Create a 5.1 surround audio sequence: Tutorial

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Create a 5.1 surround audio sequence

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You can use Adobe® Premiere® Pro to mix 5.1 surround audio, such as soundtracks for DVD content or theatrical motion pictures.

To properly monitor 5.1 surround audio, your computer must have audio hardware that fully complies with the ASIO (Audio Stream Input/Output) specification, thatâ™s connected to a complete set of 5.1 surround speakers, and thatâ™s capable of 6-channel output. If your audio hardware doesnâ™t meet these requirements, Adobe Premiere Pro must downmix the 5.1 channels to the two channels in your stereo speakers or headphones, and you wonâ™t hear surround sound properly.

Create a sequence with a 5.1 surround audio master track.

In the Project window, click the New Item button, and choose Sequence. For Master, choose 5.1. (The master track of a sequence must be 5.1 surround for you to mix 5.1 surround audio.) For Mono, Stereo, and 5.1, specify the number of each type of track you need for the source audio you have. Set the other options as desired, and then click OK.

Import audio clips.

Choose File > Import, select one or more audio tracks, and click Open.

You can also create clips or a 5.1 surround audio mix using Adobe Audition™ and import it into Adobe Premiere Pro. In addition, if you export the Audition audio file using the Project Link option, later you can use the Edit Original command in Adobe Premiere Pro to open the Audition project that created the audio file.

Add audio clips to the sequence.

Drag audio clips from the Project window to the 5.1 surround sequence in the Timeline window. You can drag an audio clip only to a track with the same number of channels, so if necessary choose Sequence > Add Tracks to add new tracks containing the number of channels that match the clips you want to import.

You can position monophonic clips anywhere within the 5.1 surround audio field, while stereo clips can only be balanced, and the channels of 5.1 surround clips are simply passed on to the master tracks without modification.


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