Mapping output on 2 ch speakers

Question

Hi, i need some help, i'm a beginner with audition cs5.5, sometimes i use my laptop to work on 5.1 tracks only with 2.0 speakers.
To be able to listen the full track i have to map the other channels from the settings to play other channels on these 2 (without that i can't hear the central channel with the voice). But everytime i close audition it forgot the setting and i have to set it manually everytime.
Plus in multitrack even with the right mapping output i can't listen the other channels. Is there a way to solve this?

Answer 1

What did you try, precisely?  I didn't give you a lot of detail but if you did precisely what I tried to explain, you'd have it.  Make sure you're familiar with how the effect rack and power on/off buttons work, as well as how the matrix works that the Channel Mixer contains (6 source channels can be mapped in any proportion to 6 output channels).  The preset you want is "Downmix to 2/0," except that you'll have to click on the "L" and "R" tabs and raise the LFE level from 0 to 71% if you want to hear it, as it's normally dumped from a 2.0 downmix.
Another trap is that the session itself must be a 5.1 session (5.1 master bus) and your panning must create surround mixing, or if you have 6-channel source files, they must be placed on a 5.1 track.  I'm assuming that's not a problem because you're describing a situation with sound missing.