Reference Guide
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Preferences dialog
• Surround Level. Surround Downmix Level is the amount of Left Surround to mix into Left, and
Right Surround to Right, when mixing down from any surround-equipped format to 2 channel. The
available options are:
• -3 dB. The amount by which mono surround information, from many movie mixes before
discrete 5.1 was available, mixes down to maintain the same level as the original.
• -6 dB. An amount that makes the mixdown of surround content not so prominent, based on
the fact that most surround content is not as important as a lot of front content. This helps to
avoid competition with dialog box, for instance, by heavy surround tracks in a mixdown
situation.
• -INF. Necessary for cases where the surround levels are so high that they compete with the
front channels too much in mixdown situations.
• LFE Level. Choose -INF or -12 dB.
For more information, see “Surround Mixing (Producer and Studio only)” on page 939.
See also:
“Preferences dialog” on page 1647
“Project - Record” on page 1690
“Project - MIDI” on page 1693
“Project - Metronome” on page 1696
“Project - Clock (Advanced)” on page 1700