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Included Effect Plug-ins
Spatial + Panner Plug-ins
• Sinusoidal
The filtering starts approximately at loudspeaker distance and increases exponentially
with distance. Select this curve type if movements in the center circle should have no
audible impact on the distance-dependent filter.
• Elliptical
The filtering starts approximately at two thirds of the stage with an exponential
attenuation curve. Select this curve type if only movements along the border of the
stage should have an impact on the distance-dependent filter.
NOTE
The current values can be shown in the speaker icon labels, using the Display pop-up menu
above the stage view.
The distance-dependent filters can be further adjusted using the advanced options.
RELATED LINKS
Advanced Options on page 134
Upmix
The upmix feature of Anymix Pro is very useful if rearranging tracks with fewer input
channels into a specific surround format is not enough.
The upmix algorithm analyzes the incoming audio signal and separates it into parts of direct
sound and ambient sound. While the direct sound parts are sent to the direct sound stream
and can be placed at the virtual front speaker configuration, the ambient sound parts can be
modified and arranged around the virtual stage. Note that this does not add any additional
information to the audio stream. All sound parts that you hear from the ambient sound were
already part of the original audio material.
IMPORTANT
If your audio does not contain spatial information, there cannot be an ambient sound stream.
For example, you cannot extract ambient sound from a dry recording of a narrator sitting in a
recording booth.
IMPORTANT
Lossy compression, such as in MP3 files, or other deficiencies of the incoming audio cannot
be remedied using the upmix mode. For example, compression artifacts can easily be
misinterpreted and redistributed to the ambient sound stream.
Switching to Upmix Mode
• To switch to upmix mode, activate the Enable option in the Upmix section to the right of
the stage view.
NOTE
The upmix algorithm is very sophisticated and can cause a high CPU load. Therefore, you
cannot automate the Enable option.
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