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Using the DP570 with Other Dolby Equipment
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7.2.3 Monitoring Downmixes
OnceaDialogueLevelvaluehasbeensetandameasurementmodeselected,check
downmixesandmakeanyadjustmentsnecessarysothat themixtranslatesbestacrossthe
appropriatelisteningenvironments.
Afulldynamicrange5.1mixmaysoundmorepleasingthanthesamemixthatisstereoor
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downmixed.Insomecases,acompromiseondownmixesmustbemadeto
ensurethatthe5.1mixremainsthebest.
UsethedownmixoptionsshowninFigure 7‐3tohelpcreatethebestdownmixpossible
fromyouroriginalmultichannelmix.
Figure7‐3 
Figure 7-3 Typical Options for Monitoring Downmixes
Checkbothcompressionmodesonthefull5.1mixaswellasondownmixes.Thisisan
importantstepbecauseyoucannotbecertainwhichmodeconsumersmaybeusing.See
Section D.3fordetailedinformationontheDRCmodes.
7.3 Using the DP570 with Other Dolby Equipment
TheCat.No.549GPI/OControllerprovidesaquickmethodtochangedownmixand
compressionmodeswhilemonitoring.TheDP570canbeusedeitherwiththeDP569Dolby
DigitalorDP571DolbyEEncodersbyattachingthemetadataconnectors.
Note: Remembertoprioritizeyourmixes.