User Manual

MIXING IN SURROUND
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Conforming to channel layout standards
The output assignments of the surround bundles
can be changed or swapped by grabbing the
individual chicklets and moving their positions.
One thing this allows you to do is conform the
channel layout to a particular standard.
See “Input source: Audio bundles” on page 140 for
more information on how to create and manage
audio bundles.
After an output bundle is created, the destination
appears as an available output assignment.
THE SURROUND PANNER DISH
The surround panner dish in the Mixing Board is a
standardized representation of the placement of
the signal in the surround matrix. Digital
Performer uses an open ended surround panner
plug-in format so you can choose what type of
surround panner you want to use on a channel per
channel basis.
Digital Performer ships with four panner plug-ins:
■ Arc Panner - panning on a radial grid
■ n-Panner - panning using a square X/Y
Cartesian grid
■ TriPan - panning using the three-knob panning
technique with sophisticated divergence controls
■ Auralizer - a room simulation plug-in that uses a
surround matrix to precisely place a sound at
specific point.
For more information about panner plug-ins, see
“Panner plug-ins” on page 853.
Clicking anywhere in the dish moves the puck
instantly to the new position. Double-clicking the
dish sends the signal to the front-center position.
The distribution indicator ring surrounds the dish
and indicates the direction of the signal’s energy
distribution.
The appearance of the panning dish depends on
the bundle it is assigned to. Each non-LFE (low
frequency effects) channel is represented by a
pocket on the outside radius of the dish. You can
send 100% of the signal to a specific channel by
‘pushing’ the puck into the surround channel’s
associated pocket.
Click on a pocket to mute a surround channel. The
pocket will turn orange to indicate it is muted.
Opens panner
window
Chooses
panner plug-in
Pocket
Puck
Distribution
indicator