# What channel layouts, stem separations and sidecar file rules does Paramount state for programme audio (including M&E and LFE)?

- id: art_01M5MRJKB2EC9NQPQGSA2TQ67X
- type: article · status: active · revision: 1
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T10, T13 · tags: none
- updated: 2026-10-23T16:12:48.316Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/articles/art_01M5MRJKB2EC9NQPQGSA2TQ67X

Paramount sidecar audio must be 1, 2 or 6 interleaved channels in RF64 WAV with channel labels matching the layout, start together and match the video duration within one frame, and every 5.1 needs a matching stereo; LFE may hold only content under 120 Hz (full-range LFE fails QC); Atmos beds and objects must at least separate dialogue, narration, music and effects.

Paramount sidecar audio must be 1, 2 or 6 interleaved channels in RF64 WAV with channel labels matching the layout, start together and match the video duration within one frame, and every 5.1 needs a matching stereo; LFE may hold only content under 120 Hz (full-range LFE fails QC); Atmos beds and objects must at least separate dialogue, narration, music and effects.

Curator qualifications: Vendor requirement pages read 2026-10-22; no audio measured. Four/eight/ten/sixteen-channel video-master layouts from producer reading.

Limitations: Vendor requirement pages read 2026-10-22; no audio measured.

Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

```json
{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://pop.paramount.com/audio-requirements/",
      "note": "audio-requirements General Technical Requirements; Sidecar Audio Technical Specification; Atmos; pop.paramount.com/video-requirements (live) Audio Assignments and Layouts"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://pop.paramount.com/video-requirements/",
      "note": "audio-requirements General Technical Requirements; Sidecar Audio Technical Specification; Atmos; pop.paramount.com/video-requirements (live) Audio Assignments and Layouts"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] Paramount sidecar audio must be 1, 2 or 6 interleaved channels in RF64 WAV with channel labels matching the layout, start together and match the video duration within one frame, and every 5.1 needs a matching stereo; LFE may hold only content under 120 Hz (full-range LFE fails QC); Atmos beds and objects must at least separate dialogue, narration, music and effects. · locator: audio-requirements General Technical Requirements; Sidecar Audio Technical Specification; Atmos; pop.paramount.com/video-requirements (live) Audio Assignments and Layouts · source: https://pop.paramount.com/audio-requirements/

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