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Surround Sound
Cubase provides integrated surround sound features with support for several formats. All audio-related channels and busses can handle multi-channel speaker configurations. A channel in the MixConsole can contain either complete surround mixes or an individual speaker channel as part of a surround setup.
VST MultiPanner
The VST MultiPanner plug-in allows you to position a sound source in the surround field or to modify existing premixes. The plug-in distributes the incoming audio to the output surround channelsin various proportions.
Pan Laws for 3D Mixing
When an audio signal is moving through the room at a changing height, Cubase makes use of a complex set of pan laws to ensure smooth and gapless transitions.

Pan Laws for 3D Mixing

When an audio signal is moving through the room at a changing height, Cubase makes use of a complex set of pan laws to ensure smooth and gapless transitions.

The following applies:

The pan laws can cause a difference between the graphical position of a panning handle and the audible position of the sound source. If the graphical position of the sound source differs from the audible position, in the Top View pan area, the audible position is displayed as a gray circle, and the distance between both positions is represented by a gray line.
If you move the Bottom-Top Pan control all the way to the right, the sound is transmitted from the top speakers only.