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• 7.0 (Film/Alternative)
• 7.0 (Music/Alternative)
• 7.1 (Film/Alternative)
• 7.1 (Music/Alternative)
• 7.1 (SMPTE/ITU)
• 8.0 (Octagon)
• 8.0 (Film/Alternative)
• 8.0 (Music/Alternative)
• 8.1 (Film/Alternative)
• 8.1 (Music/Alternative)
• 8.1 (SMPTE/ITU)
5.1 (SMPTE/ITU) is the default template.
The Surround Format templates are hard-coded, and cannot be deleted. However,
you can freely assign any enabled audio output port to any surround channel, and
save the configuration as a preset.
Surround settings are per project. Surround speaker assignments default to
unique audio output channels when you choose a new template.
You configure your surround settings in the Project Options dialog on the
Surround tab (use the Options-Project command and click the Surround tab).
Choosing a Surround Format
Using the Options-Project command and clicking the Surround tab displays
several fields of surround options. Choosing a surround format sets the number of
speakers your project is using, and lets you choose a specific sound card output for
each speaker. Here you can also choose parameters for bass management, and for
downmixing, which means converting a surround mix into a stereo mix.
The group of sound card outputs that you choose on the Surround tab of the
Project Options dialog make up the “Surround Main.” The Surround Main becomes
a choice on the Outputs menus of tracks and buses as soon as you insert a
surround bus into your project. You won’t see a “Surround Main” output module in
the output modules section of the Console view, because it’s just a term for the
group of sound card outputs you choose for surround mixing. The pan control on
any track or bus that outputs to the “Surround Main” controls which hardware
outputs receive the signal that the track or bus sends to the “Surround Main.”
SONAR saves the surround settings you choose on the Surround tab of the Project-
Options dialog with your project, including your downmixing parameters. If you
have some particular settings you might use again, you can save a group of
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