Example Paths And Signal Routing For A Surround Mix - DigiDesign Pro Tools Reference Manual

Example Paths and Signal
Routing for a Surround Mix
The examples that follow show how Auxiliary
Inputs, Master Faders, and other Pro Tools sig-
nal routing features can be used for stem mixes,
submixes, and similar project needs.
In these examples, music and effects are being
mixed for a trailer, in 5.1 surround. Separate
stem mixes (for music and for effects) are to be
mastered to 8-track MDM.
Example Multichannel Paths
Signal routing is the key element in any
Pro Tools surround session. Signal routing is
configured and defined in the I/O Setup dialog.
Example Output Paths
Figure 41 shows output paths defined in the I/O
Setup dialog of an example session that was cre-
ated on a Pro Tools|HD system with one 96 I/O
audio interface.
Figure 41. I/O Setup, example output paths
Sub-paths have been defined for Mix, Music,
and FX main output paths.
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Additional stereo output paths, with mono sub-
paths, have also been defined for the remaining
channels.
Example Bus Paths
Figure 42 shows example bus paths.
Figure 42. I/O Setup, example bus paths
Two 5.1 format main paths have been defined
("Music" and "FX"), each with several sub-
paths.
Example Sub-Paths
Sub-paths let you route to selective channels
within the multichannel surround output. In
Figure 43, the Mix 5.1 bus has several sub-paths
that show this.
Figure 43. I/O Setup, example sub-paths
5.0 Sub-Path The 5.0 FX bus is a 5-channel sub-
path. Use this type of sub-path routing to con-
serve mixing resources with tracks you want to
keep out of the LFE channel.
LFE Path A custom LFE sub-path has been added
to provide a discrete mono path for the LFE
channel.