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Left/right panning control utilises the normal stereo pan pots. Front/back panning is
made possible by taking over the mono level/SIS image control knob on the control
surface (masters section of each channel strip).
Trackball panning and external devices that operate the GUI pointer can also operate
the surround panning on a selected channel.
Bus routing to the six surround matrices remains unchanged, that is, it will be possible
to route and place an image anywhere within the surround stem from inputs, auxes,
aux/group buses and master buses.
Input of pre-recorded surround material is possible from the direct inputs to the six
matrix buses (with no panning available).
No fold down facilities are implemented for externally inputted surround material.
However, a stereo mix can be monitored by switching the monitor section back to
operate in stereo mode sourced from the stereo masters rather than the six surround
matrix modules. This requires an identical stereo mix to be built at the same time the
surround mix is generated, which is normal practice.
When monitoring in surround formats the monitor centre and sub speakers are muted
via the assignable stereo output mutes. While, the front and surround speakers are
muted via the A and B monitor mutes.
In normal stereo mode, two assignable outputs — typically the main stereo left and
right — can be patched to the centre and sub XLRs to free up eight bay modules I/O.
>> To select a surround panning mode
1
At the GUI, choose home
2
Under the Surround Mode heading, click your chosen
surround mode. For example, "5.1". The currently selected
mode contains a red circle.
Preferences General.
Chapter 11: Panning
PRO6 Live Audio System
Owner's Manual