1 hour ago
So theatrical 4.1 mixes are effectively L, C, R, LFE and a single mono surround channel (Cb).
If I want to sync and preserve one of these mixes, I'll eventually need to export it as a standard 5.1/6-channel file.
My current approach is to duplicate the mono surround channel and route the copies to channels 5 and 6, so that the exact same signal is sent to both SL and SR.
My question is: should each surround channel be attenuated by 3 dB in that case?
I can't remember whether the original mono surround channel in a 4.1 theatrical mix was already compensated for this, or whether modern AVRs apply their own level compensation when they distribute a single surround channel across left and right surrounds.
How do you usually handle this when converting a theatrical 4.1 mix to standard 5.1?
If I want to sync and preserve one of these mixes, I'll eventually need to export it as a standard 5.1/6-channel file.
My current approach is to duplicate the mono surround channel and route the copies to channels 5 and 6, so that the exact same signal is sent to both SL and SR.
My question is: should each surround channel be attenuated by 3 dB in that case?
I can't remember whether the original mono surround channel in a 4.1 theatrical mix was already compensated for this, or whether modern AVRs apply their own level compensation when they distribute a single surround channel across left and right surrounds.
How do you usually handle this when converting a theatrical 4.1 mix to standard 5.1?