for downmixing, which means

converting a surround mix into a stereo mix.

The group of sound card outputs that you choose on the Surround tab of the

Project Options dialog make up the “Surround Main.” The Surround Main

becomes a choice on the Outputs menus of tracks and buses as soon as

you insert a surround bus into your project. You won’t see a “Surround

Main” output module in the output modules section of the Console view,

because it’s just a term for the group of sound card outputs you choose for

surround mixing. The pan control on any track or bus that outputs to the