Manipulating Streams With Vmode - Axia Quasar User Manual

Manipulating Streams With VMode

Each of the 16 VMode instances supports audio streams with up to 8 channels at input and up to 8
channels at output. Between the input and output, there is a matrix, where the conversion is performed,
according to the selected audio routing option ("Mode"). Livewire 8-channel streams carry 5.1 content in
channels 1-6, and stereo content in channels 7 and 8, and the matrix is partitioned the same way, to fit
them natively:
• Channels 1 to 6 of the matrix form a multi-channel part
Channels 7 and 8 of the matrix form a stereo part
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Routing option ("Mode") names refer to the parts of the matrix and conversions performed between
them. They do not refer to channel maps of the input/output streams.
For receiving and transmitting, two stream classes are distinguished:
• Class "mono/stereo": streams with 1 or 2 channels
• Class "multi-channel": streams with 3 to 8 channels
Input streams put their content into, and output streams take their content from the stereo or multi-
channel parts of the matrix, according to their mono/stereo or multi-channel classes. Multi-channel
streams with 7 and 8 channels span across the both parts of the matrix, starting from channel 1, in the
natural order. Livewire 8-channel "Surround" streams fit the matrix mapping without reordering.
The VMode view provides status of the current configuration.
To change the configuration, select the far right "Configure..." button.