I'm kind of new to 5.1 surround mixing and I'm using Vegas4 beta to make some ambient "outdoor soundscapes" in 5.1. I can pan and distribute sounds, no problem, but I'm having problems figuring out how to use the LFE (subwoofer) correctly.
As far as I can see, each track can be panned left/right, front/rear and you can also send some to the center speaker. But I can't send anything from a track to the LFE?! The only way to do this is to select the "LFE ONLY" option, in which case the track will go to the LFE *only*.
What if I have a helicopter flying overhead, I want some of the lowest frequencies in that to go to the LFE, but the rest of the sound to the surround speakers. How do I do that? As far as I can see, it's *no* LFE, or "only* LFE. That's no good, I must be missing something?
I can set up a stereo bus that sends a signal to my LFE, and then use the track "send" slider (underneath the volume slider) to send some of that track to the stereo bus which then sends to the LFE. But the problem with is is that the LFE signal does not become part of the Surround master mix, and so does not get rendered.
I would appreciate any advice on how to handle the LFE in a mix. I'm in the dark here.
Thanks in advance,
- Bjorn Lynne
As far as I can see, each track can be panned left/right, front/rear and you can also send some to the center speaker. But I can't send anything from a track to the LFE?! The only way to do this is to select the "LFE ONLY" option, in which case the track will go to the LFE *only*.
What if I have a helicopter flying overhead, I want some of the lowest frequencies in that to go to the LFE, but the rest of the sound to the surround speakers. How do I do that? As far as I can see, it's *no* LFE, or "only* LFE. That's no good, I must be missing something?
I can set up a stereo bus that sends a signal to my LFE, and then use the track "send" slider (underneath the volume slider) to send some of that track to the stereo bus which then sends to the LFE. But the problem with is is that the LFE signal does not become part of the Surround master mix, and so does not get rendered.
I would appreciate any advice on how to handle the LFE in a mix. I'm in the dark here.
Thanks in advance,
- Bjorn Lynne