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Assigning different audio I/O devices to different speaker configurations
Monitor Set Format: This menu lets you define the format of the currently selected
Monitor Set. Options include Mono, Stereo, LCR (left/center/right), LCRS (left/center/
right/sub), LCRSS, 5.1/Film, 6.1, and 7.1/Film.
Monitor output list: Depending on the Monitor Set Format you choose, each stem of
the mix will have an entry in this list with controls that let you map which output goes to
that particular speaker, as well as what gain adjustment (if any) you want to make. The
number of outputs available in this list reflects the number of speakers made available
by your operating system, so if you don’t see the required number of outputs that you
want to map to different stems, you should configure your system audio using the
procedures available in the DaVinci Resolve Configuration Guide.
About Audio Monitoring and Audio Input
The audio processing throughout DaVinci Resolve, including on the Fairlight page and
audio processing using FairlightFX plug-ins, is equally compatible with all platforms
that DaVinci Resolve runs on, including macOS, Windows, and Linux. In particular,
DaVinci Resolve supports audio monitoring and audio input using (i) the audio of a
supported Blackmagic Design I/O device such as an UltraStudio or Decklink,
(ii)yourmacOS, Windows, or Linux workstation’s on-board audio, (iii) any Core Audio
compatible, Windows compatible, or Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
(ALSA)-supported third party audio interface.
Alternately, you can monitor audio with the optional Fairlight Audio Accelerator, which
is a PCI card that’s designed to handle even more channels of audio I/O monitoring
and recording, and that’s also capable of accelerating audio processing operations to
provide better performance for audio operations.
Dolby Atmos Configuration Controls
The Video and Audio I/O panel of the DaVinci Resolve System Preferences lets you enable and
configure the use of a Dolby RMU for doing Dolby Atmos mixing. You can enter the IP address
of the RMU, and choose the base audio output.
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