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Hi folks,
I've been using ProTools LE for years to mix after a picture lock and have never been fond of the user interface. I tinkered a bit with Soundtrack Pro recently and I am impressed with it so far. It seems like an able app for 5.1 and I have decide to start teaching myself surround editing and mixing in it. I presently have an Mbox 2 and I've been thinking about upgrading to an Mbox 2 Pro, but it doesn't have an optical out for 5.1. Wondering if people could share what hardware they're using for 5.1 mixing. I read Nick's post: "FCS2 5.1 sound," which presents some possibilities. I'm looking for something that has good support/drivers on the Mac platform. Thanks for any input/information, Russ
I have used an M-Audio Firewire 410 (and still do when on the road) but my favorite unit is the Focusrite Saffire
[www.sweetwater.com] Both have a large number of audio outs which can be mapped to the 5.1 channels in Soundtrack Pro. I have mine connected to an Event 6 channel subwoofer and then 5 studio monitors connected to the sub. I do not use an optical or coax SPDIF signal as that would require encoding to AC-3 in real time while playing back (is this even possible with STP?). When setting up the system I used a home theater calibration DVD to makes sure the sub and satellites were calibrated to each other and then a basic 5.1 calibration in the Saffire output mixer to make sure the 5.1 channels all had the same SPL level with pink noise. The only drawback I have seen so far is that the Apple DVD player refuses to see this setup as multi-channel and all DVDs play back in stereo. Using VLC to playback the DVDs yeild perfect multi-channel results. Good luck in your search!
jgourd,
Thanks for the reply, I was thinking no one was interested on this forum and just noticed your post. Your setup looks like a good one, I'm an Event user myself. I've been eyeing the Focusrite. >jgourd Wrote: > I do not use an optical or coax SPDIF signal as > that would require encoding to AC-3 in real time > while playing back (is this even possible with > STP?). I haven't futzed with it yet, so I don't know whether it will encode on the fly or not. I'm buying a new MacPro later this month which has an optical out built in, so I'm hoping it will support it without additional purchases. Here's a good article on Creative Mac on basic use of STP2 for surround, although it seems like you're probably past it: [creativemac.digitalmedianet.com] I'll post back when I get it worked out. Thanks again for your kind reply. -Russ Sorry, you do not have permission to post/reply in this forum.
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