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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 as part of a surround setup.
Preparations for Creating Surround Mixes
To prepare Cubase for surround sound, you must define input and output busses in a surround format and specify which audio inputs and outputs are used for the different channels in the busses.
Surround Routing
The processing format of VST MultiPanner depends on the channel routing. You can use the Routing and the Direct Routing racks in the MixConsole to route audio-related tracks to output busses or group channels with a surround configuration.

Surround Routing

The processing format of VST MultiPanner depends on the channel routing. You can use the Routing and the Direct Routing racks in the MixConsole to route audio-related tracks to output busses or group channels with a surround configuration.

For example, if a mono source channel is routed to a 5.1 bus, the panner works in 5.1 mode. For channel-based 3D mixing, route the source channel to an output bus that provides top channel speakers.