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Included Effect Plug-ins
Surround Plug-ins
RELATED LINKS
MatrixDecoder on page 130
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 129
Using the MatrixEncoder/Decoder
PROCEDURE
1. Set up the mix roughly the way you want it.
Use the VST MultiPanner 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.
4. By activating and deactivating the Bypass button in the MatrixDecoder, you can compare
the decoded mix with the encoded stereo mix, and make adjustments in the MixConsole as
necessary.
The main goal is to produce a mix that sounds good in both the encoded and the decoded
version. To compare the encoded or decoded mix with the unprocessed mix, switch off
both the MatrixEncoder and the Decoder.
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