11.5

Surround sound 233
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In the panorama display the loudspeaker channels of the Surround setup are
shown as blue dots. Activating the options underneath the panorama display
allows the following information to be displayed in addition:
Name
The loudspeakers are designated with defined abbreviations: “L” (left), “C”
(center), “R” (right), “Ls” (left Surround), and “Rs” (right Surround).
Volume
A level indicator appears next to each loudspeaker and shows the value of the
level share that the sound source is transmitting on this Surround bus. For the
stereo modes the total of the level of both sources is always shown. If "Shift" is
held down and the mouse is clicked on a source, only the value for this source
will be shown briefly.
Sound field
The input signal is presented as a field made of concentric circles. Each red
line corresponds to a level-gradient of 3 dB in the sound field. The
loudspeakers are arranged in such a way that the distance between each
loudspeaker and its neighbor is constant. This arrangement makes a uniform
distribution of the sound source possible to all channels. Level relationships
are created between the channels that cannot be achieved in other modes.
Settings
Surround active
Activates the twin-channel Surround mode.
In the deactivated state the stereo position can only be determined via the
control elements in the track box or the mixer.
Pan L/R
This determines the way in which the left-hand or the right-hand channel is
placed in the Surround field. For the individual cases, please read the section
on “Stereo and mono signal processing with twin-channel Surround”.
Width
Affects the extension range of the loudspeakers.