Operation Manual

134 Chapter 11: Panning

PRO Series Live Audio Systems

Owner’s Manual

Input of pre-recorded surround material is possible from the direct inputs to the six

matrix buses (with no panning available).

No fold down facilities are implemented for externally inputted surround material.

However, a stereo mix can be monitored by switching the monitor section back to

operate in stereo mode sourced from the stereo masters rather than the six surround

matrix modules. This requires an identical stereo mix to be built at the same time the

surround mix is generated, which is normal practice.

When monitoring in surround formats the monitor centre and sub speakers are muted

via the assignable stereo output mutes, while the front and surround speakers are

muted via the A and B monitor mutes.

In normal stereo mode, two assignable outputs — typically the main stereo left and

right — can be patched to the centre and sub XLRs to free up eight bay modules I/O.

>> To select a surround panning mode

1 At the GUI, choose homePreferencesGeneral.

2 Under the Surround Mode heading, click your chosen

surround mode. For example, “5.1”. The currently selected

mode contains a red circle.

About the controls in surround mode

When the PRO Series is configured to operate in one of the surround panning modes,

the spatial diagram that appears in the GUI channel strip gives you a visual

representation of the sound image in relation to the speakers (as viewed from above).

An example of each surround panning mode, as displayed in the GUI channel strip.

Although the example shows input channels, this is typically the same for the outputs.

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