HELP! How to monior 5.1 surround sound with STP 2.01?

Hi guys,
I'm sorry if somebody else has posted this question before, but it seems that i can't find any answers.
I'm a new user to mac (what a fool spending all those years on a pc!!) and i have an audio problem.
I'm using a PowerPC G5 Quad wih FCS 2 which includes STP 2.01.
I'm going o shoot a short film quite soon and i would like to edit it in 5.1 surround sound.
I can see how to do the mixing in STP, but i have no clue how to monitor the effects (ie right and left back). Do i need some specific hardware? If so, what do i need? Is there something not too expensive as i'm on a very tight budget.... What about the software itself? do i need to do anything special config?
Please help me....
Thank you for your help!!!!
Bert.

hi
check this recent thread, it may be of help ...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1172507&tstart=0
welcome to the forum!
gavin little
echolab
dublin, ireland
http://www.echo-lab.com/
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