change balance between tracks

Audacity Help Forum Windows
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With Audacity 2.1.3 on Windows, how do I adjust the balance between tracks a bit?

I use the Normalize function with “Normalize stereo channels independantly”, but if I want to bump up the left-channel a bit more, how would I do that.
The pan control on the left side does that of course, but I’m thinking this is a playback control, and won’t save the result when I save the project.

Thanks…Lyle

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To the left of the waveform there is a little drop-down arrow. Click and select Split Stereo Track. Now you can select and edit/process the left & right channels independently.

I use the Normalize function with “Normalize stereo channels independantly”,

If the balance is good to begin with, don’t do that! :wink:

but if I want to bump up the left-channel a bit more, how would I do that.

Assuming you’ve normalized to 0dB you can’t boost the volume without clipping (distorting). So, reduce the louder channel (Amplify with a negative dB change.)




…Just FYI - GoldWave ($45 USD) has a tool/effect called Max/Match that matches the average volume before maximizing/normalizing. But, you probably don’t want to buy GoldWave just for that feature.

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If you save as an Audacity project it will remember where the pan slider was.
If you save as an audio file, e.g. WAV, MP3, you’ll need to Mix & render before saving to fix the level changes.

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Thank you, everyone…Lyle