fairlight channel swapping

I know there has been a lot of discussion about how to setup the delivery page for surround sound and multichannel outputs. My confusion is simply on playback workflow.

In both Avid and Resolve, if I playback a 6 channel surround timeline, using blackmagic hardware, I have to swap the Center and LFE channels to hear proper playback. In Avid this is easy enough to do in the audio output tab, and it was as well in Resolve 12.*. In 14, I was trying to do it last week, and couldn't figure out where to do it. I ended up physically swapping the channels on my timeline, which is not ideal, as forgetting to put them back to normal would be bad.

I saw the whole patching tab in fairlight, but couldn't figure out how to swap the two channels for monitoring. I know there has been some discussion about monitoring being different from output inside 14, so I probably just need clarification as to how to set this up properly from the start.

Thanks for any help.
(I think it is time for a fairlight tab in these forums)

Glenn

Here's a link to a couple of free tutorials on Fairlight that just appeared in the last week or so:





These are the only really practical, down-to-earth tutorials I've seen on Fairlight thus far, and they're very well-done. (You will need to click the "Watch on Vimeo" button in order to see the first one.

How have you assigned the Speaker Setup in:
Resolve Preferences > System > Video and Audio I/O > Speaker Setup?

Here's a link to a couple of free tutorials on Fairlight that just appeared in the last week or so

A few odd workflow choices in those two videos, such as using the Patch Input/Output window for assigning Auxes, and completely ignoring the more efficient and flexible Auxiliaries window for each channel, and double routing to Main Busses and SubMix Busses.

Thanks guys...ill check those videos out.
I knew there was a monitor setting somewhere...was just having trouble finding it.

, down-to-earth tutorials I've seen on Fairlight thus far, and they're very well-done. (You will need to click the "Watch on Vimeo" button in order to see the first one.

I have to disagree. The first one plays so fast and loose with terminology I think it'll probably confuse many people new to pro-post-audio in the long run.

Come to think of it, I actually dislike them quite a bit.

Hi,

It's been a while since I have not used it but there is a VST that can combine the audio channels in any way you want:
MChannelMatrix from MeldaProduction:
https://www.meldaproduction.com/MChannelMatrix

Is an element of MFreeFXBundle but only $ 49
(just to adapt the main output..if you reduce the number of main channels)

swap_channels.jpg

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7_1_to_stereo.jpg

Just a small advantage: there is no cumulation of Db in an assigned channel (at least reasonably)

, down-to-earth tutorials I've seen on Fairlight thus far, and they're very well-done. (You will need to click the "Watch on Vimeo" button in order to see the first one.

I have to disagree. The first one plays so fast and loose with terminology I think it'll probably confuse many people new to pro-post-audio in the long run.

Come to think of it, I actually dislike them quite a bit.

Fair enough, but it was very nice for Marc to post and I'm sure they will help many people. As even if they aren't optimal, they are more aptimal than anything else out there on Farilight

Yes, it was nice of him. I agree.