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Configuring SONAR for Surround Mixing
Surround Mixing
prevented from creating a signal loop by routing the signal back into a bus that is already in the
signal flow. The following table lists how each of these routing options affects the signal:
To Assign a Track to a Surround Bus or Surround Main
• Click in the track’s Output field and select a surround bus, the Surround Main, or New
Surround Bus as an output.
See:
Downmixing
Downmixing
Downmixing is a way of previewing your surround project in stereo only. There are various cases
where surround is not available and it may be that someone plays your project in stereo only. A radio
broadcast is a good example. Downmixing is a valuable tool for determining if your project will sound
good in stereo. However, you can export your project in stereo, and SONAR uses your downmix
settings to create your exported file.
Signal Flow Result
Track to stereo bus No change
Mono track to surround bus Mono signal is routed to both Left and Right channels of
surround format. You can change the routing to other surround
channels by using the surround panner on the track.
Stereo track to surround bus Stereo left channel is routed to Left channel of surround format;
stereo right channel is routed to Right channel of surround
format. You can change the routing to other surround channels
by using the surround panner on the track.
Track to hardware output No change
Stereo bus to stereo bus No change
Stereo bus to surround bus or the Surround
Main
Stereo left channel is routed to Left channel of surround format;
stereo right channel is routed to Right channel of surround
format. You can change the routing to other surround channels
by using the surround panner on the stereo bus.
Stereo bus to hardware output No change
Surround bus to stereo bus Surround channels are downmixed to stereo
Surround bus to surround bus or the
Surround Main
No change
Table 138.