Mix 51
5.1 Surround Panning And Surround Mixing
For Pro Tools LE/M-Powered

System Requirements
  • Digidesign approved Pro Tools LE/M-Powered or HD system running Pro Tools 7.0 or higher on Mac OS X or Windows XP
  • Pro Tools I/O interface with six or more outputs such as Mbox 2 Pro, 002, 003, or M-Audio interfaces such as the Delta 1010 or FireWire 410
  • iLok USB Smart Key and internet access

TV Commercial Demo Session
Mix 51 includes a 30 second TV commercial from director Evan Jacobs that demonstrates how to set up panners, mixing, and surround reverbs.
Introducing Mix 51
Mix 51 is a powerful 5.1 surround panning and mixing plug-in for Pro Tools LE and M-Powered systems with six or more outputs such as Mbox 2 Pro, 002, 003, and M-Audio interfaces. Unlimited mono Surround Panner and stereo Surround Panner plug-ins can be placed on track inserts to pan, mix, and send to the Mix 51 Surround Mixer busses. The Mix 51 Surround Mixer plug-in provides 30 channels of outputs grouped as three, 5.1 main busses and three, quad effect send busses so you can easily manage dialog, music, FX, and surround reverb send submixes. Both the Mix 51 Surround Panner and Surround Mixer feature fully automatable controls which can be migrated to Pro Tools HD systems for compatibility with world-class surround mix facilities worldwide.
5.1 Surround Mixing
The Mix 51 Surround Mixer plug-in is the heart of the Mix 51 system. It provides three independent 5.1 busses so you can manage submixes such as dialog, music, and FX. It also provides three independent quad effect send busses that make it easy to set up surround reverb and effects. Each bus features fully automatable volume, mute, and solo controls for flexible monitoring and mixing. All bus outputs appear as inputs on Pro Tools tracks to process and mix the busses with Pro Tools plug-ins and Pro Tools mix automation. Now you can create a professional surround mix for film, television, and music projects all within Pro Tools LE and M-Powered.
5.1 Surround Panning
Unlimited Mix 51 Surround Panner plug-ins can be inserted on mono and stereo tracks to pan and mix to the Mixer plug-in busses. Each panner can mix to one 5.1 buss and to one quad effect send bus. Each panner has its own volume, mute, solo, and send controls so you can create a professional, automated mix using the Pro Tools automation system. The panner features X and Y position controls, a center % control, and LFE level control. Each panner also features a quad-channel effect send that follows the main pan control for easy-to-set-up surround reverb and effects panning.
Quad Effect Sends
The Mix 51 Surround Mixer and Surround Panner provide three, quad-channel effect send busses so you can set up surround reverb and delay effects using stereo Pro Tools plug-ins in pairs. The Mix 51 send busses conveniently appear as inputs on aux tracks organized as stereo front and rear pairs. Simply create two aux tracks, set one input to the front stereo send, set the other to the rear stereo send, and place a stereo reverb on each. Now you have a quad reverb with a quad input that is controlled by the panner plug-ins using that quad send bus.
Pro Tools Integration
Mix 51 is designed to smoothly integrate into Pro Tools LE by providing surround bus outputs that conveniently appear as Pro Tools track inputs. These inputs are grouped as stereo-paired front, rear, and C/LFE stems and are also available as mono inputs. Simply create three stereo auxiliary tracks, set their inputs, group them, and you have a pseudo 5.1 bus that you can EQ, compress, limit, and otherwise process with all your stereo plug-ins.
Pro Tools HD Compatible
The Mix 51 system is designed to be compatible with Pro Tools HD so you can move your project to premier mixing facilities worldwide. There are two ways to use a Mix 51 based session in Pro Tools HD. First, Mix 51 is completely functional in Pro Tools HD so you can simply open the session and continue using Mix 51. Alternatively, you can migrate a Mix 51 based session's automation tracks to Pro Tools native panning and mixing automation tracks by using the "special" copy and paste automation features of Pro Tools. Mix 51's pan and volume controls use the same panning and volume tapers as Pro Tools HD so that you can copy and paste the automation and start using the fantastic surround mixing capabilities of Pro Tools HD.
Specifications
  • Pro Tools RTAS plug-ins - 5.1 Panner (mono, stereo), LFE Send (mono), Surround Mixer (mono, stereo)
  • Sample Rates - 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz
  • Panning - X/Y pan controls, equal power sine-squared taper
  • DIvergence - 0% - 100% for front, rear, and front-rear
  • Volume - -inf to +12 dB gain
  • Busses - Three 5.1 main busses, three quad effect send busses
Surround Panner
Insert the Mix 51 Surround Panner on any track to route it into any one of the three 5.1 buses. Use the X/Y panner or pan sliders to perform fully automatable panning moves. Also send the track to any of three send quad send buses (pre or post-fader) for setting up a surround reverb for instance. The Surround Panner plug-in doesn't pass the signal along to the main Pro Tools mixer input by default - but hit "bypass" and you can do a simultaneous stereo mix along with your 5.1 mix.

Features:
  • Mono or Stereo Surround Panners can be inserted on an unlimited number of tracks
  • Fully automatable panning/volume/send level/mute/solo
  • Front, Rear, and Front/Rear Divergence controls
  • Center percent adjustment
  • Pre or post-fader send level
  • Separate LFE level control
  • Input and Output metering
Surround Mixer
The Mix 51 Surround Mixer goes on any track (only one is needed), and provides outputs for all of the 5.1 mix buses and quad send buses via "auxiliary output stems". These outputs show up as inputs on other aux tracks where they can be brought back into the Pro Tools mixer. For example, three stereo aux tracks can bring in the L-R, Ls-Rs, and C-LFE pairs of a Mix 51 bus where they can be further processed with other plug-ins or simply routed to six outputs of your Pro Tools interface. Additional stereo aux tracks can be used to bring in the Mix 51 send buses, where you can add reverbs/delays or other plug-ins as part of the send bus mix.

Features:
  • Three 5.1 mix buses and three quad send buses with unlimited inputs
  • Fully automatable volume/mute/solo
  • All outputs for each bus are available on aux track inputs for bringing in to the Pro Tools mixer for the final 5.1 mix
  • Optimized CPU usage (only mixing performed on buses being used)
  • Compatible with Pro Tools HD as well as LE/M-Powered