How to properly downmix 7.1 track (DTS or FLAC) to stereo? 2017-04-20 22:38:19 Hi guys,I'm a bit at a loss here. I've always downmixed 5.1 tracks using Channel Mixer in Foobar2000, but it seems it doesn't fit here.I need some tool or a plugin, which can turn 7.1 track into stereo properly. I searched the internet but I haven't found any suitable variants apart from VST plugin from Waves (DTS Neural pack at exorbitant price).Can anyone help, please? Last Edit: 2017-04-20 22:48:34 by Leo 69
Re: How to properly downmix 7.1 track (DTS or FLAC) to stereo? Reply #1 – 2017-04-21 06:50:59 Use "Downmix channels to Stereo" included with every version of foobar2000.Trim levels for this component (which can't be changed) are -3 dB for Center and -3 dB for Surround (side & back). -3dB for LFE. Works pretty good.
Re: How to properly downmix 7.1 track (DTS or FLAC) to stereo? Reply #2 – 2017-04-21 07:30:17 Quote from: Chibisteven on 2017-04-21 06:50:59Use "Downmix channels to Stereo" included with every version of foobar2000.Trim levels for this component (which can't be changed) are -3 dB for Center and -3 dB for Surround (side & back). -3dB for LFE. Works pretty good.Thanks a lot! I never thought that simple plugin was this advanced.
Re: How to properly downmix 7.1 track (DTS or FLAC) to stereo? Reply #3 – 2017-04-23 18:35:57 Quote from: Chibisteven on 2017-04-21 06:50:59Use "Downmix channels to Stereo" included with every version of foobar2000.Trim levels for this component (which can't be changed) are -3 dB for Center and -3 dB for Surround (side & back). -3dB for LFE.From my test it seems that "Downmix channels to stereo" in foobar2000 1.3.15 uses 0 dB for LFE. I created 7.1 file with all channels with level 0% (-∞ dB) except LFE with level 100% (0 dB), then downmixed it to stereo using "Downmix channels to stereo" in foobar2000 1.3.15. Resulted stereo file has peaks 0 dB in both channels. Last Edit: 2017-04-23 18:38:57 by Rollin