8-channel export, including mixdown

[casual_Beekeeper16B8]

Hi all,

My client is asking for the following track breakdown on a prores file:

CH1	Full Mix Stereo L
CH2	Full Mix Stereo R
CH3	VO & Dialog (Discrete Audio)
CH4	NAT SOUND
CH5	Stereo EFX L
CH6	Stereo EFX R
CH7	Stereo Music L
CH8	Stereo Music R

I have 2 channels of VO and 2 channels of NAT sound that both need to be mixed to mono.  If my output were stereo, I would just pan them center.  In this circumstance, however, I need both VO channels panned left, and both NAT channels panned right, to get them to 3 and 4 (correct?).   BUT--if I do VO -> 1,2 + 3,4, panning them left will mess up my stereo 1,2 channels. 

Is my only recourse to work with everything panned center, export a stereo mixdown, and reimport it and place it back into my sequence?  And then I'd have to make reroute everything so that nothing goes to 1,2 except for my mixed-down audio?

Thanks!

-Justin

[excited_Genie16B8]

I've never worked with anything that complex.  All I can suggest is the following.  Perhaps it will answer some questions.

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Audio in Premiere Pro CC - YouTube

[casual_Beekeeper16B8]

Thanks for the response, Jim.  I'm not sure if that's up to date or not to help.  Adobe has made some really big changes since then.  I wish they would make better documentation, or at least standardize it along the lines of something like Pro Tools.

[platypusrex256]

In 2022 and still having this issue! 🙂