Monitoring in a Surround Sound Environment (n12 only)

Owner’s Manual 47
English
Setting up surround monitoring
1.
Turn on the [5.1 MIX] switch in the DAW Remote
Control section (the switch LED lights up).
The n12 switches Work mode to 5.1-ch surround.
Cubase selects “n12-5.1” as the destination of its
audio tracks.
2.
Turn on the [5.1] switch in the Control Room
section (the switch LED lights up).
5.1-ch Cubase signals will be adjusted by the Bass
Management function, then input to the Control
Room Monitor section, and output to the speakers.
You can adjust the monitoring level using the
[CONTROL ROOM LEVEL] control.
3.
If you wish to mute certain surround channel
signals, press the corresponding C-R SPEAKER
SELECT switches.
Pressing any C-R SPEAKER SELECT switch during
surround monitoring will mute the corresponding
surround channel. Pressing any C-R SPEAKER
SELECT repeatedly will cycle the corresponding
switch LED status as follows: lights up solid →
flashing fast → flashing slow → off. The following table
can help you select the channel you wish to mute.
4.
To cancel surround monitoring, use the C-R
SOURCE SELECT switches to select any monitor
source other than 5.1 channel.
For more information on surround mixing using
Cubase, please refer to the Cubase Owner’s Manual.
Lit Flash
(fast)
Flash
(slow) Off
C-R
SPEAKER
SELECT
[A] switch
L & R:
output
L: output
R: mute
L: mute
R: output
L & R:
mute
C-R
SPEAKER
SELECT
[B] switch
C & SW:
output
C: output
SW: mute
C: mute
SW: output
C & SW:
mute
C-R
SPEAKER
SELECT
[C] switch
Ls & Rs:
output
Ls: output
Rs: mute
Ls: mute
Rs: output
Ls & Rs:
mute
NOTE
L
R
C
LFE
LS
RS
SURROUND
PAN
AUDIO
TRACK
AUDIO
TRACK
C-R SOURCE
=5.1
WORK MODE
=5.1 MIX
Cubase n12
C-RSPEAKER SELECT
A
B
C
C-R SOURCE SELECT
BASS MANAGEMENT
5.1
Bass Management function
In a surround sound system that includes a
subwoofer, the bass components of all channels and
the LFE channel signal are output to the subwoofer.
Bass Management is a function that makes
adjustments in order to prevent interference between
the signals sent to the subwoofer and the signals sent
to the other speakers.
While you are using the n12 Surround Monitor
function, the Bass Management function works as
illustrated in the diagram below.
Surround downmix
If necessary, you can monitor the sound in stereo by
mixing the surround signals into two channels during
surround monitoring. This is called a “surround
downmix.”
To downmix the signals during surround monitoring, turn
on the [DOWN MIX] switch in the Control Room section.
The LS, RS, C, and LFE channel signals will be split to L
and R channels, then output from the C-R OUT jack A.
Meanwhile, the level of these channel signals will be
automatically adjusted so that the monitoring level will
not change. Press the [DOWN MIX] switch again to
cancel the downmix and restore the surround signals.
• During surround monitoring, the C-R PHONES
jack always output downmix signals.
• You can turn on the [5.1] switch and the [ST]
switch in the Control Room section simultaneously.
In this way, you can mix together the surround L
and R channel signals and the L and R signals in
the STEREO buss, then output them to the monitor
speakers. If the DAW TO ST [ON] switch has been
turned on, turning on the [5.1] and [ST] switches
together at the same time will turn off the [ON]
switch (the switch LED flashes).
HPF
HPF
HPF
LPF AMP
HPF
HPF
LPF
L
(DAW IN 1)
R
(DAW IN 2)
C
(DAW IN 3)
LFE
(DAW IN 4)
LS
(DAW IN 5)
RS
(DAW IN 6)
LPF=100Hz, -12dB/Oct
HPF=100Hz, -12dB/Oct
L
R
C
SW
LS
RS
AMP=+10dB
DOWNMIX L
DOWNMIX
R
L
(DAW IN 1)
R
(DAW IN 2)
C
(DAW IN 3)
LFE
(DAW IN 4)
LS
(DAW IN 5)
RS
(DAW IN 6)
ATT
ATT
ATT
ATT
ATT = –3 dB attenuator
NOTE