VSTi Routing does not support Surround!!!

[Jackeyyow]

Hi guys. Since Nuendo 13 introduced the "Flexible return channel routing" feature, it's good to re-route the Audio input to specific group tracks, instrument tracks, etc.

but there's a strange thing, when in surround format, the audio signal only passes through when the original instrument tracks pan Front LR, not in surround.

The only way is to use Surround audio to record through the assigned group tracks, which is pretty annoying sometimes because not all good plugins support VST3 surround.

Any idea guys? Thanks in advance.

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[Semarus]

The configuration of an audio track when created is determined by the input channel configuration. Setting the output of an audio related track (instrument track in your example) to a multichannel destination does not change its configuration, it is still a stereo track. Using this instrument track as the input of a new audio track will confer its stereo configuration to the resulting audio track, regardless of the output chosen.

This is why when you pan the audio outside of the LR field using the VST Multipanner, you lose the signal on the corresponding audio track, because you are panning audio to channels the track is not configured to receive. Therefore, you need the group track as an interim, or a true surround source to begin with. Obviously the manual needs an update to not only detail how new features interact with the existing ones, but to better explain how things tick behind the scenes.

 

[Jackeyyow]

The configuration of an audio track when created is determined by the input channel configuration. Setting the output of an audio related track (instrument track in your example) to a multichannel destination does not change its configuration, it is still a stereo track. Using this instrument track as the input of a new audio track will confer its stereo configuration to the resulting audio track, regardless of the output chosen.

This is why when you pan the audio outside of the LR field using the VST Multipanner, you lose the signal on the corresponding audio track, because you are panning audio to channels the track is not configured to receive. Therefore, you need the group track as an interim, or a true surround source to begin with. Obviously the manual needs an update to not only detail how new features interact with the existing ones, but to better explain how things tick behind the scenes.

Well explained. Thank u