Splitting Stereo, Editing each side in Mono = PROBLEM!

[npags711]

I imported stereo track and split stereo track.

I then hit the drop down and converted each side to mono in order to edit each side individually. Now, I wanted to make sure that I could export to stereo after editing so I tested an export and it gave option to export in either joint stereo or stereo - this was for mp3 and for wav to my recollection

(I could have done something different than what's outlined above but tested importing raw track again, splitting stereo track and leaving right and left selected in drop down and then tried to export but didn't get the message of joint stereo/stereo --- only the message below...)

I want to export wav but after editing and hitting export - it says what's below for every setting I tried...

"your tracks will be mixed down to a single mono channel in the exported file"

Searched around for solution to problem but didn't find anything. I just want to export to a wav stereo track.

Any solutions?

Thanks - really appreciate it

[kozikowski]

You should make a stereo show before you Export. Dropdown on the left of the top track > Make Stereo Track.
Koz

[npags711]

Thanks for the input Koz.

That makes each side of the track only play on left and right sides though. Previously, each side of the track was set to mono in order to edit each.

Any other potential solutions

[Trebor]

That makes each side of the track only play on left and right sides though. Previously, each side of the track was set to mono in order to edit each.
Any other potential solutions

"custom mix" can be configured to allow you to retain both tracks as mono in WAV format ...

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alternatively save as an "Audacity project" format, (rather than WAV), which retains all your different tracks and settings.

[DVDdoug]

That makes each side of the track only play on left and right sides though.

What? Isn't that what you want?

Previously, each side of the track was set to mono in order to edit each.

In that same little drop-down menu, there is an option to assign each track left, right, or mono. Does that help?

[Gale Andrews]

I imported stereo track and split stereo track.

I then hit the drop down and converted each side to mono in order to edit each side individually.

No need to do that. Just choose "Split Stereo Track" in that menu.

You can choose "Make Stereo Track" on the upper track after editing but there is no need - export will export in stereo with the track split to left and right channel.


Gale

[steve]

If exactly the same sound comes out of both left and right speakers, then that is "mono". If different sound comes out of the left from what comes out of the right, that is "stereo". What is it that you want?

[npags711]

Everyone, thanks for the input...I really appreciate it. Left side was main speaker and right side was different feed from audience. I guess I don't really need stereo, I was trying to find a way to mix it to make it sound more like stereo but the audience feed gets cut off at various points so it doesn't really innately lend itself well to that.

Any tips to quickly mix to get more of a stereo sound? I could duplicate the track and add a slight delay but that's more time than I want to invest and hassle with multiple tracks. If you have any suggestions that's more streamlined, I'd be grateful.

Thanks guys.

[steve]

but the audience feed gets cut off at various points so it doesn't really innately lend itself well to that.

You need to decide if that track is good enough to use, or whether to just delete it.

If it is mostly OK, then you can use that track to provide some "fake stereo" effect and the other channel as the main "center" mix. At the points where that feed cuts out you will of course notice that the stereo effect disappears, which you won't be able to fix with fairly time consuming fiddling (and even then you probably won't be able to fix it completely.

The other option is that you just "Split to Mono", delete the faulty "audience track", and use only the remaining mono track. The mono track could be treated to produce fake stereo.

To create fake stereo, install this plug-in http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Nyqui ... udo-Stereo
Installation instructions: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Downl ... g_Plug-ins
Make a duplicate copy of the mono track that you want to make into stereo (Select the track then Ctrl+D). Then from the drop down menu of the other track, select "Make Stereo Track". Then apply the "Pseudo Stereo" effect to the two channel mono track.

[npags711]

Thanks Steve. I would want to keep the audience section. I just downloaded and installed the plug in - unzipped the file and added to plugins but it's not showing up in audacity under effects or anything else. I double checked and it is in my plugins folder. Closed out and opened audacity multiple times and checked to see if it was running in programs when closed.

I'll try to get it to pop up somehow and then test it out to see if I can make this shindig work. Thanks again