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About audio channels
Most of the audio settings in Compressor provide mono and stereo (left and right) channel
conguration; some provide additional channel output options, including surround (5.1) channel
conguration. Several of Compressor’s settings oer multiple audio channel congurations:
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QuickTime Movie settings: QuickTime Movie settings include additional audio channel layouts,
including 3.0, 4.0, and 5.1.
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Dolby Digital audio settings: Dolby Digital (AC-3) settings include even more audio channel
layouts, including 3.0, 3.1, 4.0, 4.1, and 5.1.
The illustration below shows the available audio channel layouts.
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C
R
3.0 channels 3.0 channels3.1 channels 3.1 channels
L R
Cs
L
C
R
Cs
L R
LFE
LFE
Mono Stereo
L
R
4.0 channels 4.1 channels
L
C
R
Cs
L
C
R
Cs
4.0 channels
Ls
Rs
L R
4.1 channels
Ls
Rs
L R
LFE LFE
5.1 channels5.0 channels
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C
R L
C
R
Ls
Rs
Ls
Rs
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LFE
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