converting a project recorded in mono to stereo [SOLVED]

Audacity Help Forum Windows
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Running Audacity 2.2.1 on Windows 10 - A lecture was recorded in mono and I need to convert it to a steroe MP3. Can that be done?

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It can’t be converted to true stereo because you need at least two audio channels to convey stereo audio, and mono is only one channel.

You can create a fake stereo effect by adding some kind of stereo reverb, or you can create a 2 channel file with the data duplicated into the other channel. Which do you want, and to the point, why do you need stereo?

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why do you need stereo?

What he said. A Mono MP3 will play to both sides of your earphones.

Koz

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The WIX web site will only upload stereo MP3 files

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That’s a bit rubbish isn’t it.

OK, so here’s what to do (instructions assume that you have Audacity 2.2.1 and have LAME installed http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/installing_and_updating_audacity_on_windows.html#winlame):

  1. Import the file into Audacity (File menu > Import > Audio)
  2. Ensure that the track is selected (double click on the waveform if it isn’t).
  3. “Ctrl + D” to duplicate the track (or select “Duplicate” from the Edit menu).
  4. From the dropdown menu of the upper track, select “Make Stereo Track” (http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/audio_track_dropdown_menu.html#Splitting_and_Joining_Channels)
  5. “File menu > Export > Export as MP3” (http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/file_menu_export.html)
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Thank you! You saved theday! Worked perfectly