Adobe AUDITION 1.5 - Manual (Page 223)

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User Guide
To use the Multichannel Encoder:
1 Open an existing Adobe Audition session, or create a new session in the Multitrack
window.
2 Once all your tracks are added, achieve a basic stereo mix balance with your desired
track volume, stereo pan, and FX settings.
3 Choose View > Multichannel Encoder.
4 In the Track List, select the tracks and bus outputs you want to pan and export. (See
“Selecting tracks and buses in the Multichannel Encoder” on page 215.)
5 Under Track Options, specify the Panning Assignment and set the controls as desired.
(See “Assigning the panning source” on page 216, “Using the Surround Panner” on
page 217, and “Automating the pan envelope” on page 218.)
6 Set the volume for the tracks. (See “Adjusting volume levels” on page 220.)
7 Preview the panned tracks. (See “Previewing the multichannel project” on page 221.)
8 Export the session. (See “Exporting surround-sound files” on page 223.)
Panning tracks and buses for surround sound
Using the Multichannel Encoder, you can pan any of the tracks and buses in your session
for surround sound. By panning sound between the six surround-sound speakers, you can
make the sound appear to come from anywhere around the listener.
Selecting tracks and buses in the Multichannel Encoder
All of the tracks used in your current multitrack session appear in the Track List in the
Multichannel Encoder. If you uncheck a track it is removed from the multichannel
preview and is not included when you export the multichannel project.
If you have routed a track to a bus, the bus, instead of the track, will appear in the track
list. You can select and pan the bus output as one mono or stereo signal. Additionally, you
can access the “dry” track signal and pan it separately as well. (See “Using the Bus Mixer”
on page 193 for more information on setting up a bus.)
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