downmixing
Combining audio tracks
Downmixing is reducing the number of audio channels in a recording—typically converting surround sound to stereo, or stereo to mono.
The process blends multiple channels into fewer outputs while preserving the essential audio content: The 5.1 soundtrack was downmixed for television broadcast.
Home audio systems often downmix automatically when fewer speakers are available than the source material provides.
Enclose on every side
- 5.1Multi-channel audio format
- DolbyAudio technology company
- multichannelUsing several separate pathways
- stereoTwo-channel audio system
mono · quadraphonic · codec · soundbar · home theater · receiver · center channel · subwoofer
Adding quantities together
- panningLateral camera traverse
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- levelsHeights or ranked stages
- coefficientNumber multiplying a variable
attenuation · clipping · headroom · normalization · metadata · loudness · downfold · algorithm
Professional audio editing software
- DAWAudio production software
- fadersAudio level controls
- summingAdding quantities together
- gain stagingOptimizing signal levels sequentially
audio interface · mastering · post-production · audio engineering · multitrack · bounce · render · export
Loyalty or exactness
- clarityState of being understandable
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- distortionTwisting from original state
- dynamic rangeSignal amplitude span
separation · imaging · collapse · muddiness · intelligibility · preservation
surround
Enclose on every side
- 5.1Multi-channel audio format
- DolbyAudio technology company
- multichannelUsing several separate pathways
stereo · mono · quadraphonic · codec · soundbar · home theater · receiver · center channel · subwoofer · discrete
summing
Adding quantities together
coefficient · attenuation · clipping · headroom · normalization · metadata · loudness · downfold · algorithm
Pro Tools
Professional audio editing software
gain staging · audio interface · mastering · post-production · audio engineering · multitrack · bounce · render · export · bus
fidelity
Loyalty or exactness
- clarityState of being understandable
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- distortionTwisting from original state
dynamic range · separation · imaging · collapse · muddiness · intelligibility · preservation