Operation Manual

ADOBE AUDITION 3.0
User Guide
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Assign a surround panning control
❖ AtthetoprightoftheSurroundEncoderdialogbox,chooseoneofthefollowingPanningAssignmentoptionsfor
each track:
Surround Panner, Stereo Source Retains stereo imagery by using the Surround Panner as a balance control, attenu-
ating content in the left and right channels without moving it. For example, if the source track is stereo, the left
channel outputs to the Front Left and Left Surround channels, and the right channel outputs to the Front Right and
Right Surround channels. The Center channel receives a summed (L + R) mono signal.
Surround Panner, Summed To Mono Lets you use the Surround Panner to position signals anywhere in the surround
field, but sums stereo tracks to mono.
LFE Only Sends the entire track to the LFE (subwoofer) channel. Your monitoring system should apply a crossover
frequency that reflects the surround system your audience will use. (See “About surround sound” on page 232.)
Note: The Surround Encoder does not filter audio sent to the LFE channel when previewing, exporting, or encoding.
Apply any necessary low-pass filtering to either source tracks in Multitrack View or exported files.
L + R, Stereo Sends the selected track’s signal in stereo to only the Front Left and Front Right speakers.
Ls + Rs, Stereo Sends the selected track’s signal in stereo to only the Left Surround and Right Surround speakers.
Center + LFE, Stereo Most useful for stereo tracks, this option routes the left signal to the Center channel and the
right signal to the LFE (subwoofer) channel. (For mono tracks, the same signal is sent to both the Center and LFE
channels.)
Center Only, Mono; L Only, Mono; R Only, Mono; Ls Only, Mono; Rs Only, Mono Sums the selected track’s audio to
mono, and sends it all to the selected channel. (You can also access these options by dragging the pan point onto one
of the five main speakers in the Surround Panner.)
See also
“Use the Surround Panner” on page 234
Use the Surround Panner
❖ In the Surround Encoder dialog box, drag the pan point (white dot) to change the position of the signal.
As you move the pan point, the light blue lines coming from the speakers change length. These lines reflect the power
of the signal in each of the five main channels. In the background, a dark blue area of the sphere rotates, expands,
and contracts. This area reflects the image of the surround field for a listener seated in the center of the speakers
(marked by the crosshairs).
You can also drag the pan point directly over any 5.1 speaker, summing audio from the selected track to mono, and
sending it to only one speaker channel.