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Incorrect 5.1 Surround speaker mapping playing .aif file from Logic Pro X

Here's a Logic Pro test project with me speaking the names of each of the speakers in turn, in ITU order:

  1. Front Left
  2. Front Right
  3. Front Centre (plays on Left Surround)
  4. LFE (plays on Right Surround)
  5. Left Surround (plays on Front Centre)
  6. Right Surround (plays on LFE)

The .aif file was generated in Logic Pro X with File -> Bounce -> Project or Section and these parameters: Destination: PCM File Format: AIFF Resolution: 16 Bit Sample Rate: 44100 File Type: Interleved Dithering: None Surround Bounce: Yes

Logic Pro test project: 5.1_Channel_Mapping_Test.logicx-20210519T130110Z-001.zip

.aif Test file generated from Bounce Project: 5.1_Channel_Mapping_Test.aif

The test file plays with correct channel mapping in QuickTime Player Version 10.5 (1086.4.2).

Edited by Felix Paul Kühne
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