proper 5.1 mixing requires a LOT of work and the proper tools/knowlege that 99.9% of traders/collectors don't have...just a fair warning
to answer yer ? -- no, it has nothing to do with number of sources...a 5.1 mixdown means you'll have 5 channels: Center, Front Left + Front Right, Surround Left + Surround Right [rear channels], plus yer Subwoofer channel [aka LFE channel, the .1]
a true 5.1 AUD recording would be done using a 5 mic surround taping setup, something like
this]
however what yer wantin to do is mixing 2 or more stereo sources to create a surround mix...typically, i find the more AUD sources used, the more muddied the sound becomes...YMMV
here's a couple links that might give ya a better idea what yer gettin into:
http://www.2-popforums.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=85335
http://emusician.com/tutorials/5-1_mix/
http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage...ound_FCS2.html
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