AAC 6 Channels

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Hello :wink:

I use Audacity to amplify the sound of my MKV. I have a problem with the AAC 6 channels. When I export it, I end up with the very low voices on the left channel and have only the right channel when assembled with mkvmerge … An idea?

Thank.


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Drag the exported file back into Audacity. If that file is correct, the problem is with mkvmerge.


Gale

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Hello :wink: ,

I made many tests and I think it comes from Audacity. Mkvmerge about if I assemble AAC 6 Channels file that is not spent in Audacity, no problem. Audacity V2.0.2, the file is exported but contains the right voice channel. Audacity v2.0.6, the file will not even be exported. If I export to AAC 2.0 I have no voice at all. 6 Channel AAC files are read by Audacity.

An Idea?

Thank

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Yes, the only FFmpeg build (version 2.2.2) we could recommend for 2.0.6 uses libvo_aacenc for AAC encoding, and libvo_aacenc is limited to two channels. See Encode/AAC – FFmpeg. But as far as I can tell, if I export to a 2-channel AAC file in 2.0.6, the downmix from six tracks is correct. I don’t know why it isn’t for you.

Yes on my test, Audacity 2.0.5 produces channel 3 transposed with channel 2 in the exported AAC 6-channel file. For 2.0.5 we recommended FFmpeg 0.6.2 which uses the libfaac AAC encoder rather than libvo_aacenc. I don’t know if the channel transposition is a problem with the earlier FFmpeg version or with libfaac.

Most of the AAC encoders have bugs or limitations. So it’s a question of choosing which bugs to accept when choosing an AAC encoder to configure in a build of FFmpeg. Some users have been complaining that the libvo_aacenc quality in 2.0.6 is not as good as libfaac for the same file size (and also, you can only specify the quality in 2.0.6 by exporting using “Custom FFmpeg Export” and setting the bit rate there).

Perhaps I will try building FFmpeg with the libfdk_aac encoder, or you can try that yourself if you have the knowledge.

Otherwise perhaps your best solution is to use Audacity 2.0.5 Google Code Archive - Long-term storage for Google Code Project Hosting. (because it fixes some other Audacity bugs present in 2.0.2). If the first two channels of the imported AAC file are imported as one stereo track, use the dropdown menu in the name of the first track to “Split Stereo Track”. Then open the dropdown menu in the name of the third track and choose “Move Track Up” to move that track to track 2.


Gale

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Thank you, not easy to understand. Google translation is not faithful :blush: . I will try to v2.0.5.

See you soon :wink: .

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That’s OK. I put a lot of detail in for the benefit of others who might read it.

2.0.5 will definitely export the second track as channel 3, the same as 2.0.2 will. To correct that, and any other wrongly allocated channels, you will need to use the Track Dropdown Menu as I indicated to move tracks up or down before you export.


Gale

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Hello :smiley: ,

I just experiment with Audacity 2.05.

  • The audio balance bug is also present in this release.
  • The bug of the absence of left voice on 6 channels AAC files are always present when I export.
  • The bug of the total lack of voice always present when I export in 2 channels.

The solution I found is:

  • Put the track No1 Left Channel
  • Put the track No2 Right Channel
    Then select all tracks and menu to “Track” and “Mixing and Render”. This created a file 2CH AAC works when exported.

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Bonjour :slight_smile: ,

Je viens de tester la dernière version 2.1.2 et je suis très déçu. On ne peut pas amplifier un fichier AAC 5.1. Vous ne pouvez même pas exporter des fichiers AAC 5.1. Pourquoi ? Comment amplifier l’audio d’un fichier AAC 5.1 ?

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