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Bass Manager and Volume Control
8-Track Mix-Down Deck
Console Outputs
Left Front
Right Front
Left Surround
Right Surround
Center
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Hooking Up Your Subwoofer: 5.1 Surround
This is a bit more involved than a stereo hook up since there are now six speakers involved—
as well as something called Bass Management (see the Bass Management Theory
section). Notice from Figure 3 that for professional use a separate 6-channel level control
box is required between the mix-down deck and the monitor speakers. This is because few
small format mixing consoles have provisions to switch and level-manage a 6-channel audio
signal. The simplest and perhaps best way to accomplish this is to use an external, 5.1 level
controller. It is placed between the outputs of the mix-down deck and the monitor
speakers, allowing it to control the playback level while the mix-down deck receives full-level
recording signal.
Figure 3
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