Surround Modes; Stereo; Quad; Divergence - Mackie Digital 8Bus D8B v5.1 Owner's Manual

• This numeric readout indicates the selected
channel.
• Click and drag in the display to select another
channel for editing.
There are seven surround modes available:

• Stereo

• Quad

• LCRS
• 5.1
• 6.1
• 7.1 (SDDS) (Sony Dynamic Digital Sound)
• 7.1 (TP) (Theme Park)
Surround mode selection is accomplished in the
Surround Setup window or the Surround Panning
window. The Surround Mode setting determines the
look and functionality of the Surround Panning
window. Each Surround Mode shares similarities in
functionality, yet there are also distinct differences.
Surround modes other than stereo use 4 to 8
speakers. While mixing in surround, the main
stereo L/R bus is still available and active. Pan
positions between various front and rear speakers
are sent to the L/R mix as simple L/R positioning.
For example, a channel panned fully right-rear
(speaker 6) displays equal level in the L/R mix as
a channel panned fully right-front.
Speaker icons are numbered consistently
throughout the surround modes. Speakers 1 and 2
are always Front L/R; speaker 3 is always Front
Center; speaker 4 is always the Subwoofer (except
in the case of LCRS, when it's the Mono Surround);
speakers 5 and 6 are always Rear L/R; and
speakers 7 and 8 are always Left Center and
Right Center.
To set speaker status across a 12 channel row (or
portion of a row), open the Panning Overview window
(Ctrl+7), click on a speaker icon, and drag parallel left
or right—all channels in the row will adopt the
speaker status of the originally selected icon.
• Since stereo is a two dimensional mix mode, there's
not much use in using the surround window to pan.
• MORPH and FLYBACK are available only in the
surround pan window. These features offer
creative possibilities in any multichannel mix mode.
• Low Frequency Effect and Divergence are not
functional in this mode.
• Notice the speakers are numbered 1, 2, 5, and 6.
This provides consistency throughout the
available surround configurations. Speakers 1 and
2 are always Front L/R, and speakers 5 and 6 are
always Rear L/R.
• Low Frequency Effect and Divergence are not
functional in this mode.
• Notice the speakers are numbered 1, 3, 2, and 4.
Speakers 1 and 2 are Front L/R, speaker 3 is
Front Center, and speaker 4 is Mono Surround.
• This control continuously varies the center image
from dead-center (speaker 3) to a phantom-center
(equally split between speakers 1 and 2).
• With a Divergence setting of "0," the center-
panned channel is routed to the center speaker
only (speaker 3).
• With a Divergence setting of "100" the center-
panned channel is routed equally to the left and
right speakers (speakers 1 and 2).
• This control is not functional in LCRS mode.