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Surround Sound
Cubase provides integrated surround sound features with support for several formats. All audio-related channels and busses can handle multi-channel speaker configurations. A channel in the MixConsole can contain either complete surround mixes or an individual speaker channel which is part of a surround setup.
VST MultiPanner
The VST MultiPanner plug-in allows you to position a sound source in the surround field or to modify existing premixes. The plug-in distributes the incoming audio in various proportions to the output surround channels.
Center Distribution Control
Center Distribution distributes part or all of the center signal to the left and right front speakers.

Center Distribution Control

Center Distribution distributes part or all of the center signal to the left and right front speakers.

If you pan the center signal directly to the center speaker and set Center Distribution to 0 %, you may get a signal that is too discrete. In this case you can add part of the signal to the left and right front speakers to widen it. By raising the Center Distribution value you can distribute the signal to the 3 speakers. At 100 %, the center source is provided entirely by the phantom image created by the left and right speakers.

A line at the top of the surround field indicates the distance up to which a phantom signal is added:

If you position the source signal inside this range, the signal is sent to all 3 channels.