Apple Logic Pro X User Manual
Page 731

Chapter 22
Surround in Logic Pro X
731
Note: The surround format chosen here only alters the layout/routing of channels to speakers
in the I/O Assignments tab. The actual project surround format is determined in the Project
settings. See
Set the project surround format
Choose which speakers the Logic Pro outputs are sent to
Do one of the following:
m
In the Output tab, choose the output of your audio interface from each of the active pop-up
menus: Left, Center, Right, and so on.
If you want to work on, or create, a surround project on a computer that is not equipped for
surround playback, choose outputs that don’t exist for your hardware. These are shown in
parentheses—for example, (Output 17) or (Output 32).
m
In the Output tab, click one of the three Initialize buttons below the “Show as” pop-up menu.
•
Default: Activates the default setup of Logic Pro. For example, for the 5.1 format, output 1 is
routed to the left speaker, output 2 to the right one, output 3 is assigned to left surround,
output 4 to right surround, output 5 to the center speaker, and output 6 to the LFE channel.
•
ITU: Assigns the International Telecommunications Union standard, used by
many professionals.
•
WG 4: Uses the WG4 standard, set by the DVD Forum for DVD-Audio.
Choose which inputs are used for each surround channel
Do one of the following:
m
Choose the input of your audio interface from each of the active pop-up menus: Left, Center,
Right, and so on.