ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 2.0
User Guide
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Mapping audio channels
You can define how a clip’s audio is mapped to channels and audio tracks when the clip is added to a sequence or
viewed in the Source Monitor. Mapping is applied to clips in the Project panel using the Source Channel Mappings
command. You can apply the command to multiple master clips. When the command is applied, the following
controls are available in the Source Channel Mappings dialog box:
Track Format
Defines the type of track in which the clip’s audio channels are grouped—mono, stereo, mono as
stereo, or 5.1 surround. When you change a master clip’s track format from stereo or 5.1 surround to mono, Adobe
Premiere Pro maps each channel to a separate mono track. When you add the clip to the sequence, the clips on the
separate mono tracks are linked together. For more information on multi-clip links, see “Linking multiple audio
clips” on page 182
Enable
Enables or disables an audio source channel. When you add a clip to a sequence, only the enabled channels
are added to the Timeline panel. Disabling a source channel also prevents you from swapping its output channel with
another source channel.
Source Channel
Lists the original channels of the clip’s audio.
Track
Displays the order that the channels are placed into the Timeline panel.
Note:
Under Track, the numbers do not correlate with the actual audio track numbers.
Channel
Displays the channel type that the source channel is mapped to.
Playback button and slider
Lets you preview the audio of the selected source channel. You can preview a source
channel whether it’s enabled or not. The playback button and slider is unavailable if you’re applying the Source
Channel Mappings command to multiple master clips.
You should map source audio channels before adding a clip to a sequence. If you apply the Source Channel Mappings
command to a master clip that’s been added to a sequence, you can only swap the output tracks and channels between
source channels. The Track Format and Enable controls are unavailable. This prevents the master clip’s overall
configuration from becoming out of sync with instances of the master clip already in a sequence.
To map audio channels in a clip
Adobe Premiere Pro lets you specify how a clip’s audio is mapped to channels in audio tracks.
1
Select one or more clips containing audio in the Project panel and choose Clip > Audio Options > Source Channel
Mappings.
Note:
If you’re selecting more than one audio clip, make sure the track format is the same in all the selected clips.
2
In the Source Channel Mappings dialog box, do any of the following:
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To map the audio to a different track format, click the format you want (Mono, Stereo, Mono As Stereo, or 5.1).
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To enable or disable an audio channel, select or deselect the Enable option for a source channel. When a clip is
added to a sequence, only the enabled channels are added to the Timeline panel.
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To map a source channel to a different output track or channel, drag a track or channel icon from one source
channel row to another source channel row. This swaps the output channels or tracks for the two source channels.
Note:
When you view a clip with remapped source channels in the Effect Controls panel, the tracks appear in ascending
order, but their associated source channels are determined by the mapping.
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To map less than six source channels to the output channels in 5.1 surround audio, drag the channel icon from one
source channel row to another source channel row, or click the 5.1 Channel icon until the source channel is
mapped to the desired output channel.