11.0

SURROUND SOUND 217
The surround effects are recalled as normal track effects in the busses. The selection is
limited to dynamics, multi-band and advanced dynamics, room simulator, FFT filter, EQ
and delay. Plug-ins cannot be used.
Surround FX Group Mechanisms, Surround Control Group
Grouping and ungrouping
Hold the “Ctrl” key whilst clicking on the channels you have grouped together or have
removed from a group.
Instead of pressing “Ctrl” you can also use the "Surround_group" button.
Grouping the surround channels
The surround channels can be grouped together to surround effect groups.
Each group has a user interface. The parameters apply to all channels of the group in the
same manner as they apply to both stereo channels in stereo.
A typical 5.1 surround group configuration would be:
Group I: Front left & right (2-channel group)
Group 2: Rear left & right (2-channel group)
Group 3: Center (1-channel group)
Group 4: LFE (1-channel group)
A typical 7.1 surround group configuration would be:
Group 1: Front left & right (2-channel group)
Group 2: Rear left & right (2-channel group)
Group 3: Center, center left & center right (3-channel group)
Group 4: LFE (1-channel group)
Managing the surround effects parameters
The parameters of the respective active groups can be edited in the same manner as in
stereo.
The preset functions of the effects user interface only affect the channels of the activated
group.
There is an additional surround preset mechanism for managing all parameters, which
enables capturing of the settings of all groups or surround channels, respectively.
Surround control bus
The surround effects control buttons appear above the effect window with the surround-
capable effects if these are used in a surround bus or a surround AUX bus.
Effects of the group
• The parameters entered in the effects window affect all channels of the active group (as
they would affect two stereo channels in stereo mode).