Changing the Appearance of Surround Level Meters

You can use the Channel Order menu in the Mixer Display preferences to determine the order of channels in multi-channel (surround) level meters. You can choose between the following options.

Channel order
Meter 1
Meter 2
Meter 3
Meter 4
Meter 5
Meter 6
Internal
Left
Right
L Surround
R Surround
Center
LFE
ITU
Left
Right
Center
LFE
L Surround
R Surround
Centered
L Surround
Left
Center
Right
R Surround
LFE
LCR Grouped
Left
Center
Right
L Surround
R Surround
LFE
To change the multichannel level meter order
  1. Open Display preferences by doing one of the following:

    • Choose Logic Pro > Preferences > Display (or use the Open Display Preferences key command).

    • Click the Preferences button in the Arrange toolbar, then choose Display from the pop-up menu.

  2. Click the Mixer tab, and choose an option from the Channel Order pop-up menu in the Level Meters area.

    Figure. Mixer Display preferences pane.

Note: The setting you choose here does not apply to metering plug-ins, such as the Levelmeter or Multimeter.