Vegas 4.0 and the 5.1 Center channel

VProductions wrote on 12/7/2004, 8:44 PM

While running some 5.1 simulations we ran across a question no one can find the answer too.

When you put audio through the Center channel, does that disrupt your "Stereo image?"

For example, I have Brian at 25% left, coming out the front speakers only.

I decide to add Brian into the Center channel (at -6 db or so).

Will Brian still sound as if he's 25% left? Or will he be more around 18-19%?

Comments

adowrx wrote on 12/7/2004, 9:03 PM

You are going to localize according to level and placement.
-jb

VProductions wrote on 12/8/2004, 1:30 PM

Level of the Center channel?

Rednroll wrote on 12/9/2004, 5:49 AM

It sounds like to me that you already answered your own question. The center channel is there to make a stronger center image, therefore focusing the center image more than it would be in a stereo setup with a phantom center image. Therefore if Brian is 25% left in your analogy and you add a percentage of Brian to the right of this then it would therefore naturally pull that 25% left pan image of the same signal to the right.

I'm having a hard time figuring out why no one at the simulation couldn't figure this out by just listening to it. You where monitoring with a surround setup right?