Avid Technology PRO TOOLS MIX 51 Manuel utilisateur

Mix 51 Surround Panning and

Mixing plug-in for Pro Tools™

Plug-In Users Guide

Version 1.1 for Pro Tools HD/LE/M-Powered

Systems on Macintosh OS X and Windows XP

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San Francisco, CA USA

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“DIGIDESIGN”, “PRO TOOLS”, “PRO TOOLS

HD”,“PRO TOOLS LE”, and “PRO TOOLS M-

POWERED” are trademarks or registered trademarks

of Avid Technology, Inc.

Dolby and Pro Logic are trademarks of Dolby

Laboratories, Inc.

Disclaimers

Product features, specifications, system requirements

and availability are subject to change without notice.

Table Of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

Welcome

System Requirements

Important Latency Information

Chapter 2 Installation

Installing Mix 51

Authorizing Mix 51

Removing Expired Plug-Ins

Chapter 3 Quick Start Guide

Chapter 4 Surround Mixer Plug-In

Overview

Connecting the Outputs

Description and Use Of Controls

Chapter 5 Surround Panner Plug-In

Overview

Panner Controls

Chapter 6 LFE Send Plug-In

Overview

LFE Send Controls

Chapter 7 Pro Logic™ || Movie Mode Monitoring

Chapter 8 Automation

Chapter 9 Troubleshooting

Chapter 1

Introduction

Welcome To Mix 51

Mix 51 is a suite of 5.1 surround

panning and mixing plug-ins for Pro

Tools LE and M-Powered systems

with six or more outputs such as

Mbox 2 Pro, 002, 003, and M-Audio

interfaces such as the Delta 1010 or

FireWire 410 or for use with stereo

output systems such as Mbox

connected to a 5.1 Pro Logic™ II

decoding system. Unlimited Mono

and Stereo Panner plug-ins can be

placed on track inserts to pan, mix,

and send to the Mix 51 Surround

Mixer busses. The Mix 51 Surround

Mixer plug-in provides 30 channels

of outputs grouped as three, 5.1

main busses and three, quad send

busses so you can easily manage

dialog, music, FX, and quad reverb

send submixes. Both the Mix 51

Surround Panner and Surround

Mixer feature fully automatable

controls which can be migrated to

Pro Tools HD systems for

compatibility with world-class

surround mix facilities.

The Mix 51Surround Mixer Plug-in

Features:

•RTAS surround mixing to three

5.1 summing busses and three

quad summing busses for a total

of 30 mix bus channels.

•Automatable volume, mute, and

solo controls for each main and

send output bus.

•Volume, mute, and solo

automation compatible with Pro

Tools HD systems version 7.2

and later.

•Output level metering.

•Outputs conveniently appear as

track “plug-in” inputs

•Stereo LtRt Downmix output that

is compatible with 5.1 Pro Logic II

home theater systems.

The Mix 51 Surround Panner Plug-in

Features:

•Unlimited number of RTAS mono

and stereo panners (limited by

RTAS system usage).

•RTAS 5.1 surround panning and

mixing to one of three 5.1 main

busses.

•RTAS quad surround panning

and mixing to one of three quad

effect send busses.

•Volume, mute, solo, send level,

output bus, and output send bus

automation compatible with Pro

Tools HD systems version 7.2

and later.

•Input and output level metering

System Requirements

To use Neyrinck Mix 51, you need

the following system:

•A Digidesign-qualified Pro Tools

LE/M-Powered or HD system

running Pro Tools 7.0 or later.

•Pro Tools LE/M-Powered I/O

interface with six or more outputs

such as 002, 003, or Mbox 2 Pro

or a stereo interface connected to

a 5.1 Pro Logic II decoding

system.

Important Latency Information

Mix 51 uses the host CPU to perform

the surround panning and mixing. It

introduces latency that is equivalent

to one buffer of audio based on the

Pro Tools H/W Buffer Size. The

latency in seconds can be calculated

with the formula (Buffer

Size)/(Sample Rate). For example, if

the Pro Tools H/W Buffer Size is set

to 512, the latency is 512/48000 =

10.6 ms at 48 kHz sample rate. To

set the H/W Buffer Size, open the

Playback Engine dialog and set the

control labeled H/W Buffer Size.

Important Pro Logic II Monitoring

Information

Mix 51 provides a stereo LtRt

downmix that is compatible with 5.1

Dolby Pro Logic II decoding systems.

It is very important that the Pro Logic

II decoder be set for Movie Mode.

Chapter 2

Installation

Installing Mix 51

Installers can be downloaded from

the Neyrinck website

(www.neyrinck.com)

Installation steps are essentially the

same, regardless of the bundle,

package, or system you purchase.

Installation

To install Mix 51:

1. If Pro Tools is running, Quit Pro

Tools.

2. Locate and open (double-click) the

plug-in installer.

3. Follow the instructions presented

by the installation software.

4. When installation is complete,

click Quit.

When you open Pro Tools, you will

be prompted to authorize your new

plug-in.

Authorizing Mix 51

Mix 51 requires an authorized iLok

USB Key to be connected to your

computer when using Pro Tools.

The iLok authorization needs to be

obtained online and downloaded

onto your iLok USB Key. You will

need an iLok.com account to

complete the process. If you do not

yet have an ilok.com account, visit

www.ilok.com to set up an account

for free.

The iLok USB Smart Key is not supplied

with your plug-in or software option. You can

use the one included with certain Pro Tools

systems or purchase one separately.

Removing Expired Plug-

Ins

If you let a demo version of a plug-in

expire, you should remove it from

your system. Otherwise, each time

you open Pro Tools you will be

prompted with a message that the

plug-in has expired.

To remove an expired plug-in:

Open the Plug-Ins folder on your

Startup drive (Library/Application

Support/Digidesign on OS X or

c:\ProgramFiles\Common\Digidesign

\DAE\PlugIns on Windows XP).

Drag the expired plug-in to a different

location.

Chapter 3

Quick Start Guide

Overview

This section guides you through

steps to create a Pro Tools session

that will pan one audio track to a 5.1

main bus and a quad reverb effect

send which will be monitored out six

channels of your Pro Tools system.

When finished, your Pro Tools Mixer

Window should look similar to this:

I/O Setup

It is important to set up your Pro

Tools system for surround output

monitoring. Because Pro Tools

LE/M-Powered is limited to stereo

output busses, you must configure

three stereo outputs for a total of six

output channels to connect to your

5.1 monitoring system. We

recommend you order the output

channels as per SMPTE

recommendations: Front Left, Front

Right, Center, LFE, Rear Left, Rear

Right. This picture shows an

example I/O Setup using the SMPTE

recommended ordering;

New Session

Create a new session to start using

Mix 51. Mix 51 will operate at all

sample rates supported by Pro

Tools. Film and video projects

typically use 48 kHz sample rate.

Music projects use 44.1, 88.2 or 96

kHz depending on many factors. If

you are delivering a mix to a client,

be certain to ask for delivery

specifications so you can use the

correct sample rate from the start.

Add The Surround Mixer

Create a mono audio track and a

mono aux track. Route the audio

track into the aux track (using bus 1

for example) so that the Mix 51

Panner will operate after the main

track fader. Insert a Mix 51 Surround

Mixer plug-in by clicking on the first

plug-in insert popup and selecting

RTAS Mix 51 Surround Mixer. The

Mixer plug-in simply passes the

audio through unchanged – its

purpose is to provide outputs that

can be routed into other tracks, as

we will see.

Connect The Outputs

Create five stereo auxiliary tracks

and change the track names to:

Dialog Front, Dialog C LFE, Dialog

Rear, Reverb Front, and Reverb

Rear, respectively. Then set the

track outputs to Front, Center-LFE,

Rear, Front, and Rear, respectively.

Finally, set the aux track inputs to

come from the Mix 51 plug-in as

Main Bus 1 – L R, Main Bus 1 - C

LFE, Main Bus 1 – Ls Rs, Send Bus

1 – L R, and Send Bus 1 – Ls Rs,

respectively.

Add A Quad Reverb

Create a quad reverb by inserting

two D-Verb plug-ins on the last two

auxiliary tracks.

Add A Surround Panner

On the last plug-in insert on the first

aux track, insert a RTAS Mix 51

Surround Panner plug-in on the last

insert position. Locate the Send Bus

popup menu control and set it to

Send Bus 1. (The main output should

default to Main Bus 1).

Add Some Audio

Import or record some audio on the

first track for playing thru the Mix 51

Panner and Mixer.

Review The Session

Now you are ready to use the Mix 51

system. Check the Pro Tools Mixer

Window and make sure that it is set

up the same as the picture at the

start of this section. When you

playback the session, you should

now be seeing/hearing your audio

track being mixed into the Mix 51

Main Bus 1 and coming through the

aux tracks. Try moving the surround

panner control or adjusting fader

levels in the panner or mixer plug-ins

to experiment with your new

surround mixing system.

Pre-Fader Send Alternative

To create a pre-fader send to the Mix

51 send bus (so that your ProTools

track fader does not affect the level

to your send bus), insert a Mix 51

Surround Panner on the audio track,

route the Mix 51 main output to “off”

and the Mix 51 send bus output to

Send Bus 1. (The Mix 51 pre/post

button should also be clicked on, so

that the Mix 51 main fader is not

affecting your send level). Now you

have a pre-fader send to your Mix 51

send bus along with a post-fader

panner running on the aux track.

Chapter 4

Surround Mixer Plug-In

Overview

The Surround Mixer is implemented

as an RTAS plug-in and can be

placed on any mono or stereo track.

Because a single instance of the

Surround Mixer plug-in manages all

Mix 51 surround inputs and outputs

in a Pro Tools session, it is not

necessary to insert more than one

Surround Mixer. Because its inputs

come from Surround Panner plug-ins

and its outputs appear as Pro Tools

track inputs, it is not critical where

you place the Surround Mixer plug-

in. However, due to the way Pro

Tools is designed, the Surround

Mixer outputs will not appear on the

track where the Surround Mixer is

located. The Surround Mixer plug-in

does not process any audio on the

track where it is located. The audio

is simply passed thru from input to

output. Open a single Surround

Mixer window on a plug-in insert on

any audio track. The plug-in is

located in the Sound Field category

or the Neyrinck manufacturer

category.

Connecting The Outputs

Once the Surround Mixer plug-in is

open, the Surround Mixer outputs

appear as inputs on Pro Tools

tracks. To monitor the outputs, you

must create auxiliary tracks and set

the inputs to come from the Surround

Mixer outputs. After creating or

selecting an existing auxiliary track,

click on the input popup select and a

set of thirty Mix 51 outputs are

available in the plug-in sub-menu.

Description and Use Of

Controls

The Surround Mixer user interface

provides master output control of the

three 5.1 busses and three quad-

send busses. Each bus has volume,

mute, and solo controls.

Surround Mixer Controls – Default

Settings

When the Surround Mixer plug-in is

opened, the controls default to unity

gain with no muting or soloing. You

can change the default settings by

using Pro Tools ability to save a user

preset and set it as the default

setting. Please consult the Pro Tools

Plug-Ins User Guide for more

information.

Volume

Each volume fader controls one of

the Mix 51 buses and has a taper

similar to the Pro Tools faders. This

allows you to copy/paste automation

moves to/from regular Pro Tools

volume faders using the “Paste

Special” “To Current Automation

Type” feature of Pro Tools. Use the

option-click (OS X) or alt-click

(WinXP) to reset the faders to unity

gain. Also, holding down the

command/apple key (OS X) or the

control key (WinXP) will allow for

fine-tuned adjustments.

Mute/Solo

Use the mute button for each bus to

silence the outputs for that bus. Use

the solo buttons to only pass the

audio for buses that are soloed.

CPU Usage Optimized

It is important to note that Mix 51 is

optimized to only perform mixing

operations when necessary – if you

do not connect the bus outputs from

Mix 51 into an aux track, then Mix 51

will not mix to those outputs (and you

will not see any meter activity in the

Mix 51 Master Outputs window for

that particular bus).

Chapter 5

Surround Panner Plug-In

Overview

The Surround Panner plug-in

operates as an RTAS plug-in on

mono and stereo tracks. It will

simultaneously pan to one of the 5.1

channel main busses and to one of

the quad-channel effect send

busses. It provides panning,

volume, mute, solo, LFE, and

divergence controls that are fully

automatable using the Pro Tools

plug-in automation system. The

controls are configured to operate

conveniently with control surfaces

available to Pro Tools. By default,

the Mix 51 Panner does not output

any audio to the normal Pro Tools

mixer channel. By using the

“bypass” button the Panner will pass

the signal through to the Pro Tools

mixer for an additional stereo mix

(while also continuing normal Mix 51

operation). This also allows two

panners to operate on a single track

in case you want a track to be mixed

to two different Mix 51 Main Buses or

Send Buses for example.

Panner Controls

Output Selection Menus

Select the destination bus for the

track by clicking on the Main Bus

popup menu. Select one of the Main

Buses (1, 2, or 3) as the destination

or “off” if you only want to send the

signal to the Send Bus. Select one of

the Send Buses using the Send Bus

popup menu. Choose “off” if you

donʼt want the signal to be sent to

any of the Send buses.

Volume/Send Faders

Use the volume fader to adjust the

track level into the bus you have

chosen. Similarly, the send fader

adjusts the level going to the send

bus you have chosen. (This level

might also be affected by the main

volume control, depending on the

choice of pre or post fader,

discussed next).

Mute/Solo/Pre-Post Buttons

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