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Authoring Tools User Guide - Auro-3D

1. 4 Launch playback in your DAW from the start of the audio you wish to encode and stop playback at the end When playback stops the encoder will begin processing the audio 47 All O SD Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins TIP To ensure optimal encoder speed make sure OpenCL is supported by your graphics card and is properly configured on your machine Enable Click the Enable switch to toggle the encoder s status The Enable LED lights yellow when activated for encoding Profile Depending on the license level and the selected configuration the Profile menu contains a collection of Encoder Profiles for different target applications BD Movie Master Quality 25 fps BD Movie Master Quality 30 29 97 fps BD Movie Master Quality 24 23 97 fps BD Music Master Quality Low CPU Host buffer 512spb Low CPU Host buffer 1024spb Figure 3 13 Encoding profiles for the Auro 8 0 configuration Digital Cinema Master Quality 24 48 72 fps Digital Cinema Master Quality BD Movie Mas BD Movie Figure 3 14 Encoding profiles for the Auro 11 1 configuration Meters The Auro Codec Encoder always encodes higher format content into a lower format carrier The meters show the signal level in each carrier channel Each channel is a static or dynamically controlled downmix of a combination of upper format channels To control this downmix see Stereo Downmix on page 50 48 All O Ss Aur
2. Create two 5 1 aux input tracks and name them Lower and Height respectively Insert an Auro Return plug in on the Lower and Height track Configure the Auro Return plug ins Set the output of the Lower and Height track to the Lower and Height output path respectively The Auro Return plug ins return the output channels of the Auro Mix Engine to the DAW Since the maximum channel width of a bus in Pro Tools is 8 channels two Auro Return instances are needed to return all the channels of an Auro 3D format e g Auro III Create an audio track and name it Panner Select the Mix Engine bus as the output of the Panner track Insert an Auro Panner plug in on the last insert slot of the Panner track Inserting the Auro Panner on the last insert slot of an audio track allows for audio processing before the audio is panned by the Auro Panner ATTENTION Only tracks with an Auro Panner or Auro Matic Pro plug in are allowed to be routed to the Mix Engine bus Import an audio file to the Panner track Repeat steps 15 to 18 for additional source audio tracks Open up both the Auro Panner and the Auro Mix Engine plug in Start playback and manipulate the controls in the Auro Panner plug in Panned audio can now be monitored through the Auro 11 1 setup 11 All ros Using Fader Link Chapter 3 Using Fader Link The Fader Link feature allows the Pro Tools fader solo and mute buttons to control the Auro Panner or
3. Figure 1 1 Installation type 5 Finally restart your computer A ATTENTION Restarting your computer in step 2 and 5 is mandatory for a correct installation Basic The following software is installed e Auro Panner Auro Bus Auro Mix Engine Auro Aux Engine Auro Return and Auro DMix Control plug ins e A3DHost service e Auro Settings menu bar application Advanced The following additional software is installed e Auro Decoder plug in e Auro Encoder SL AUDIO Installing the Auro 3D Authoring Tools Auro 1 2 1 Licensing To use the Auro 3D Authoring Tools it is required to install the correct license s on a 2nd generation iLok USB key There are three license levels e Auro Panner Includes all DAW channel based panning and mixing functionality e Auro Codec Includes the Auro Panner license plus the following additional functionality The channel based output can be encoded with the Auro Codec using Home Entertainment encoding profiles e AuroMAX Includes the Auro Codec license plus the following additional functionality The channel based output can be encoded with the Auro Codec using Digital Cinema encoding profiles For more information about iLok visit www ilok com All rose Setting Up a Pro Tools Session Chapter 2 Setting Up a Pro Tools Session To set up a basic Auro 3D mixing session in Pro Tools follow the steps outlined below AN ATTENTION Before launching your DAW you nee
4. s Pro Tools 10 or higher Please contact Auro Technologies for information on when VST and AU versions will be available Auro 3D Authoring Tools Concept Auro 3D introduces additional channels for the extra layers to enhance sound reproduction As discussed above even the smallest Auro 3D listening format Auro 9 1 has 10 channels To enable Auro 3D panning in DAW s limited to eight channel pan bus formats the vector based panning information is actually rendered in the A3DHost processor outside the DAW Each inserted Auro Panner sends its individual audio stream with its vector based panning information through the Auro Bus plug in to the Auro Mix Engine INFO All the Auro 3D plug in interconnections are managed by A3DHost which lies at the heart of the Auro 3D Authoring Tools An Auro 3D configuration e g Auro 11 1 uses two Auro Return plug ins inserted on separate DAW tracks to split the Auro Mix Engine output into a Lower and a Height Top channel layer The number of channels that are returned to the DAW depends on the configuration selected in the Auro Mix Engine plug in DAW hosting Auro MixingEngine Auro Bus Auro Panner Auro Return audio streams rendered audio J panning data 9 1 13 1 Figure 1 1 Auro 3D block diagram 27 rRUro issn nese This reference manual covers the following information e Chapter 2 System Requirements and Installation Lists system and DAW requirements and
5. Engines The Mix Engines field lists all the Auro Mix Engines whose downmix is controlled by this instance of the Auro DMix Control 3 6 4 Channel Gain Each source channel s level can be attenuated for the downmix Only negative gain values are allowed because downmixing already creates a rise in level The channel gain can be set three ways e Click and drag the fader e Click in the path of the fader e Double click the numerical field below the fader and enter a value 3 6 5 Group Layer The channel gain faders for the Lower and Height layers can be linked together e Click the Group layer toggle button to link the channel gain faders When active dragging one channel gain fader up or down also moves the others 57 un KO All O AUDIO Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins 3 7 Auro Decoder The Auro Decoder plug in is designed to decode Auro 3D encoded content It s a real time processing plug in that connects to Auro Return plug ins either directly or via an Auro Mix Engine to output the decoded Auro 3D mix Controls Detected Auro 3D Home Entertainment Figure 3 23 Auro Decoder plug in 3 7 1 Connection LED The Connection LED indicates the connection state of the Auro Decoder plug in If the LED blinks red there is a connectivity problem see Restart Service on page 65 for help If it lights yellow the plug in is ready to use 58 All a 3D Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins 3 7 2 Na
6. Mix Engine Function Mac Shortcut Unmute all Opt click Auro Mix Engine Mute switch Auro Mix Engines Solo Safe Cmd click Auro Mix Engine Solo switch Auro Mix Engine Unsolo all soloed Auro Mix Engines Opt click Auro Mix Engine solo switch Table 3 6 Auro Return Function Mac Shortcut Select incremental range of outputs Opt click fader rotary encoder 66
7. S switch lights yellow to indicate this Auro Mix Engine instance is soloed and all other instances not soloed or designated solo safe are disconnected from their buses and not audible The S switch flashes yellow to indicate another Auro Mix Engine instance is soloed e Click the S switch to toggle the solo status of this Auro Mix Engine instance only e Alt click the S switch to unsolo all soloed Auro Mix Engine instances e Command click the S switch to designate this Auro Mix Engine instance solo safe When other Auro Mix Engine instances are soloed this instance will remain audible TIP The default Solo behavior can be set to X OR and Latch in the Auro Settings application see Auro Settings options in the Finder menu bar on page 63 Mute The M switch lights red to indicate this Auro Mix Engine instance is muted Multiple instances can be muted at the same time e Click the M switch to toggle the mute status for this Auro Mix Engine instance only e Alt clicktheM switch to unmute all muted Auro Mix Engine instances 45 All O SD Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins Configuration The Auro Mix Engine can create many formats that can be selected from the Configuration menu The meter labels automatically change to reflect the channels present in each configuration Select a format from the Configuration menu Quad Surround 5 0 Surround 5 Surround 6 Surround 6 1 Surroun Surround 7 1 Auro 9 1 Auro 10 1 Auro 1
8. The Name field initially displays a unique automatically generated name We recommend assigning a more meaningful name to each Auro Return instance such as the channel layer it routes back to the DAW To rename an Auro Return instance click the Name field and type a new name INFO Changing the name of the Auro Return instance does not change the name of the respective DAW track 54 NV All IC SD Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins 3 5 3 Bus This menu lets you select the Auro Mix Engine plug in from which to receive the audio channels 3 5 4 Stem This menu lets you select all stems or a single stem i e an Auro Bus 3 5 5 Output This menu lets you choose between a regular mix or downmix 3 5 6 Preset This menu lets you select a channel configuration that best suits your application Film and ITU conventions are both available for Lower and Height channels The options in this menu depend on the following e The Configuration selected in the Auro Mix Engine connected to this Auro Return plug in see Configuration on page 46 and e Whether Mix or Downmix is selected in the Output menu 3 5 7 1 N The 1 N channel menu s are initially populated by the selected preset but can be individually set to create a custom format The Preset menu displays Custom to indicate a modified preset Select from these menus to reassign the Auro Mix Engine channels routed to this Auro Return plug in s out
9. discusses how to install Auro 3D software e Chapter 3 Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins Elaborates on each plug in s parameters in detail 28 Auras Chapter 2 System Requirements and Installation 2 1 System Requirements and Compatibility The Auro 3D Authoring Tools exist in AAX format and run on the following e Operating Systems Mac OS X 10 8 5 10 9 5 and 10 10 5 e DAW s Pro Tools 10 11 and 12 TIP Only the latest update of your DAW is supported Hardware Pro Tools HDX and Pro Tools HD Native Please refer to complete system requirements and a list of qualified computers operating systems hard drives and third party devices for Avid s Pro Tools by visiting www avid com compatibility INFO The Auro 3D Authoring Tools support audio sample rates of 44 1 and 48 kHz A future release will support higher sample rates 2 2 Installation After purchasing the software download the latest software using the provided download link If the download link has expired contact support for a new one support auro technologies com To install the Auro 3D Authoring Tools on a Mac running OS X 1 Uninstall any previous installation of the Auro 3D Authoring Tools by double clicking Auro 3D_Creative_Tools_Suite Uninstall command from Library Application Support Auro Technologies 2 Restart your computer 3 Double click the ZIP file you downloaded from the Auro Technologies website then double click Aur
10. ofthe FX1 track pf fa Aux Engine Main Bus Figure 3 8 Auro Aux Engine Set the output of the FX1 track to a dummy output i e an output that doesn t go to the monitoring system The Auro Aux Engine outputs a downmix in the format of the aux input track it is inserted on If desired any FX plug in can be inserted after the Auro Aux Engine and sent to the output bus Create two 5 1 aux input tracks and name them Lower Reverb and Height Reverb 15 All rose Using Fader Link respectively 7 Next insert an Auro Return plug in on the second Insert slot of these tracks 8 Set the Auro Returns to receive the Lower and Height layer of the Auro Aux Engine respectively ALNO aco Lower Reverb Figure 3 9 Auro Aux Engine output to the Lower Auro Return ATTENTION The Auro Aux Engine plug in uses the same 3D panning as the Auro Mix Engine In AN order to receive all channels two Auro Return plug ins need to be connected to the Auro Aux Engine Alternatively the Auro Aux Engine is outputting a downmix in the format of the track it is inserted on to feed any plug in that follows 9 Insert a 5 1 reverb after the Auro Return plug ins and set the output of the Lower and Height tracks to your Lower and Height monitoring buses 16 All rose Using Fader Link Figure 3 10 Inserts and I O of the Auro Aux Engine and Auro Return tracks 17 All rose Creating an Auro Encoded file Chapter 4 Creating a
11. takes a fraction of a second 2048 samples to be synchronized The levels of the encoded carrier signal and the decoded output signal are shown on the level meters in the plug in 20 AUDIO Using the Auro Decoder to Decode an Auro Encoded File AUM 5 2 In an Existing Auro 3D Mix Session Apart from using the Auro Decoder plug in in stand alone mode it can also be integrated in the same session that the Auro 3D mix is made in To do so follow this procedure 1 Import an Auro Encoded file to an audio track in your session 2 Insert an Auro Decoder instance on that track 3 Assign it to the Auro Mix Engine instance in your session by clicking the dropdown menu in the bottom right corner Figure 5 1 4 Enable the S switch to only listen to this Auro Decoder instance 5 Disable the S switch and enable the M switch to listen to the regular mix again 21 euros Auro Technologies Auro 3D Authoring Tools Reference Manual Plug in Version 2 2 0 User Guide Version 2 2 0 Auras Auro Technologies NV Kievitstraat 42 B 2400 Mol Belgium Phone 32 14 31 43 43 Email info auro technologies com Support support auro technologies com Web www auro technologies com XXiv AUTOR Chapter 1 Introduction to Auro 3D Welcome to Auro 3D the next step in sound evolution brought to you by Auro Technologies Audio reproduction has evolved from a point source mono to a single dimension stereo to
12. the Mirror Rotate and X Lock controls described below and on which channel is dragged Mirror Mirror X Y and Z can be selected individually or in any combination Link must be enabled for the Mirror controls to have an effect When one or more Mirror controls are active the movement of the channel dragged around is mirrored by moving all other channels around the middle point between the channel dragged and any other channel on the same axis Therefore with Mirror X active two channels with the same X coordinate will not be mirrored along the X axis because there is no distance between them on that axis Rotate When Rotate is active dragging a channel rotates all channels around the scene s origin in the X Y plane The relative distances of all channels to the origin remain intact Link must be enabled for Rotate to have an effect INFO When Rotate is enabled the X and Y coordinates are linked regardless of the state of the Link X and Y options X Lock When X Lock is active all channels retain their current X coordinate position but can move in the Y Z plane INFO When both Rotate and Lock are enabled the channels cannot move in the X Y plane 37 All oO 3D Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins 3 1 11 Channel The Channel parameters determine the position of a source by specifying its X Y and Z coordinates divergence width and height and phantom or discrete routing for each channel Cio Gok Co
13. 1 1 Auro 11 1 7 4 Auro 13 1 7 5 1 AUTO LLJ v Figure 3 10 Configuration menu Buses The Buses area lists the Main Bus and the names of all active Auro Bus instances present in your session By default the Main Bus is selected To select additional Auro Bus instances click the toggle button to the left of the respective Auro Bus name Metering The channel meters and the pan graph both offer real time visual representations of the signal level sent to each channel of the current configuration While the meters give an accurate measurement of the signal level in decibels the pan graph offers a three dimensional localization of the energy Each dot in the pan graph represents a channel s location its brightness indicates the signal level 46 All O AUDIO Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins E gt E u U le 16 12 P hd gt 6 60 gt L LER j Rs LFE HL HC HR His HRe Figure 3 11 Meters and Pan Graph in Auro Mix Engine 3 3 2 Encoder Tab Click the Encoder tab to adjust parameters related to the encoding process KR muros Encoder memmen Encoding Program settings Ea Noise shaping 2 BD Music Master Quality Large Room X Curve Il Stereo Downmix Figure 3 12 Encoder tab with Stereo Downmix control Encoding To encode your session 1 Select your start and stop locater positions in the DAW 2 Activate the Enable switch 3 Select an encoding profile from the Profile menu
14. 5 31 7 Send Send 2 nennen 35 E18 EE 35 EI LFB see ee 36 SA10 E en 36 SANI Channel 38 3 1 12 Controls and Settings Tabs ann neue 39 E Te 41 321 Connection A mmniet hel 41 32 N EEE EERE 41 323 WON aid 42 322 Teresa N 43 E ee E ae 43 33 Auro Mix ENGIN EE 44 331 Controls AD nnen 44 332 Encoder Tabea 47 3 3 9 Settings E endsanttnndankntian 51 3 4 Auro Aux le TE 53 39 AllO BEUN nennen 54 sot Connection LED 54 iv auro 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 392 Niemann 54 SD DUS 55 392 eenderde 55 3 99 TEE 55 3960 E 55 TEN 55 Auro DMix CONO a 56 3 6 1 Connection LED 56 360 2 Nies 57 323 MIX e 57 3 6 4 Chandel OAN E 57 369 Group LONS sanieren 57 Auro Decoder anne hen 58 37 1 Connection LEE ken 58 312 Ne 59 S420 Format RE Ee E 59 3 7 4 Encoded Input ChannelS msnen 59 3 7 5 Decoded Output Channels 60 SAAS SON reeet 61 IL Milena 62 3 7 8 Auro Mix Engine Assignment ee 62 Auro Settings Application eueececceoo 63 Sal ON IS ii cette ee 63 382 DAW ee nee 63 3 8 3 HardWare ontnomen 64 3 89 4 Fader in 65 3 8 5 Restart SSI VCS nrden ada 65 Keyboard Shortcut List 66 AuUrO Chapter 1 Installing the Auro 3D Authoring Tools 1 1 System Requirements and Compatibility The Auro 3D Authoring Tools exist in AAX format and run on the following e Operating Systems Mac OS X 10 8 5 10 9 5 and 10 10 5 e DAW s Pro Tools 10 11 and 12 AN ATTENTION Only the latest update o
15. 9 3D AUDIO Using the Auro Decoder to Decode an Auro Encoded File Auro Chapter 5 Using the Auro Decoder to Decode an Auro Encoded File This section covers the general workflow when using an Auro Decoder plug in The DAW used here is Pro Tools but the workflow is the same in any DAW 5 1 Stand alone Mode When creating a new session to decode Auro 3D encoded content follow the steps below 1 u a E INFO Import an Auro 3D encoded file e g Auro 11 1 encoded in a 5 1 carrier to an audio track in your session Insert an Auro Decoder instance on that track Create two 5 1 aux input tracks Rename the tracks to Lower Decoded and Height Decoded respectively On the aux input tracks insert an Auro Return plug in on the second insert slot and rename these instances to Lower Decoded and Height Decoded Set the output of the Lower Decoded track to the Lower output path Set the output of the Height Decoded track to the Height output path In both Auro Return instances select Decoder from the Bus menu so that the Auro Return plug ins receive the output channels of the Auro Decoder instance called Decoder In both Auro Return instances select the desired channel order from the 1 N dropdown menu s Instead of selecting them one by one you can choose a preset from the Preset dropdown menu as well Open the Auro Decoder instance Start playback After starting playback the Auro Decoder plug in
16. Auro Matic Pro fader solo and mute buttons Additionally X Y panning can also be linked to the Pro Tools X Y panning controls 3 1 Setup Procedure Before activating the Fader Link feature make sure the basic session setup corresponds to the steps outlined in Chapter 2 Setting Up a Pro Tools Session on page 9 To set up an Auro Panner plug in with the Fader Link feature 1 Goto Auro Settings and enable the global Fader Link option This setting is reflected in the Auro Panner status bar by the Fader Link LED Figure 3 1 Fader Link activated 2 Open the Auro Mix Engine plug in and start playback During playback all Auro Panner instances are linked to the Pro Tools track they are inserted on The status of this linking phase is reflected in the Auro Mix Engine Auro 11 1 Rs LFE HL HC HR Hls HRs T Figure 3 2 Linking state 12 All ros Using Fader Link The Fader Link status LED in the bottom right corner of the Auro Mix Engine lights blue when the Auro Panner instances have been successfully linked Figure 3 3 44 Auro Panner instances are linked The Fader Link status LED lights red if not all Auro Panners are linked Start playback to start the linking phase again 2 Ls Rs LFE HL HC HR Hls HRs T Figure 3 4 Error during linking phase ATTENTION After changing the H W Buffer Size or removing adding an additional plug in to A your Pro Tools session the Auro Panners need to be relinked to the Pro Tools
17. Authoring Tools Plug ins 3 2 3 Volume The Volume fader sets the signal level sent to the assigned Auro Mix Engine The Volume can be set three ways e Click and drag the fader e Click in the path of the fader e Double click the numerical field below the fader and enter a value Level Meter This meter displays the direct input level of the connected Auro Panner instance with the highest level It acts as an indication that audio is passing through the Auro Bus instance Precise metering should be done in the Auro Mix Engine where the audio is mixed to the corresponding channels Solo The S switch lights yellow to indicate this instance is soloed and all other instances not soloed or designated solo safe are disconnected from their buses and not audible The S switch flashes yellow to indicate another Auro Bus instance is soloed e ClicktheS switch to toggle the solo status of this Auro Bus instance only e Alt click the S switch to unsolo all soloed Auro Bus instances e Command click the S switch to designate this Auro Bus instance solo safe When other Auro Bus instances are soloed this instance will remain audible TIP The Solo behavior can be changed between X OR and Latch in the Auro Settings application see Restart Service on page 65 Mute The M switch lights red to indicate this instance is muted Multiple instances can be muted at the same time e Click the M switch to toggle the mute status for this i
18. Co Co Liook Liook Lior Figure 3 5 Channel parameters X Y Z Each channel has X Y and Z panning coordinates If you dragged the channels around the Scene these numbers reflect the channel s current location X and Y coordinates vary from 100 to 100 LEDs around the rotary encoders light to indicate the current value with 0 at the top center Z coordinates vary from 0 to 100 LEDs around the rotary encoder light to indicate the current value with 0 being fully counterclockwise To assign coordinates to a channel e Click and drag the channel icon in the Scene see Scene on page 36 e Adjust a rotary encoder by clicking it and dragging up and down e Double click a rotary encoder s numeric field and enter a coordinate value Width and Height The Width and Height rotary encoders allow you to set the horizontal and vertical divergence respectively which controls how much signal is spread to adjacent channels For example in a 5 1 channel format the Width parameter for the C channel causes the signal to first spread into L and R channels and then Ls and Rs The Height setting affects spread into the Z dimension Gin HC T These settings determine whether a centered source C HC T will be reproduced by its own center channel or adjacent L and R channels to create a phantom image The values range from 0 100 100 Entire signal is sent to the center channel none to L and R channels 0 6 Entire si
19. Height and Top layer signals are folded down to their respective Lower layer channels Height and Top Gain Both of these controls attenuate only and are at 0 when fully clockwise e Adjust Height gain to send the desired signal amount to the planar mix e Adjust Top gain to send the desired signal amount to the planar mix About Click the user manual link to view this guide as a PDF Click the www auro technologies com weblink to visit our website 40 All ro 3D Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins 3 2 Auro Bus The Auro Bus collects panned information from a number of Auro Panners to form a subgroup or stem before delivering them to the Auro Mix Engine Downfold Settings Leitmotif 1 Leitmotif 2 Intro IN EN Soundtrack Figure 3 8 Auro Bus plug in 3 21 Connection LED The Connection LED indicates the connection state of the Auro Bus plug in If the LED blinks red there is a connectivity problem see Restart Service on page 65 for help If it lights yellow the plug in is ready to use 3 2 2 Name The Name field initially displays a unique automatically generated name We recommend assigning a more meaningful name to each Auro Bus instance such as the name of the track it is inserted on To rename an Auro Bus instance click the Name field and type a new name INFO Changing the name of the Auro Bus instance does not change the name of the respective DAW track 41 All oO SD Auro 3D
20. LED indicates the current state of the Fader Link option in Auro Settings see Fader Link on page 65 for help If the LED lights blue Fader Link is active Otherwise it is inactive 3 1 3 HDX Aux On Pro Tools HDX Systems an Auro Panner instance inserted on an Aux Input track requires enabling the HDX Aux switch This ensures correct delay compensation between Auro Panner and Auro Matic Pro instances inserted on regular audio tracks and those inserted on aux input tracks before being mixed together in the Auro Mix Engine Controls Figure 3 2 HDX Aux switch in the Auro Panner 3 1 4 Name The name field initially displays a unique automatically generated name We recommend assigning a more meaningful name to each Auro Panner instance such as the name of the track it is inserted on To rename an Auro Panner instance click the Name field and type a new name INFO Changing the name of the Auro Panner instance does not change the name of the respective DAW track 33 All O SD Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins 3 1 5 Volume The Volume fader sets the signal level sent to the assigned Auro Bus instance but has no effect on the Auro Panner s direct output to the DAW track The Volume can be set three ways e Click and drag the fader e Click in the path of the fader e Double click the numerical field below the fader and enter a value Level Meter This meter displays the DAW track s direct input level t
21. able 3 2 3 7 6 Solo Top channel Decoded channel labels The S switch lights yellow to indicate this Auro Decoder instance is soloed and all other instances not soloed or designated solo safe are disconnected from the Auro Mix Engine and are muted The S switch flashes yellow to indicate another Auro Decoder instance is soloed e Click the S switch to toggle the solo status of this Auro Decoder instance only e Alt click the S switch to unsolo all soloed Auro Decoder instances e Command click the S switch to designate this Auro Decoder instance solo safe When other Auro Decoder instances are soloed this instance will remain audible TIP The Solo behavior can be changed between X OR and Latch in the Auro Settings application see Auro Settings options in the Finder menu bar on page 63 61 AULI O 3D Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins 3 7 7 Mute The M switch lights red to indicate this Auro Decoder instance is muted Multiple instances can be muted at the same time e Click the M switch to toggle the mute status for this instance only e Alt click the M switch to unmute all muted Auro Decoder instances 3 7 8 Auro Mix Engine Assignment The Auro Mix Engine assignment menu located in the bottom right corner of the Auro Decoder lets you connect the output of the Auro Decoder to an Auro Mix Engine This enables monitoring of the decoded channels and the original mix through the Auro Return plug ins al
22. auxiliary mix to which sound effects e g an Auro 3D reverb can be applied The Auro DMix Control plug in lets the mixing engineer dynamically downmix all channels in an Auro 3D configuration to a different surround format The Auro Return plug in delivers the channels of an Auro Mix Engine to the DAW Because most DAW s have an eight channel format limitation the Height and Lower layers are typically delivered to two separate multichannel tracks each with its own Auro Return instance The Auro Decoder plug in is designed to decode Auro 3D encoded content It s a real time processing plug in that connects to Auro Return plug ins either directly or via an Auro Mix Engine to output the decoded Auro 3D mix The Auro Encoder controls are embedded in the Encoder tab ofthe Auro Mix Engine plug in It lets you encode up to three PCM channels into one channel while remaining in the PCM domain There is no signal degradation or loss of audio quality and the encoded format complies with DCI specifications A3DHost runs as a background service that ensures that all Auro 3D plug ins are correctly connected to each other The Auro Settings application accessible through the Mac menu bar enables you to select the Solo behavior for Auro 3D plug ins specify the hardware and software the Auro 3D Authoring Tools are used with and activate the global Fader Link option 26 rRUro TEEN INFO We currently support AAX plug ins for Avid
23. d there is a connectivity problem with that plug in instance This can occur for the following reasons e The A3DHost service which is responsible for establishing plug in connections was not installed properly or the workstation was not restarted after installation e An incorrect DAW setting has been selected from the Auro Settings application The A3DHost service stopped for some reason and did not restart automatically To restore your system quit your DAW select Restart Service from the Auro Settings application and restart your DAW Ifthe Connection LED still blinks red restart your computer 2 g TIP The Restart Service command can also be found in Library Application Support Auro Technologies A3DHost A3DHost RestartService command 65 All ro 3D Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins 3 9 Keyboard Shortcut List Table 3 3 General Function Mac Shortcut Reset fader rotary encoder Opt click fader rotary encoder Adjust with precision Cmd adjust rotary encoder Table 3 4 Auro Panner Function Mac Shortcut Reset X Y and Z coordinates Opt Cmd click X Y or Z encoder Shift Opt click X Y or Z encoder Reset X Y and Z coordinates Opt click Channel Icon Unmute all Auro Panners Opt click any Auro Panner Mute switch Solo Safe Auro Panner Cmd click Auro Panner Solo switch Unsolo all Auro Panners Opt click any Auro Panner Solo switch Table 3 5 Auro
24. d to configure Auro Settings 2 1 Configuring Auro Settings 1 Goto Auro Settings gt DAW and select the DAW you use Weme nO O a Mon 15 02 About Auro Settings Solo Mode gt R LE IN R gt Pro Tools 10 gt 6 Pro Tools 11 gt BERTS F J INSERTS F J INSERTS Figure 2 1 Selecting your DAW 2 Goto Auro Settings gt Hardware and select the type of hardware used with the DAW e Native Select this option if you are using a Pro Tools Native or HD Native system e HDX High Latency Select this setting if you are using an HDX System with a H W buffer size of 1024 samples e HDX Low Latency Select this setting if you are using an HDX System with a H W buffer size lower than 1024 samples INFO Please note that only H W buffer sizes of 256 512 or 1024 samples are supported when working with the Auro 3D Authoring Tools All rose Setting Up a Pro Tools Session ATTENTION fyou are using a H W buffer size lower than 1024 samples and therefore have AN selected the HDX Low Latency setting a DSP plug in must be inserted on the first Insert slot of every track that contains an Auro 3D plug in TIP Inserting a multi mono DSP version of the Trim plug in reduces the DSP overhead to a minimum and leaves the audio unaffected if the initial settings remain unchanged For more information about the Hardware setting please refer to Pro Tools 11 Choose this option to use the Auro 3D Authoring Tools in Pro Tools 11 o
25. euros Auro Technologies Auro 3D Authoring Tools User Guide Plug in Version 2 2 0 User Guide Version 2 2 0 Auro Technologies NV Kievitstraat 42 B 2400 Mol Belgium Phone 32 14 31 43 43 Email info auro technologies com Support support auro technologies com Web www auro technologies com AUTOS Auro 3D Authoring Tools User Guide Chapter 1 Installing the Auro 3D Authoring Tools 1 1 System Requirements and Compatibility 12 Installation een 121 LICENSING ereronde deekie Chapter 2 Setting Up a Pro Tools Session 2 1 Configuring Auro SettinQgS nnen 2 2 Configuring a DAW Session 2 2 1 Configuring Playback Engine and O 222 Setting UP plug in routing u a Chapter 3 Using Fader Link nn 3 1 Setup PIocedufe een Chapter 4 Creating an Auro Encoded file19 Chapter 5 Using the Auro Decoder to Decode an Auro Encoded File 5 1 Stand alone Mode nnen 5 2 In an Existing Auro 3D Mix Session Auro 3D Authoring Tools Reference Manual Chapter 1 Introduction to Auro 3D Chapter 2 System Requirements and Installation 2 1 System Requirements and Compatibility 2 2 Installation EE AuUrO 22 1 lee E 30 Chapter 3 Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins 32 KS Du WE te D 32 3 1 1 Connection Eeer Eege 33 34 2 Pader link EDD E 33 313 len A euere 33 314 En 33 312 WOS E 34 3 16 le E 3
26. f your DAW is supported e Hardware Pro Tools HDX and Pro Tools HD Native Please refer to complete system requirements and a list of qualified computers operating systems hard drives and third party devices for Avid s Pro Tools by visiting www avid com compatibility D INFO The Auro 3D Authoring Tools support audio sample rates of 44 1 and 48 kHz A future release will support higher sample rates 1 2 Installation After purchasing the software users must first download the latest software using the provided download link If the download link has expired contact support for a new one support auro technologies com To install the Auro 3D Authoring Tools on a Mac running OS X 1 Uninstall any previous installation of the Auro 3D Authoring Tools by double clicking Auro 3D Creative Tools Suite Uninstall command from Library Application Support Auro Technologies 2 Restart your computer 3 Double click the ZIP file you downloaded from the Auro Technologies website then double click Auro 3D Authoring Tools pkg to begin the standard installation ell A7 All a AUDIO Installing the Auro 3D Authoring Tools 4 Follow the installation instructions and select the type of installation wanted For more information on the different installation types please refer to the paragraph below Package Name e Action _ Size Ei Auro 3D Authoring Tools Basic Upgrade Zero KB LJ Auro 3D Authoring Tools Advanced Skip Zero KB
27. g ins 3D Strength The 3D Strength parameter is used when a planar 2D configuration has been encoded into a stereo carrier but will be decoded and played back in a 3D configuration Normal decoding renders the planar mix but this must be upmixed through the Auro Matic algorithm to play on a 3D system The 3D Strength parameter helps determine the default level for the height layer The 3D Strength options are Low Medium default High and Extreme 3 3 3 Settings Tab Click the Settings tab to adjust Downmix settings Panning settings Export path set Program name and view info about Auro 3D Authoring Tools es Auro Settings Downmix settings Figure 3 17 Settings Tab Downmix Settings In the absence of an Auro decoding system downmix settings enable 2D playback on a normal 5 1 surround system In addition to the encoded downmix the Auro Mix Engine always outputs a downmix in the same format as the track on which the plug in is inserted The Top channel is downmixed to the corner channels Source The Source menu has a Static option that lets you specify fixed attenuations for Lower gain Height gain and Top gain The Source menu also contains the names of all the Auro DMix Control instances in your session You can choose one of these and use its settings for a dynamic downmix see Auro DMix Control on page 56 51 ALI O e Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins Lower gain Height gain and Top gai
28. gine It lights red when the LFE output is muted e The P switch lets you toggle the LFE send pre or post fader the default setting is post fader It lights green when set to pre fader and is unlit otherwise To send the signal from this Auro Panner instance to the LFE channel only 1 Mute the Volume fader 2 Toggle the LFE send to pre fader 3 Use the LFE rotary encoder to set the signal amount 3 1 10 Scene The Scene parameters provide intuitive graphic control of the orientation of channels in the Auro Panner Each channel s icon can be dragged to a new location The left graphical view shown in Figure 3 4 corresponds to the horizontal plane X Y coordinates as viewed from the top the right view corresponds to the vertical plane X Z coordinates as viewed from behind These two views clearly describe your 3D panning moves ele feofeifefefefe Figure 3 4 Scene parameters 36 All ro SD Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins The Scene Parameters Link Mirror and Rotate enhance the control of the different channels so that complex panning moves are faster and easier to execute X Lock prevents channel movement in the X domain but allows changes to the Y Z coordinates These parameters are explained below but the best way to learn how they work is to experiment by dragging channels around with various options enabled Link When active multichannel source channels move together when dragged Their behavior depends on
29. gnal is sent to applicable L and R channels none to C channel The centered localization is reproduced entirely by a phantom image INFO How these settings affect adjacent channels also depends on the multichannel format 38 All a 3D Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins Pan Link The Pan Link button links the XY panning of an Auro Panner instance to the XY panner of the Pro Tools track it s inserted on Additionally the C and LFE controls of the Auro Panner instance are linked to the corresponding controls in the Pro Tools panner Figure 3 6 An activated Pan Link button The linked panning state is represented by a blue outline around the XY panning pane INFO Only the XY panning pane can be linked to Pro Tools panner Vertical panning is controlled exclusively in the Auro Panner 3 1 12 Controls and Settings Tabs Click the Controls tab to access the Auro Panner s main controls Click the Settings tab to adjust the Downfold settings for this Auro Panner and view information about the Auro Panner plug in 39 ALI O e Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins u BE u um or Settings Downfold Settings Figure 3 7 Auro Panner Settings tab Downfold Settings These settings control the level of the Height and Top layers reproduced by the Lower layer if a planar mix is selected in the Auro Mix Engine Enable When the Enable button is lit the Height and Top gains are active When unlit the entire
30. her from the software or from a control surface Figure 3 3 Volume Link button Deactivating the Volume Link button will unlink the Volume fader of this Auro Panner instance from the Volume fader of the hosting Pro Tools track in which case the level of the Auro Panner is purely controlled in the plug in 3 1 6 Bus Assignment The bus assignment menu located below Solo and Mute lets you send the audio and panning information to the Main Bus or an Auro Bus plug in This bus can then be selected in an Auro Mix Engine The currently selected bus name is displayed in the menu INFO By default all Auro Panner instances connect to the Main Bus which is available even when no Auro Bus plug ins are inserted 3 1 7 Send 1 Send 2 This feature is currently not implemented 3 1 8 Object The Object button has been deactivated until the standardization of an object based format is finalized 35 All a 3D Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins 3 1 9 LFE The LFE rotary encoder lets you control the amount of signal added to the LFE output routed to the Auro Mix Engine If an LFE channel is already present in the track e g when the Auro Panner is inserted on a 5 1 channel track it is not affected by the LFE rotary encoder and is added completely to the LFE output of the Auro Panner to the Auro Mix Engine Two switches affect the LFE encoder e The M switch lets you mute the LFE output of the Auro Panner to the Auro Mix En
31. his option to use the Auro 3D Authoring Tools in Pro Tools 10 e Pro Tools 11 Choose this option to use the Auro 3D Authoring Tools in Pro Tools 11 or 12 AN ATTENTION Iron incorrect DAW is selected the Connection LED blinks red indicating that the plug in will not function correctly 63 All O SD Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins 3 8 3 Hardware To apply correct delay compensation you need to select the hardware you are using e Native Select this option if you are using a Native or HD Native system e HDX High Latency Select this setting if you are using an HDX System with a H W buffer size of 1024 samples e HDX Low Latency Select this setting if you are using an HDX System with a H W buffer size lower than 1024 samples Pro Tools 11 or higher and its Low and High Latency Hardware Buffer Pro Tools 11 HD introduced different hardware buffers namely a low latency buffer and a high latency buffer The high latency buffer has a fixed value depending on the session sample rate 1024 samples for 48 kHz 2048 samples for 96 kHz and is used to play back tracks without sacrificing plug in performance The low latency buffer is set to a user defined value of 64 128 256 512 or 1024 samples in Setup gt Playback Engine gt H W Buffer Size This low latency buffer is automatically enabled by Pro Tools under specific conditions where low latency monitoring is required like e on an input monitor enabled track e on areco
32. license plus the following additional functionality The channel based output can be encoded with the Auro Codec using Digital Cinema encoding profiles For more information about iLok visit www ilok com 31 auro Chapter 3 Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins A basic Auro 3D session consists of an Auro Panner Auro Bus Auro Mix Engine and an Auro Return plug in Each plug in is inserted on its own DAW audio track and connects to the A3DHost processor The Auro Panner sends its track s audio to a selected Auro Bus which routes it and other Auro Panners to the Auro Mix Engine The Auro Mix Engine lets you set Auro 3D and downmix configuration settings mixes the audio and then sends it back to the DAW using the Auro Return plug in 3 1 Auro Panner FALIMC D Controls Foley stereo Figure 3 1 Auro Panner plug in 32 All O SD Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins 3 1 1 Connection LED The Connection LED in the bottom right indicates the connection state of the Auro Panner plug in Ifthe LED blinks red there is a connectivity problem see To force the Auro 3D Authoring Tools to work in the low latency domain only a DSP plug in needs to be inserted on the first Insert slot of every track that contains an Auro 3D plug in Working with the low latency buffer also keeps the latency to a minimum on page 64 for help If it lights yellow the plug in is ready to use 3 1 2 Fader Link LED The Fader Link
33. me The name field initially displays a unique automatically generated name To rename an Auro Decoder instance click the Name field and type a new name INFO Changing the name of the Auro Decoder instance does not change the name of the respective DAW track 3 7 3 Format Detection In the top right corner the Format Detection display indicates the type of content that is present e Auro 3D Home Entertainment e Auro 3D Digital Cinema e No Auro 3D Encoded Content Figure 3 24 Format Detection display 3 7 4 Encoded Input Channels The upper metering section of the Auro Decoder plug in displays the signal level of the encoded input channels in either a 5 1 Auro 9 1 11 1 or 7 1 Auro 11 1b 13 1 format Channel Labels The Channel Labels indicate which encoded channel the meter and controls belong to For a list of channel abbreviations please refer to the table below Label Channel Left channel Center channel Right channel Left surround side channel Right surround side channel Left surround rear channel Right surround rear channel Low Frequency Effect channel Table 3 1 Encoded channel labels 59 All a 3D Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins Channel Mute The M switch lights red to indicate this encoded channel is muted Multiple encoded channels can be muted at the same time e Click the M switch to toggle the mute status for this channel only INFO When a
34. n Auro Encoded file This section outlines the steps to follow to create an Auro Encoded file e g to encode an Auro 11 1 mix into a Auro Encoded 5 1 carrier 1 Go to the Settings tab of the Auro Mix Engine Settings Figure 4 1 Settings tab 2 In the Settings tab choose an Export path where the Auro Encoded 5 1 file will be saved 3 Choose a Program name which will be used for the exported and encoded files gie Downmix settings Figure 4 2 Export path and Program name 4 Make a timeline selection in your DAW AN ATTENTION t s strongly recommended to make timeline selections on video frame boundaries 5 Make sure Loop Playback is disabled in your DAW 18 All rose Creating an Auro Encoded file 6 Goto the Encoder tab of the Auro Mix Engine 7 Select an encoding profile from the Profile menu e g Digital Cinema Master Quality 24 fps 8 Click the Enable button to arm the Auro Encoder Digital Cinema Master Quality 24 Figure 4 3 Enable button 9 Start playback in your DAW During playback the Auro Mix Engine exports the discrete Auro 11 1 channels After playback has stopped the Auro Encoder encodes these discrete channels into an Auro Encoded 5 1 carrier The duration of the encoding process approximates the duration of the audio program TIP To ensure optimal encoder speed make sure OpenCL is supported by your graphics card and is properly configured on your machine 1
35. n each offer five attenuation options 0 3dB 4 5dB 6dB and 9dB w AUTO Downmix settings Figure 3 18 Downmix Settings LFE lowpass A lowpass filter can be applied to the LFE channel of the encoded content with a cut off frequency of 100 Hz and slope of 6 dB octave Export Path In the Export path field specify a directory to save Auro encoded files to Program Name In the Program name field specify a name for the Auro encoded files Figure 3 19 Export Settings Panning Settings Click the Pan Law menu to choose a 3dB or 6dB pan law About Click the user manual link to view this guide as a PDF Click the www auro technologies com weblink to visit our website 52 All a 3D Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins 3 4 Auro Aux Engine The Auro Aux Engine plug in creates an auxiliary Auro 3D mix to which sound effects can be applied lwen EE Auro 111 Aux Engine Main Bus Figure 3 20 Auro Aux Engine 53 All O 3D Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins 3 5 Auro Return The Auro Return plug in routes channels from a specific Auro Mix Engine to the DAW track it is inserted on Figure 3 21 Auro Return plug in 3 5 1 Connection LED The Connection LED indicates the connection state of the Auro Return plug in If the LED blinks red there is a connectivity problem see Restart Service on page 65 for help If it lights yellow the plug in is ready to use 352 Name
36. n encoded channel is muted all of the channels that are encoded in it are also muted For example when muting the encoded Center channel both the decoded Center and Height Center channels are muted Channel Meters These meters indicate the signal level of the corresponding encoded input channels Sync LED The Sync LEDs indicate whether the Auro Decoder plug in finds the correct synchronization data in the encoded files ATTENTION Applying any kind of post processing to an Auro 3D encoded audio stream will damage the metadata after which the stream can no longer be decoded 3 7 5 Decoded Output Channels The bottom pane of the Auro Decoder plug in displays information about the decoded channels Channel Meters These meters indicate the signal level of the corresponding decoded output signal Figure 3 25 Decoded channel meters 60 auro Channel Labels Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins The Channel Labels indicate which decoded channel the meter belongs to For a list of channel abbreviations please refer to the table below Label Channel Left channel Center channel Right channel Left surround side channel Right surround side channel Left surround rear channel Right surround rear channel Low Frequency Effect channel Height Left channel Height Center channel Height Right channel Height Left surround channel Height Right surround channel T
37. ng Tools to allow three dimensional panning and Auro Matic Pro 2D and 3D to allow two and three dimensional upmixing in any DAW on Mac that supports AAX plug ins INFO Auro Matic Pro is not included in the Auro 3D Authoring Tools Auro 3D and Object based Audio The Auro 3D Authoring Tools will fully support the standard object based audio workflow once the standardization of an object based format has been finalized 25 rRUro TEEN Auro 3D Authoring Tools Auro 3D Authoring Tools consist of five plug ins the Auro Encoder the A3DHost service and the Auro Settings application Each plug in connects to the A3DHost service which runs in the background to control all audio streams and processing The Auro Panner plug in enables 3D panning replacing the DAW s panner when working in Auro 3D The panned information is sent to the Auro Bus plug in The Auro Bus plug in collects panned information from a number of Auro Panners to form a subgroup or stem All connected Auro Panners can be summed leveled and their downfold settings can be adjusted in case a planar mix is required The Auro Mix Engine plug in sets the Auro 3D configuration and controls how all connected Auro Buses are mixed and encoded It displays the level of all channels in the Auro 3D field and outputs a mix and downmix to the connected Auro Return plug ins It also outputs a downmix to the DAW track it is inserted on The Auro Aux Engine plug in creates an
38. nstance only e Alt click the M switch to unmute all muted Auro Bus instances 3 2 4 Tracks The Tracks field lists all Auro Panner instances that are assigned to this Auro Bus instance 3 2 5 Downfold Settings e Like the Auro Panner plug in the Auro Bus contains two Downfold Settings to control how the Top and Height levels are delivered to a planar mix The Height gain and Top gain 42 ALI O SD Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins INFO rotary encoders attenuate only are always enabled and default to 0 dB When the Downfold Enable switch of a connected Auro Panner is active the Auro Bus Downfold Settings will not have any additional effect on that Auro Panner s audio Height and Top Gain Both of these controls attenuate only and are at 0 when fully clockwise Adjust Height gain to send the desired height layer signal amount from this Auro Bus to the planar mix Adjust Top gain to send the desired top layer signal amount from this Auro Bus to the planar mix 43 All a 3D Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins 3 3 Auro Mix Engine The Auro Mix Engine plug in lies at the heart of the Auro 3D workflow and performs the following functions e Receives audio from connected Auro Bus plug ins e Sets the Auro 3D configuration format e Outputs a mix and a downmix to the Auro Return plug ins e Contains the Auro 3D Encoder The Auro Mix Engine output can be monitored by routing it to one or more Auro Return pl
39. o 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins Clip On top of each meter a Clip LED lights when the Encoder Limiter activates for that channel The limiter prevents clipping during encoding but we recommend using it as a preventive measure only because of the inevitable distortion Click a red Clip LED to clear it Program Settings Program settings contain Dither and Room type parameters and a Native Content switch Program settings Noise shaping 2 Large Room X Curve Figure 3 15 Program settings in Auro Mix Engine Encoder tab Dither This menu lets you select a dithering algorithm for encoding INFO Dithering is disabled for the Digital Cinema Profile menu options There are four Dithering menu options e None No dithering is applied during encoding Standard A TPDF dithering algorithm is used during encoding e Noise shaping 1 The noise shaping type 1 algorithm is used during encoding e Noise shaping 2 The noise shaping type 2 algorithm is used during encoding Room Type This menu lets you specify which kind of environment the content was mixed in There are four Room Type options No room type defined e Large Room X Curve e Large Room X Curve II e Small Room Flat monitoring 49 All O e Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins Native Content Content that originates from an original Auro 3D recording or mix is considered Native The Native Content checkbox is enabled by default Do not select
40. o 3D Authoring Tools pkg to begin the standard installation 4 Follow the installation instructions and select the type of installation wanted For more 29 AUDIO System Requirements and Installation AUTOR information on the different installation types please refer to the paragraph below Package Name Action m Size Auro 3D Authoring Tools Basic Upg J Auro 3D Authoring Tools Advanced Skip Zero KB Figure 2 1 Installation type 5 Finally restart your computer A ATTENTION Restarting your computer in step 2 and 5 is mandatory for a correct installation Basic The following software is installed e Auro Panner Auro Bus Auro Mix Engine Auro Aux Engine Auro Return and Auro DMix Control plug ins A3DHost service e Auro Settings menu bar application Advanced The following additional software is installed e Auro Decoder plug in e Auro Encoder 30 SD AUDIO System Requirements and Installation Ruro 2 2 1 Licensing To use the Auro 3D Authoring Tools it is required to install the correct license s on a 2nd generation iLok USB key There are three license levels e Auro Panner Includes all DAW channel based panning and mixing functionality e Auro Codec Includes the Auro Panner license plus the following additional functionality The channel based output can be encoded with the Auro Codec using Home Entertainment encoding profiles e AuroMAX Includes the Auro Codec
41. o the Auro Panner Clip The Clip LED lights red if more than five consecutive samples cross a threshold of 0 1 dBFS Click the Clip LED to clear it Solo The S switch lights yellow to indicate this instance is soloed and all instances which aren t soloed nor designated solo safe are disconnected from their buses and become inaudible The S switch flashes yellow to indicate another Auro Panner instance is soloed e Click the S switch to toggle the solo status of this Auro Panner instance only e Alt click the S switch to unsolo all soloed Auro Panner instances e Command click the S switch to designate this Auro Panner instance solo safe When other Auro Panner instances are soloed this instance will remain audible TIP The Solo behavior can be set to X OR or Latch in the Auro Settings application see Auro Settings options in the Finder menu bar on page 63 Mute The M switch lights red to indicate this instance is muted Multiple instances can be muted at the same time e Click the M switch to toggle the mute status for this instance only e Alt click the M switch to unmute all muted Auro Panner instances 34 All a 3D Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins Volume Link The Volume Link button links the Volume fader of an Auro Panner instance to the Volume fader of the Pro Tools track it s inserted on The level of the Auro Panner can then be controlled by adjusting the corresponding Pro Tools track s fader eit
42. put channels TIP To assign an incremental range of channels hold down Alt and select an output 55 All a 3D Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins 3 6 Auro DMix Control The Auro DMix Control plug in lets you e Creatively and dynamically control the downmix that encodes Auro 3D content into a 5 1 Surround or four channel carrier e Control the non encoded downmix Unlike the Downmix Settings in the Auro Mix Engine the Auro DMix Control lets you automate the channel gain attenuations so you have complete dynamic control When the encoded carrier plays through a 5 1 surround system these gains determine how the source channels are mixed together The Auro DMix Control plug in can be inserted on an audio track or aux input track of any format Dmx Ctrl Mix Engine a gp fo BOERE Figure 3 22 Auro DMix Control plug in 3 6 1 Connection LED The Connection LED indicates the connection state of the Auro DMix Control plug in If the LED blinks red there is a connectivity problem see Restart Service on page 65 for help If it lights yellow the plug in is ready to use 56 All O SD Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins 3 6 2 Name The name field initially displays a unique automatically generated name To rename an Auro DMix Control instance click the Name field and type a new name INFO Changing the name of the Auro DMix Control instance does not change the name of the respective DAW track 3 6 3 Mix
43. r 12 on page 63 2 2 Configuring a DAW Session For this example Pro Tools HD 11 will be used as DAW 2 2 1 Configuring Playback Engine and I O 1 GotoPro Tools gt Setup gt Playback Engine and selecta H W Buffer Size corresponding to your Hardware setting in Auro Settings 2 GotoPro Tools gt Setup gt I O gt Output and create two 5 1 output paths 3 Name the first 5 1 output path Lower and the second one Height INFO The Lower and Height output paths make up the Auro 11 1 monitoring setup 4 GotoPro Tools gt Setup gt I O gt Bus create a 7 1 bus and name it Mix Engine TIP Make sure you enable the Auto create sub paths option when creating the Mix Engine bus New Paths Create E new 7 1 Y path Mix Engine EI Auto create sub paths Figure 2 2 Auto create sub paths 5 Still in the Bus tab create a mono bus name it Scrubbing and map it bus to the Center channel output 10 All rose Setting Up a Pro Tools Session 2 2 2 INFO 14 15 16 INFO Setting up plug in routing Create a 7 1 aux input track and name it Mix Engine Insert an Auro Mix Engine plug in on the second Insert slot of the Mix Engine track In this example the default channel configuration in the Auro Mix Engine will be used i e Auro 11 1 Select the Mix Engine bus as the input bus of the Mix Engine track Set the output of the aux input track to the Lower output path
44. rd enabled track e ona track which has a DSP plug in inserted on it e onan Aux Input Track with both an active input and output INFO Please note that only the following hardware buffer sizes are supported 256 512 or 1024 when Fader Link is enabled ATTENTION The Auro 3D Authoring Tools currently don t support the use of multiple buffer sizes simultaneously and are therefore restricted to work in either the low latency domain or the high latency domain To force the Auro 3D Authoring Tools to work in the low latency domain only a DSP plug in needs to be inserted on the first Insert slot of every track that contains an Auro 3D plug in Working with the low latency buffer also keeps the latency to a minimum TIP Inserting a multi mono DSP version of the Trim plug in reduces the DSP overhead to a minimum and leaves the audio unaffected if the initial settings remain unchanged 64 All oO SD Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins 3 8 4 Fader Link The Fader Link feature allows the Pro Tools fader solo and mute buttons to control the Auro Panner or Auro Matic Pro fader solo and mute buttons Additionally X Y panning can also be linked to the Pro Tools X Y panning controls Click Fader Link to activate the Fader LInk mode UAVV Le Hardware gt Defaults gt vV Fader Link Figure 3 28 Active Fader Link mode 3 8 5 Restart Service Ifthe Connection LED in an Auro Matic Pro or Auro 3D Authoring Tools plug in blinks re
45. ready connected to the Auro Mix Engine INFO When using the Auro Decoder plug in in the Auro 3D mix session all Auro Panner Auro Matic Pro and Auro Decoder instances belong to the same Solo and Mute group Enabling Solo in an Auro Decoder instance will therefore mute all Auro Panner and Auro Matic Pro instances so that only the decoded channels can be heard Figure 3 26 Auro Mix Engine assignment 62 All O Ss Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins 3 8 Auro Settings Application Auro Settings runs as a menu bar application It provides easy access to Solo Mode DAW and Hardware settings and can restart the A3DHost Restart Service if necessary About Auro Settings Solo Mode DAW Hardware Defaults Fader Link Restart Service Quit Auro Settings v vvv Figure 3 27 Auro Settings options in the Finder menu bar 3 8 1 Solo Mode There are two Solo Mode options e KOR Each solo selection replaces the previous selection s e Latch Each solo selection adds to the previous selection s ATTENTION When using the Auro Matic Pro plug in in combination with the Auro 3D Authoring Tools all Auro Panner and Auro Matic Pro instances belong to the same Solo and Mute group Enabling Solo in an Auro Matic Pro instance will therefore disable Solo in an Auro Panner instance if the X OR Solo Mode is enabled 3 8 2 DAW Before launching your DAW select which DAW you are using There are two options e Pro Tools 10 Choose t
46. the Native Content checkbox for content that originates from upmixed mono stereo or surround material Stereo Downmix and Auro Matic The controls displayed in this area depend on the Configuration selected from the Controls tab A Configuration with 5 1 six or less channels displays Auro Matic controls while those with more channels display Stereo Downmix faders The active category title is highlighted Stereo Downmix The Stereo Downmix faders let you replace the standard downmix coefficients for Surround carriers that require stereo playback with your own Adjust each channel fader to specify the amount you wish to downmix to stereo Figure 3 12 shows these controls Auro Matic These settings control how 2D content e g surround 5 1 encoded in a 1D carrier e g stereo plays back in a 3D configuration e g Auro 11 1 using the Auro Matic upmixing algorithm For example when encoding an Auro 2 2 2 configuration into a stereo carrier the Auro Matic Preset and 3D Strength parameters supply precise instructions for the Auro Matic upmixing algorithm to use when playing this content back through an Auro 3D configuration Encoder Program settings BD Music Master Quality Large Room X Curve Figure 3 16 Encoder tab with Auro Matic controls Preset Select an option from the Preset menu for the Auro Matic algorithm to use when upmixing 2D content to a 3D configuration 50 ALI O e Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plu
47. tracks they are inserted on 3 In Fader Link the volume and panning controls of the Auro Panner follow the volume and panning controls of Pro Tools whenever you are in playback record 4 The Volume control of individual Auro Panner instances can be un linked from Pro Tools Volume by clicking the Volume Link button INFO Auro Matic Pro can also be used in Fader Link mode The setup procedure is the same as with the Auro Panner i e it has to be routed to the Mix Engine bus 13 All ros Using Fader Link Figure 3 5 Volume Link button 5 Likewise the XY panning of individual Auro Panner instances can be un linked from the Pro Tools panner by clicking the Pan Link button Figure 3 6 Activated Pan Link button 6 For Pro Tools metering select Sample Peak type metering v Sample Peak Pro Tools Classic Figure 3 7 Sample Peak metering 14 All rose Using Fader Link INFO During silent passes a low level control signal can be seen on the Pro Tools meters This signal is used to control the Auro Panner Volume control and doesn t interfere with the Auro Panner audio To set up FX sends TIP 1 P ja N Go to Pro Tools gt Setup gt I O gt Bus and create a mono bus called FX Sendl On the Panner track create a Send to the FX Send1 bus Create a mono aux input track named FX1 and select the FX Send1 bus as its input Insert an Auro Aux Engine plug in on the second Insert slot
48. two dimensional surround sound 5 1 or 7 1 To produce true three dimensional sound a reproduction system must include a vertical Z axis top to bottom in addition to the existing X side to side and Y front to back planar axes found in current systems Auro 3D s three layered approach Lower Height and Top Layers completes this evolution by creating a realistic three dimensional soundscape Auro 3D content can be played back on systems without an Auro 3D decoding system e g older cinema theatres by storing the content in a surround sound 5 1 or 7 1 carrier and playing back the 5 1 or 7 1 surround sound standard without any loss of audio quality Systems incorporating an Auro 3D decoder will play back the Auro 3D format while ignoring the 5 1 or 7 1 channel version Auro 3D Formats The Auro 9 1 11 1 formats are based on and compatible with the 5 1 surround standard They include the following additional channels e Auro 9 1 5 1 surround four Height Channels one above each corner channel e Auro 10 1 Auro 9 1 Top Channel aka Voice of God e Auro 11 1 Auro 10 1 Height Center Channel The Auro 11 1b and 13 1 formats are based on and compatible with the 7 1 surround standard They include the following additional channels e Auro 11 1b 7 1 surround four Height Channels one above each corner channel e Auro 13 1 Auro 11 1b Height Center Channel Top Channel Auro Technologies has developed the Auro 3D Authori
49. ug ins AlroO Controls Mixing Engine Auro 111 Main Bus FX L C R Ls Rs LFE HL HC HR HLsHRs T Figure 3 9 Controls tab of Auro Mix Engine The Auro Mix Engine has four tabs Controls Encoder Objects and Settings The Objects tab has been deactivated until the standardization of an object based format is finalized 3 3 1 Controls Tab Click the Controls tab to access the Auro Mix Engine s main controls Connection LED The Connection LED indicates the connection state of the Auro Mix Engine If the LED blinks red there is a connectivity problem see Restart Service on page 65 for help If it lights yellow the plug in is ready to use 44 All O SD Auro 3D Authoring Tools Plug ins Name The Name field initially displays a unique automatically generated name We recommend assigning a more meaningful name to each Auro Mix Engine instance such as the name of the DAW track it is inserted on To rename an Auro Mix Engine instance click the Name field and type a new name INFO Changing the name of the Auro Mix Engine instance does not change the name of the respective DAW track Volume The Volume fader sets the signal level sent to the connected Auro Return instances and also affects the downmix sent to the DA W track The Volume can be set three ways e Click and drag the fader e Click in the path of the fader e Double click the numerical field below the fader and enter a value Solo The

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