I started a multi-channel system (16 channels – 8 in front and 8 in back with a pair of sub woofers on another channel) with HW 4.2 and was able at the time to set up divisions to go to certain channels with a complete mix down of 16’ pipes to the subwoofers (I believe I used the paramount example at the time). With subsequent upgrades (5, 6, and now 7) I just let the system stay the same and didn’t change anything with the audio/mixer/routing, etc. Mainly because I didn’t understand it as was the case with many when these changes started. I have since watched some great videos by Jerry and Drew, etc. and think I have grasped the entire audio flow. I still want some of the older sample sets to be routed by division and some of the newer sets like, Nitra, was thinking about trying to route the directional (front, middle and rear) for more of a surround sound experience.
When I bring up different dialogue boxes to do this, of course there is nothing named, assigned, etc. I am assuming I follow the directions and start naming the speakers/channels in the audio Device and channels dialogue and setting up the master mix buses (to include the subwoofers) and just make sure it is routed the way I had it for the older sample sets, in the Audio Mixer Dialogue setting the mixer preset to the correct output perspective. My biggest question is the mix down to the pair of subs I have. No one addressed this specifically in the videos I watched and was wondering if this is done in the bass part of rank in the Rank Routing to Audio Mixer (primary) Bus Groups dialogue box.
And for setting up the newer surround sound sets, like Nitra, I am assuming once I get the labeling and the bus routing set up, I just route the front, middle and rear ranks via the Rank Routing Dialogue box how I want them to go.
Also, with the advent of mixer presets, can you set up divisional routing with one and then the surround sound with another and just switch back and forth between the two by changing the mixer preset from the Audio Mixer, routing and voicing dialog?
Hope this makes sense, after writing this all done, not sure if I do understand it . . .
Scott
When I bring up different dialogue boxes to do this, of course there is nothing named, assigned, etc. I am assuming I follow the directions and start naming the speakers/channels in the audio Device and channels dialogue and setting up the master mix buses (to include the subwoofers) and just make sure it is routed the way I had it for the older sample sets, in the Audio Mixer Dialogue setting the mixer preset to the correct output perspective. My biggest question is the mix down to the pair of subs I have. No one addressed this specifically in the videos I watched and was wondering if this is done in the bass part of rank in the Rank Routing to Audio Mixer (primary) Bus Groups dialogue box.
And for setting up the newer surround sound sets, like Nitra, I am assuming once I get the labeling and the bus routing set up, I just route the front, middle and rear ranks via the Rank Routing Dialogue box how I want them to go.
Also, with the advent of mixer presets, can you set up divisional routing with one and then the surround sound with another and just switch back and forth between the two by changing the mixer preset from the Audio Mixer, routing and voicing dialog?
Hope this makes sense, after writing this all done, not sure if I do understand it . . .
Scott