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Map sequence audio channels

Last updated on Dec 14, 2023

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Mapping sequence audio channels to audio output device hardware channels in Premiere Pro allows you to control how the audio from your video project is routed to the physical audio outputs of your computer or external audio interface.

This is particularly important when working with multi-channel audio, surround sound, or specialized audio setups.

For example, your project could have a 5.1-channel sequence, but your system hardware might support only two channels. You could specify which of the two hardware channels carries each of the sequence channels.

16-channel sequences, however, remain mapped to 16 output channels if the selected hardware device has fewer than 16 channels. For example, if the selected device has only two channels, you could map only the first two channels of a 16-channel sequence to the two hardware channels.

Map sequence audio channels to audio output hardware channels

Note:

In the audio Output Mapping section in the Audio Hardware tab, you can map sequence channels to any supported hardware device installed in your computer, not only the device currently activated. However, you see and hear the channel mapping you specify for a device only when the device is activated. Mapping sequence audio channels to the device does not activate the device. To activate an audio hardware device, select it in Audio Hardware preferences.

Select the device in the Map Output For menu to map sequence channels for a hardware device. The list following the Map Output For menu shows the hardware channels supported by the device chosen for you to map sequence channels to each hardware channel using channel tiles.

For example, if you choose a third-party 16-channel audio device, the list shows 16 hardware channels. The list shows only two hardware channels if you choose a stereo device. Tiles to the right of each channel name in the list represent the three types of sequence channels you can map to that hardware channel: stereo, 5.1, and 16-channel.