Specifications

Chapter 6: Surround Features 67
chapter 6
Surround Features
Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit 2
supports surround mixing. Pro Tools supports
mixing in the following multichannel (greater
than stereo) formats: LCR, Quad, LCRS, 5.0, 5.1,
6.0, 6.1, 7.0, 7.0 SDDS, 7.1, and 7.1 SDDS.
Pro Tools with the Complete Production
Toolkit2 option and 003, 003 Rack, 003 Rack+,
Digi 002, or Digi 002 Rack can monitor discrete
mixing in surround up to 7.1.
Pro Tools with the Complete Production Toolkit
2 option and Mbox Pro or Mbox 2 Pro can only
monitor discrete mixing in surround up to 5.1.
With Complete Production Toolkit 2, you can
open surround sessions on any Pro Tools sys-
tem. Use the Neyrinck SoundCode Stereo down
mixer plug-in for monitoring surround sessions
in stereo with audio interfaces that have fewer
than six outputs. For more information, see the
SoundCode Stereo Guide.
Pro Tools Audio Connections
for 5.1 Mixing
While all 5.1 mixing formats provide the same
speaker arrangement, there are three primary
standards in use for the track layout of the indi-
vidual channels that comprise the 5.1-format
multichannel mix.
In the following table, it is assumed that sur-
round channels are assigned to outputs 1–6 of a
Pro Tools audio interface. Use channels 7–8 to
monitor a stereo mix for a stereo version, or for
cue mixes and monitoring.
Low Latency Monitoring (003 and 002
family interfaces only) is unavailable in
surround sessions.
For information on fundamental surround
concepts, see the Pro Tools Sync & Surround
Concepts Guide.
Table 1. Track Layouts for 5.1 Formats
Formats Track Layout
123456
Film
(Pro Tools
default)
or C24
LCRLsRsLFE
SMPTE/ITU
for Dolby
Digital (AC3) or
Control|24
LRCLFELsRs
DTS
or ProControl
LRLsRsCLFE