Topic: Surround and other in Podium free

@Me le suono! wrote:

1. Is it possible to use the “surround” in Podium free?
2. Is there a command to duplicate an object several times without using Ctrl + C / Ctrl + V or Ctrl + drag?
3. Can I bypass all effects of a track in one fell swoop?

Thanks!

1. Playback of surround is disabled for the free version
2. The Insert key will place a phantom copy of a selected event(s) at the next quantize point (with relative or absolute snap)
3. No. A workaround would be to place a Send Bus before the fx. The corresponding Return track would be your dry signal.

You’re welcome 🙂

@Me le suono! wrote:

levendis, you are always the first to reply!

😉

@Me le suono! wrote:

Hmm, my question was ambiguous. I meant if I can emulate the “surround” with some plugin. I’ve tried a few with no good results, I do not hear the sound “expanded” as it should be.

Have you been able to create a sound event with more than 2 channels? Call up the Sound Properties dialogue (Alt+Enter with a sound event selected). There’s a dropdown menu with common configurations, or you can tick boxes associated with particular speakers.

Here’s a 6 channel (5.1 Surround) sound I made. You can cut/copy/paste mono samples on any of the channels. The selector labelled LFE is your sub.

I assume your soundcard has sufficient outputs and a speaker setup to match?! Here are some Surround Plugins by AcousModules. These have worked for me in Podium 🙂

@Me le suono! wrote:

“Send” and “Return” busses are a bit complicated but I’ll have to start using them because they are very useful and powerful … 🙂

I too found it daunting to start with. And yes, definitely worth using them.

@Me le suono! wrote:

Thank you very much!

You’re welcome (:

Hmm… :-k
If you suspect Podium isn’t producing surround:

1. Download a file which is assured to be.
2. Play it in your media player

Alternatively, try the following:

1. Load an Accousmodules plugin (http://acousmodules.free.fr/acousmodules_s_en.htm).
2. Render a bounce of its output.
3. Open up the sound editor (double-click sound event) to verify you have rendered the correct number of channels.
4. Save the sound to disk.
5. Play the file with a media player (WinAmp/JetAudio/Windows Media Player/etc.).

I hope these steps help narrow down what’s going on 🙂

This video might help too – http://youtu.be/ND_AI_lKcKw