
What do you use Audacity for? Let me know in the comments below.

The AC3 file is playable in Quicktime, Windows Media Player, and VLC. You’ve produced your first surround sound file. Hit OK once you are done the export the file. You delete connections by clicking on the string. Since I only have 4 tracks in my example, I’ve mapped my tracks to Left, Right, Left Surround, and Right Surround. You map the channels by drawing the strings from the left column to the right column. By default, Audacity labels these channels as “Channel 1, Channel 2, etc.” This is not incredibly helpful if you don’t understand the AC3 file structure, but here is a cheat sheet for you to follow for a standard 5.1 surround setup: The column on the right identifies which speaker your track will be assigned to. Negative mappings disable some streams from an already: defined map. The left-hand column includes the track names from your session. + Since -map can now match multiple streams, negative mappings were: introduced. These are the mapping instructions for the surround sound file. For this example, we will use AC3 Files (FFmpeg) Under “File Type”, select a surround codec. To export this project as a surround sound file, go to File>Export Audio…


Read more: Zoom H2n - The Most Versatile Budget Recorder I have imported 4 tracks from a 4-channel surround sound recording I made with my Zoom H2n Handy Recorder.
