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Included Effect Plug-ins
Surround Plug-ins
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Setting Up
PROCEDURE
1. In the VST Connections window, create an output bus with the LRCS channel
configuration and route it to the physical outputs of your audio hardware.
This is if you want to make a four-channel surround mix. If you want to make a
five-channel mix, use MatrixEncoder with the 5.0 Surround Format.
2. Place the MatrixEncoder in the first post-fader insert slot (#7) for the output
bus, followed by the MatrixDecoder (#8).
RELATED LINKS
Using the MatrixEncoder with the 5.0 Surround Format on page 142
Using the MatrixEncoder/Decoder
PROCEDURE
1. Set up the mix roughly the way you want it.
Use the SurroundPanner V5 to place channels in the surround mix, or assign channels
to the individual LRCS outputs.
2. Activate the MatrixEncoder.
What you now hear is the encoded stereo mix, the way it sounds when it is played
back on a normal stereo reproducer. On the MatrixEncoder control panel, you can
adjust the Gain of the Lt/Rt output by using the fader.
3. Activate the MatrixDecoder, open the control panel and click the Steering
Mode button.
Now you can hear how the mix is reproduced in surround on a Pro Logic compatible
system.
The Steering display shows an x within the surround field. The position of this x
indicates the dominant direction of the mix, sometimes referred to as the dominance
vector. Part of the processing that is applied results in the dominant channel being
enhanced and the non-dominant channels being reduced in gain.