Reference Guide

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Surround Mixing

Configuring SONAR for Surround Mixing

4. In the Output column, assign each channel to a sound card output.

5. Click OK.

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Surround Buses

You have to have at least one surround bus in your project to use surround sound. A surround bus

differs from a stereo bus in that it simply has more channels. For example, if a project is set to 7.1,

then the bus has 8 channels: 7 directional channels and one LFE channel.

To Insert a Surround Bus

1. In the Bus Pane of the Track view or the Console view, right-click to display a pop-up menu of bus

options.

2. Select Insert Surround Bus from the pop-up menu.

•Use the Insert > Surround Bus menu command.

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Routing in Surround

Tracks can send output to a surround bus, the Surround Main, or a hardware output. If a track is

routed to a surround bus or the Surround Main, it has surround meters and a surround panner. You

can route any track or bus to another bus, the Surround Main or a hardware out. However, you are

Note: Consumer-grade sound cards, such as Audigy or SoundBlaster, typically reserve output

4 for the LFE channel. Check your sound card manual for details.

Note: Take a moment to make sure your speakers are correctly hooked up to the

corresponding outputs before you attempt any playback. See the diagram in the Project

Options dialog for the speaker setup. If you are not sure what the abbreviations for the speaker

names are, see “Surround Basics” on page 683.