Can you scrub on both the timeline and the trimmer?

Are you using the default drivers?

Thanks.

Yes, I can scrub on both, and I am using the defualt drivers.

Do you find it's a good card to mix 5.1 projects?
Does each speaker in a 5.1 set-up have a dedicated input to plug into?

M

M-- This slipped passed me. (my apologies)

"Do you find it's a good card to mix 5.1 projects?"

Being new at this, I would say it's an excellent card for mixing 5.1 projects. It's certainly not M-Audio's top of the line, but from what I was able to determine from my reasearch, it probably beats other similar cards out there. And, no, I haven't tried them all. My decision was based purely on my online research.

"Does each speaker in a 5.1 set-up have a dedicated input to plug into?"

No, not with the M-Audio Revolution card. From what I can tell, and I am not, nor do I profess to be, an expert, as so many here are. If I understand it correctly, the software drivers that come with the card play and important role in the distribution of sound during the mix.

Insofar as speakers go, as I said before, I am on a limited budget. Again, after much research, I settled on the Logitech Z-680 5.1 Surround speaker system. For the money, I think the sound is hard to beat. To get a true "studio quality" 5.1 surround system, which requires an altogether different sound card, you're looking at thousands of dollars. At this point, I simply don't have that kind of money.

Sorry for long-winded answer. I do that sometimes.

J--

Have you tried mixing a surround project? If you did, did it sound "as mixed" on a home theater system?
I'm on a VERY limited budget as well. That's why I can't afford to buy this card and have it not work as needed for surround projects.
It's just that I was under the impression from reading posts in the Acid forum that it wasn't as simple as picking up a 5.1 compatible card and hooking up a 5.1 speaker set-up to it.
The M-Audio 410 seems like the best bet, but it's out of my price range.

BTW, have you seen the new 5.1 studio monitoring system (LX4 I believe) available from M-Audio?
Very affordable and they seem like they would be more than good enough for a hobbyist like myself.
Ideally, if I had a fuller wallet, I'd go for the M-Audio 410 and the LX4s, but...

Maybe a Sony rep could shed some light on this. I'm not asking for a particular recommendation (cuz I know you guys can't do that). I'm only asking if the Revolution is capable of 5.1 monitoring properly in Vegas and Acid Pro 4.0.

Thanks for your input J, it's appreciated.

M

The M-Audio LX4 starts as a stereo system (2.1) for $350. It is expandable to a 5.1 system with additional speakers, if I'm not mistaken. Son;t know what that would cost, though.

No, mixing for surround isn't simple (I'm working on my first true surround project now), but it doesn't require thousands of dollars of equipment either. It's mixed, like anything else, one track at a time. You've got five instead of just two, so it does require a bit more finesse. I'm far from being an expert!!!

"...did it sound "as mixed" on a home theater system?"

On the little test I did each sound came out of the assigned channel if that's what you mean. Is that what you mean?

If you're a professed "hobbyest" (and unless money is no object) I can't see why anyone would want to buy a battle ship to go fishing. Yes, there are those who are deeply into status symbols (not that you are), but if I were into status symbols, I probably wouldn't be using Vegas on a PC. ;o)