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SURROUND SOUND 207
“Stereo” in the “Output” selection means routing of the object to the VIP track and the
corresponding mixer channel, i.e. track-based surround panning (basic setting). “Surround
master” means direct routing of the object to the surround bus, i.e. object-based surround
panning.
Object-based surround panning is identified in the VIP object display by the “Sur” additional
suffix to the object name.
Note: In object-oriented surround panning the audio signal is not routed through the
channel strip of the corresponding mixer track. All settings made here (AUX send, EQ, etc.)
have no effect on this object.
For most applications, an object should be mixed to the surround bus either via track-
based or object-orientated surround panning. However, by pressing the "Ctrl" key whilst
selecting the output you can select “Stereo” and “SurBus” in parallel.
Surround Panorama Module
The panning of a track or object within the surround bus is set and edited in the surround
panorama module.
In order to open the surround panorama module for track-based surround panning, you
have several possibilities:
Right-click in the surround pan display of the corresponding mixer channel strip or
Right-click on the pan button or fader of the corresponding track in the VIP, or
Right-click on the track information opens the track menu from which you can either
choose "Pan/Surround editor..." or
Select the required track in the VIP and select “Pan/Surround editor...” from “Track” in
the menu bar.
The surround format and the track that are currently being edited are displayed in the title
bar. Example: “Surround panorama module: 5_1 ITU - Track 4”
To open the surround panorama module for object based surround panning, double-click
on the corresponding object:
Open object editor -> “Pan/Mute/Invert” -> “Surround send > “Edit”.
The "Surround" mode of the object currently being edited is displayed in the title bar of the
surround panorama module.
Display elements
Starting from the stereo track conception in Samplitude, a two-channel input meter can be
found on the left. Both scales display the mono signal of the mono input signals.