How to encode a 5.1 mix to cd

[TheDR]

Hello everyone I need help,I mix a song in 5.1 with my 002,now I will like to burn it on a cd,so I can play back in my surround sound system,whats the next step.

thanks


PT 5.3 & 6.2
DIGI002
Mac 466Mhz real power[list]

[Phil71]

you'll have to buy a software encoder from Dolby Labs....

OR....... you could track down a copy of Sonic Foundry's "Soft Encode", which will only run on a pee-cee. This was out for about a month before a number or lawsuits got it yanked from the market. It will encode 6 channels of audio into something called a "Dolby Digital .WAV" file, which tricks most home receivers into thinking it's seeing a DVD PCM bitstream.
However, some players/receivers wont be fooled, revealing a seriously nasty digital noise (all bits on), so if you manage to pull this off, keep your volume down when you try it.

Apack, which comes with DVD studio pro will also encode your 6 full-bandwitdth audio channels into a Dolby Digital compatible bitstream, but you will not be able to put it on a cd and play it back. You'd have to author a DVD with no picture and play it back that way.
Good Luck

[Christian Dolan]

I believe it's possible to burn a 5.1 cd with DTS . You should end up with a 44.1 16-bit surround mix that should play properly on any cd/dvd player with an S/PDIF out to a receiver with a DTS decoder. I think.
-Christian

[TheDR]

Thanks Phil71 i think that will work on DVD pro,now how do i take it from PT do i bounce every channel ex: what ever is on L-R,Ls-Rs,C,LEF bounce them as separate audio file as stereo pair or mano pair then put this file in Apack how this works.

Thanks

[Slim Shady]

You need a seperate audio file for each surround channel (6 total).