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settings as a preset (except for downmixing parameters—you can change these,
but they aren’t saved in presets). To save a group of settings as a preset, type a
name in the Presets field and then click the Disk icon that’s to the right of the
field. When you want to use this preset in a project, just choose it from the Presets
dropdown menu.
To Choose a Surround Format and Set Sound Card Outputs
1. Use the Options-Project command.
The Project Options dialog appears.
2. Click the Surround tab.
3. Select a format from the Surround Format dropdown.
The diagram to the right of the Surround Format menu changes to illustrate
the speaker placement of the format that you chose.
4. In the Output column, assign each channel to a sound card output.
Note: Consumer-grade sound cards, such as Audigy or SoundBlaster, typically
reserve output 4 for the LFE channel. Check your sound card manual for
details.
5. Click OK.
Note: Take a moment to make sure your speakers are correctly hooked up to the
corresponding outputs before you attempt any playback. See the diagram in the
Project Options dialog for the speaker setup. If you are not sure what the
abbreviations for the speaker names are, see “Surround Basics” on page 472.
Surround Buses
You have to have at least one surround bus in your project to use surround sound.
A surround bus differs from a stereo bus in that it simply has more channels. For
example, if a project is set to 7.1, then the bus has 8 channels: 7 directional
channels and one LFE channel.
To Insert a Surround Bus
1. In the Bus Pane of the Track view or the Console view, right-click to display a
popup menu of bus options.
2. Select Insert Surround Bus from the popup menu.
Or
•Use the Insert-Surround Bus menu command.
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