Using a sub bass drop as an example rendered as a LFE in a multichannel file. On a surround sound system this content plays through the LFE speaker as designed. Because the standard down-mix in Wwise mutes the LFE channel when it is not present in a configuration, stereo listeners will not hear this effect play. This creates some problems in terms of controlling the output in a multichannel mix if you want the results to be heard in all listener configurations. There appears to be 2 options.
- Stereo listeners will not hear this effect due to LFE speaker being dropped
- Surround sound formats will have to include LFE information in front speakers so this can be summed to stereo with the effect still being audible
Is there a way to change the standard down mix configuration to include LFE in a stereo setup such as the HD Omni Default preset in Pro Tools? (L) 0dB (C) -3dB (R) 0dB (LS) -1.5dB (RS) -1.5dB (LFE) -3dB