Specifications

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For discrete control of signals, multichannel
tracks can be converted into individual mono
tracks. For discrete level and phase adjustment,
you can insert and unlink a multi-mono Trim
plug-in. Both of these techniques are explained
below.
To convert a multichannel track into discrete
mono tracks:
1 Select the multichannel track.
2 Choose File > Split Selected Tracks to Mono.
To have discrete control of gain on individual
channels of a multichannel track:
1 Insert a multi-mono Trim plug-in on the mul-
tichannel track.
2 Unlink the Trim plug-in by clicking the Link
icon so that it is unlit.
3 Use the Channel Selector to display the con-
trols for a channel, and adjust the gain.
Track and Output Formats
When you create new tracks, you specify mono,
stereo, or a supported multichannel format for
the new tracks.
In the Mix and Edit windows, the track format
of a track’s output is always visible by the num-
ber of track meters contained in its fader strip
(for example, a single meter for mono tracks, a
pair of meters for stereo tracks, and six meters
for 5.1 tracks).
Assigning track output determines the format of
that output. For example, a mono track always
has a single track meter, even when assigned to
a stereo output path. If that same mono track is
assigned to a 5.1 output path, it's output will be
split among those six output channels, depend-
ing on the position of its panner.
Changing Format
Changing the output format for a given track
has several effects:
• The panner that appears in the track will
change to reflect the new output format.
• It may be necessary for one or more pan re-
lated automation playlists to be created or de-
leted.
Because changing the output format has these
effects, a warning dialog appears whenever you
change the output format of a track to a format
of fewer channels. Specifically, this will occur
whenever automation playlists will have to be
deleted.
Once converted to mono, multichannel
tracks cannot be relinked into their original
multichannel format. However, a multi-
channel track can be reassembled by drag-
ging the corresponding number of mono
files into a multichannel track, although
some automation data will be lost. As an
alternative, record the submix of the mono
tracks to disk on a multichannel track.
See “Linking and Unlinking Controls on
Multi-Mono Plug-Ins” on page 518 for
more information.