9.5
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Included Effect Plug-ins
- MIDI Effects
- Included VST Instruments
- Groove Agent SE
- HALion Sonic SE
- LoopMash
- Mystic
- Padshop
- Prologue
- Retrologue
- Spector
- Functional Diagrams
- Index
Included Effect Plug-ins
Surround Plug-ins
IMPORTANT
The encoding/decoding process produces significant signal loss compared to the
unprocessed mix. This is normal, and does not indicate that something is not working
properly. However, with careful tweaking of the mix, you can decrease the signal
degradation to a much more acceptable level. You have to adjust levels and other settings
before the signal runs through the MatrixEncoder, because neither the encoder or
decoder can control the mix in any way.
5. If you are satisfied with the result, bypass the MatrixDecoder, or remove it from its effect
slot.
6. Connect a master recording device to the stereo mix output and perform a mixdown as
usual.
RESULT
The resulting encoded stereo mix is compatible with common home systems that use the Pro
Logic standard.
Using the MatrixEncoder with the 5.0 Surround Format
There are situations where you may want to mix for several surround formats. For example, you
might need to mix the same material for 5.1 and LRCS.
5.1 is similar to LRCS. Omitting the LFE channel is easy, but more of a problem is that LRCS only
has one surround channel whereas 5.1 has two.
For this reason, the MatrixEncoder sums up the surround channels to a mono signal.
PROCEDURE
1. Create your mix for 5.1.
2. In the VST Connections window, create an output bus with a 5.0 channel configuration and
route it to the physical outputs of your audio hardware.
3. Run the mix through the MatrixEncoder.
RESULT
First, the two surround channels are merged to make the mix compatible with LRCS. Then, the
four resulting signals are encoded as usual. This way, far fewer adjustments are necessary when
working with 5.1 and LRCS at the same time.
Using the MatrixDecoder with the 5.0 Surround Format
Normally, two surround speakers are used even when playing back LRCS. The two speakers
then simply use the same material. The MatrixDecoder simulates this by delivering the surround
channel to two outputs. This allows you to move between formats and listening situations with
less repatching of speaker channels.
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