Audio In Vegas...How to get clear ACD quality sound out ??

[smithy]

Only for sound and music and not video.

Only for sound and music and not video.

That is the whole purpose of using the Mackie Control...to be able to adjust, manupulate and run all your instrument mixes without using your mouse which takes time and is not as accurate. It is basically used to control only your musical needs. As for video editing...then this will not apply. Now for 5.1 mixing...unless you have a good setup...meaning not using some crap computer speakers...then it will be an advantage...but you will have to spend a lot for some good professional equipment...to really pull it off. That is a decent professional soundcard, compressors, etc. Otherwise...2 channel is really good enough for most people. Getting into the 5.1 surround mixes is a really big challenge and not to be taken lightly. If you want to experiment...then go ahead...you will find out that it is not very easy. In fact you will need a joystick and a lot of patience to really pull it off.

 

[plainman007]

You mean ill need a joystick to do the surround film style panning ? ok....
I know sound has always been a lil tougher for me to understand than video editing. I guess because its so intangible. Will a yamaha analogue amplifier work ? No ?

 

[Pesie]

Will a yamaha analogue amplifier work ? No ?

Do you mean for surround mixing, namely monitoring your 5.1 mixing realtime without rendering to a AC3 Dolby Digital file? Best way for monitoring surround mixing realtime is a soundcard with at least 6 analog outputs. These outputs can be connected to the discrete 6 analog inputs of a surround amplifier.

Mixing a 5.1 project is not simple. I had the privilege of getting our Drama Fest Film 'Fade' (see the URL below) mixed in a film studio, where our soundman used his Protools 7 HD system with fader automated mixing desk and a Mac full with effect plug-in's to mix our 4 minute film in 5.1. I learned a lot looking at his efforts and from his explanation. It's all about knowing the purpose of the 6 different speakers in a 5.1 setup, using the right tools and FX at the right moments (like a multi band compressor on the vocals), no 'over-doing' things in the mix, having a good monitoring (speakers!) and a careful mastering/AC3 encoding in the end.