Sony Vegas 6 Manual

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Changing where recorded files are stored when starting to record
1.Press  and click the Record button () on the transport bar. The Project Recorded Files Folder 
dialog appears.
Tip: You can also press  to specify the 
location for recorded files when starting to record.
2.Browse for the location where you want to save recorded files.
3.Click OK.
Changing where recorded files are stored in the Project Properties dialog
1.From the File menu, choose Properties. The Project...

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When On is selected, the behavior is similar to Auto mode, but you will always hear the input monitor during 
recording—monitoring is not toggled on and off when recording in to a selected event.
Note: Your ability to monitor effects in real time is 
dependent on your computers performance. Effect 
automation envelopes are bypassed during record monitoring. 

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CHP. 12WORKING WITH 5.1 SURROUND
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Working with 5.1 
Surround
Vegas® software allows you to create 5.1-channel mixes to prepare audio for DVD-Video.
This feature is available only in the full version of Vegas software.
Note: Vegas software plays and mixes uncompressed 5.1-
channel audio. Authoring software such as the Sony Media 
Software 5.1 Surround Plug-In Pack is required to encode 
5.1-channel audio to AC-3 for use in DVD authoring.
What is 5.1 surround?
5.1 surround is a standard format...

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Setting up surround hardware
Before you create surround projects, you should set up your system to provide 5.1 surround playback. To play 
a 5.1 surround project, you must have an appropriate speaker setup such as:
 Six powered speakers
 Six passive speakers with a six-channel amplifier
Your system must also have an appropriate sound card setup such as:
 5.1-compatible sound card
 Sound card with three stereo outputs
 Three stereo sound cards
There are several...

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5.Click OK.
The track list and Mixer window switch to 5.1 surround mode. The Master bus becomes the Surround 
Master bus, which contains faders for each of the six surround channels. Surround panners appear on 
tracks and mixer controls. Tracks routed to mixer controls (busses or assignable effects) do not have 
surround panners; panning for these tracks takes place on the mixer control.
Routing to hardware in the mixer
You must route the surround audio to the correct...

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Assigning audio to the LFE channel
Once the project is in 5.1 surround mode, you must decide whether a track will provide the “5” (surround 
panning) or the “1” (LFE channel) in 5.1 surround. Initially, all tracks in a surround project are set to 
provide surround panning, but you can assign a track to the LFE channel instead.
You can assign an individual track to the LFE channel or you can route the track to a mixer control (bus or 
assignable effect chain) and...

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Adjusting assignable effects send or bus send levels
You can adjust send levels for busses or assignable effects chains using the multipurpose fader in the track 
header. Click the fader label and choose an assignable effects chain or bus from the menu. The fader in the 
track header can function as a trim control that adjusts the overall send level of the track, or it can adjust 
send level automation settings. 
Click the Automation Settings button () on the track...

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Panning audio
You can pan audio in a 5.1 surround project in two ways:
 Pan tracks individually using the Surround Panner window.
 Route tracks to mixer controls (busses, assignable effect chains) and pan the mixer controls using the 
Surround Panner window.
Panning tracks
1.Click the Automation Settings button () on the track you want to pan and verify Show Automation 
Controls
 is not selected.
2.Double-click the surround panner on the track you wish to pan. The...

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Panning mixer controls
You may choose to route tracks to busses or other mixer controls (such as assignable effect chains) and pan 
them as a group rather than panning each track individually. 
Note: When you route a track to a bus, stereo (two-
channel) output is sent to the mixer control and the mixer 
control sends 5.1 (six-channel) output to the Surround 
Master bus.
1.Add a bus or assignable effect chain to the project. For more information, see Using the Mixer...

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Using the Surround Panner window
Whether you’re adjusting track panning or mixer control panning, you use the same controls in the 
Surround Panner window.
View the Surround Panner window by double-clicking a surround panner on a track header or mixer control. 
Once the Surround Panner window is open, you can dock it in the workspace. For more information, see 
Window docking area and floating window docks on page 24.
Tip: You can also choose Surround Panner from the...