Sony Vegas 5 Manual

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3.Click the Arm for Record button ( ) on the event’s track. When recording into multiple selected events, 
arm their respective tracks at this time.
4.Click the Record button ( ) on the transport bar to begin recording.
5.Click the Record button ( ) again or the Stop button ( ) on the transport bar to stop recording.
Recording into an event with a time selection
Recording into a time selection allows for a pre- and post- roll during recording. The time selection is 
adjustable...

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Triggering from MIDI timecode
Recording can be triggered and synchronized by an external MIDI device that outputs (generates) MIDI 
timecode (MTC). When triggering from MIDI timecode, you should have your audio devices connected 
together via a master digital word clock. The word clock keeps the audio hardware locked together, 
eliminating the need for the software to constantly vary its playback rate to stay synchronized. The incoming 
timecode is only used for an absolute...

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Changing where recorded files are stored when starting to record
1.Press   and click the Record button ( ) on the transport bar. The Project Recorded Files Folder 
dialog appears.
Tip: You can also press   to specify the 
location for recorded files when starting to record.
2.Browse for the location where you want to save recorded files.
3.Click OK.
Changing where recorded files are stored in the Project Properties dialog
1.From the File menu, choose Properties. The Project...

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When On is selected, the behavior is similar to Auto mode, but you will always hear the input monitor during 
recording—monitoring is not toggled on and off when recording in to a selected event.
Note: Your ability to monitor effects in real time is 
dependent on your computers performance. Effect 
automation envelopes are bypassed during record monitoring. 

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CHP. 11WORKING WITH 5.1 SURROUND
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Working with 5.1 
Surround
Vegas® software allows you to create 5.1-channel mixes to prepare audio for DVD-Video.
5.1-channel mixing is only available in the full version of Vegas software.
Note: Vegas software plays and mixes uncompressed 5.1-
channel audio. Authoring software such as the Sony Pictures 
Digital 5.1 Surround Plug-In Pack is required to encode 5.1-
channel audio to AC-3 for use in DVD authoring.
What is 5.1 surround?
5.1 surround is a...

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Setting up surround hardware
Before you create surround projects, you should set up your system to provide 5.1 surround playback. To play 
a 5.1 surround project, you must have an appropriate speaker setup such as:
Six powered speakers
Six passive speakers with a six-channel amplifier
Your system must also have an appropriate sound card setup such as:
5.1-compatible sound card
Sound card with three stereo outputs
Three stereo sound cards
There are several ways to...

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5.Click OK.
The track list and Mixer window switch to 5.1 surround mode. The Master bus becomes the Surround 
Master bus, which contains faders for each of the six surround channels. Surround panners appear on 
tracks and mixer controls. Tracks routed to mixer controls (busses or assignable effects) do not have 
surround panners; panning for these tracks takes place on the mixer control.
Routing to hardware in the mixer
You must route the surround audio to the correct...

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Assigning audio to the LFE channel
Once the project is in 5.1 surround mode, you must decide whether a track will provide the “5” (surround 
panning) or the “1” (LFE channel) in 5.1 surround. Initially, all tracks in a surround project are set to 
provide surround panning, but you can assign a track to the LFE channel instead.
You can assign an individual track to the LFE channel or you can route the track to a mixer control (bus or 
assignable effect chain) and...

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Adjusting assignable effects send or bus send levels
You can adjust send levels for busses or assignable effects chains using the multipurpose fader in the track 
header. Click the fader label and choose an assignable effects chain or bus from the menu. The fader in the 
track header can function as a trim control that adjusts the overall send level of the track, or it can adjust 
send level automation settings. 
Click the 
Automation Settings button ( ) on the track...

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Panning audio
You can pan audio in a 5.1 surround project in two ways:
Pan tracks individually using the Surround Panner window.
Route tracks to mixer controls (busses, assignable effect chains) and pan the mixer controls using the 
Surround Panner window.
Panning tracks
1.Click the Automation Settings button ( ) on the track you want to pan and verify Show Automation 
Controls
 is not selected.
2.Double-click the surround panner on the track you wish to pan. The...