Davinci Resolve - Surround Sound Video and Audio Output Settings - Focusrite - RED 4 Pre

Davinci Resolve - Surround Sound Video and Audio Output Settings - Focusrite - RED 4 Pre

>Apple System Preferences

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>Sound

Set Output to Focusrite Thunderbolt

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Open Audio MIDI Setup

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The Source is Focusrite Thunderbolt

click on Configure Speakers

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Configure Layout for Focusrite Thunderbolt

 

 

Set to Configuration 5.1

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Click on the speaker to make sure audio is coming out of the right speaker

 

When finished click on Done

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If you can not hear anything out of one of the speakers

Try muting it on the crestron and then un-mute

 

Open Davinci Resolve

When you get trough the prompts

Open a New Project or Existing Project

Click on Media Tab and add 5.1 clips to media pool

Find the 2K clip with the 5.1 interleaved audio that was exported

 

Right click it and choose "Add into Media Pool"

Choose to Change the frame rate

Click "Change"

Next - Go to the Edit Tab

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Right click in the Media Pool area

>Choose >Timeline>CreateNew Timeline

Set the Timeline to be 1 Video Track

1 audio track that is 5.1

 

Uncheck Empty Timeline

Click on "Create"

>Davinci Resolve

>Preferences

Click on Video and Audio I/O

Assign Video and Audio I/O to UltraStudio 4K

 

Audio Interface set to Desktop Video

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You will have to close and Re-Open Resolve -

Save Project and exit

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Re-Open Project

Then go to >Fairlight>Bus Format

Choose Format 5.1

Click on OK

 

 

Next choose the Fairlight tab at the

bottom of the application to enter the Fairlight mode

In the Fairlight mode click on Fairlight>Patch Input/Output

Choose Source > Bus Out

Destination Audio Output

 

Next select source channels L, R, C, Lfe, Ls, Rs in this order by clicking on the channels

Then on Destination click on channels 1-6 in order

They will have a white border around the boxes like this

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Then click on Patch

Now you see the patches are correct

for 5.1 monitoring

close the window

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Now play the timeline

 

you will see the 6 channels playing back

like this and hear the audio in the appropriate speakers