Creating 5.1 Surround Files in Audition

Here is a basic map for creating 5.1 Surround Files for Abelton Live in Adobe Audition.
Kevin and I created two separate  5.1 effects yesterday using this method. Most of the credit here should go to Kevin for fine tuning the method. This a guide not a detailed explanation so you will have to do some navigation within Audition. We can go over this on Wednesday and hone our chops.


-Open Audition and select New Multitrack Session From File Menu
-In the options window
        Select Bit Depth=16 Bit (if it lets you. Kevin and I found that it pushes you to 32 bit but in the end everything comes out to 16)
        Sample rate= 48000
        Master 5.1 Surround
-Import Your Mono FIle
-Drag into the first track
-Bring up the mixer in the window
-Bring up the Track Panner
         Set the Stereo Spread to 0º
         Select all the points in the Track Panner that you want to use
         Turn on Write Mode in the pull down menu
-Set to bringing of the the track and Hit Space Bar and Click to map the surround pattern as you see fit.
-You also reset track and record the LFE separately. 
- From File Menu Export a Multitrack Mix Down Entire Session
-Right Click File in the Bin and Extract Channel to Mono Files
-Then double click each of the mono files individually and then Save As into the destination folder.

Your files are ready to import into Live and be distributed to the appropriate channels.

***When in Live your Ext Outs from your Returns should correspond to the following channels
       1= Right Stereo
       2=Left Stereo
       3=Center
       4=LFE
       5=Left Surround
       6=Right Surround