>I am a film composer who has just been asked to take his 75% completed >stereo score and mix it in 5.1. Can I do this fairly simply or should >I just end it all now. I have actually been reading the surround >tutorial in the Pro Tools Manual and trying to see how I can apply >that to Logic or else I will bite the bullet do an audio export and >mix in Por Tools. Any words of wisdom would be great. >Thanks >Gary POzner I think you can encode your stero mix down to 5.1 with software from sony it cost a bit but it should work. But you will have to change your card and monitoring though.

Who is going to be doing the re-recording? If they are doing the final mix of the movie in surround, then it should be no problem for them to add a surround space to fill the music out. If you've never worked in surround before, and don't know how to calibrate your room correctly, then it might be a little much to ask of you to sort all of this out. But that really depends on your deadline and interest in sorting out all the details. One suggestion I have is to talk with the engineer ahead of time, so he knows what to expect. I'm willing to bet that as long as the mixes are good, he won't mind setting up a surround space for music as long as he's given the heads up. Typically, the surround mix for music is just a little more spacious, you don't need to do anything fancy with panning instruments all over the place. Were you just planning on giving them a stereo 2 channel mix? Or are you going to be giving them stems? How are you going to print them? If you do decide to mix in surround and you are in L7, forget it. IMHO, the surround in L7 is a band-aid. It isn't even considered a surround application in a pro sense. L8 however will work pretty well to provide a 5.1 mix for you, and it would also allow you to set up your Stem printing without having to use another app, or going out. In either case, you should be able to do what you need without Pro Tools. If you can't speak with the engineer, you should be able to create a simple Rear Reverb or space, that you can use to flush out the mix a bit. There's no right or wrong when it comes to mixing in surround, so if they absolutely need a 5.0 ro 5.1 mix, then keep it simple. Stick to the Stereo mix you have, and add a space to the rears.... mission accomplished. hope this helps. bd On Oct 7, 2007, at 2:51 AM, scott turner wrote: >> I am a film composer who has just been asked to take his 75% >> completed >> stereo score and mix it in 5.1. Can I do this fairly simply or should >> I just end it all now. I have actually been reading the surround >> tutorial in the Pro Tools Manual and trying to see how I can apply >> that to Logic or else I will bite the bullet do an audio export and >> mix in Por Tools. Any words of wisdom would be great. >> Thanks >> Gary POzner > > > > > I think you can encode your stero mix down to 5.1 with software > from sony it cost a bit but it should work. > But you will have to change your card and monitoring though. > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Logic Users Group (LUG) - http://logic-users.org > Search the LUG: http://logic-users.org/forums/LUG/search > Logic FAQ: http://logicfaq.omega-art.com/ > List Policy: http://logic-users.org/forums/LUG/policy > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >