Multichannel Audio Files

A multichannel audio file is a set of audio channels. The channels are organized in channel clusters. A channel cluster is a logical group of channels, consisting of a single channel or a channel pair.

Example

  • Front left/right is a stereo channel cluster.

  • Back left/right is a stereo channel cluster.

  • Center is a mono channel cluster.

  • LFE is a mono channel cluster.

You can edit multichannel audio files and their channel clusters in the same manner as you edit stereo and mono audio files in WaveLab Pro.

Supported Multichannel File Formats

WaveLab Pro supports Wave multichannel files up to a 22.2 channel layout.

WaveLab Pro can open Ambisonics files up to the 7th order (64 channels). Ambisonics files are opened as a set of mono channels.

Available Multichannel Layouts

The following multichannel layouts from three channels up to 24 channels are available:

Multichannel Audio Editor

Multichannel audio files are displayed in the Audio Editor as channel clusters. Each channel cluster has a channel control area that allows you to mute, solo, and fold/unfold a channel cluster.

Figure 1. Channel control area