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| The only thing
left is to connect a track to our input channel. This is done by
going to the Track Control area to the left of the desired track,
and clicking the mouse in that area. |
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| Hold down the
left mouse button and drag the pointer. The pointer will change
into a silhouette of a 1/4-inch phone plug. |
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| Now drag the
plug down to the mixer channel, and touch the tip to the input meter.
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| The track is
now connected. You can tell it is connected because the name of
the input channel changes from "Not Assigned" to the name of the
track you connected. |
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
You have now created a Surround mixer. You can hit the play button,
and listen to the track you connected. You can grab the red ball of
the Surround panner, and move the sound around the room. You can even
move the sound around with a joystick, if you have one.
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| How do we add
more input channels? "Piece 'o cake," as Duke Nukem would say. Just
right-click on your first channel, and select "Copy Channel." Then
right-click again, and select "Insert Multiple Channels". Type in
the number of channels you want to add. |
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| If we type
in "6", we will wind up with a mixer with 7 input channels. |
All
that's left to do is to connect the input channels to the tracks.
You can go back to your Component Toolbox and drop other components
onto the channels if you want, like effects and solo/mute buttons and
aux sends.
Next week we will take your mixer and start trying some techniques for
Surround Panning. Can't wait.
Jeff Wilson works for Minnetonka Audio Software, maker of software for
professional sound recording and editing. He can be reached at jeff@minnetonkasoftware.com.