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Chapter 2 Assembling Your Multitrack Project 33
To switch a track or bus panner to surround:
m Control-click the track or bus, then choose Use Surround Panner from the shortcut menu.
The surround panner replaces the stereo panner.
Switching from a surround panner to a stereo panner uses the same process; instead of
Use Surround, Use Stereo Panner appears in the shortcut menu.
Understanding Surround Sound
In Soundtrack Pro, the difference between mixing stereo and surround sound hinges on:
 The panner type you assign to the track
 The submix output you assign to the submix
 The audio hardware outputs you have connected to Soundtrack Pro
When mixing in stereo, you use two channels: L (left) and R (right). This is your typical
configuration for car audio, headphones, and so on.
When mixing in 5.1 surround, you use six channels: L (left), R (right), C (center), Ls (left
surround), Rs (right surround), and LFE (Low-Frequency Effects).
This is a typical 5.1 surround speaker configuration:
80˚
30˚
30˚
80˚
R
L
LFE
C
Ls
Rs