I am trying to normalize an mp4 file that has one video track and one audio track according to ffmpeg 3,4,2-1. Why does Audacity open it with two tracks?
Linux Mint 18.3
Audacity 2.1.2
Thank you,
Rob
Why does Audacity open two tracks when I only have one audio
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Re: Why does Audacity open two tracks when I only have one a
Is it importing as two mono tracks, one stereo track (with two channels), or two stereo tracks, or something else?
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Re: Why does Audacity open two tracks when I only have one a
It opens as stereo even when Audacity is set for mono.
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Re: Why does Audacity open two tracks when I only have one a
I was wrong. Ffprobe does show one stream but it is stereo. Thank you for your response. Will close this thread as soon as I figure out how.
Re: Why does Audacity open two tracks when I only have one a
The setting in Audacity for the number of channels only affects recording. When importing audio files, they will open as mono or stereo (or multi-channel) according to the number of channels in the file, irrespective of the recording setting.rstuff wrote:It opens as stereo even when Audacity is set for mono.
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Re: Why does Audacity open two tracks when I only have one a
If you're happy that your query is resolved, then I can close it for you (though usually we don't bother locking old topics unless there is some reason why it is beneficial to do so).rstuff wrote:I was wrong. Ffprobe does show one stream but it is stereo. Thank you for your response. Will close this thread as soon as I figure out how.
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It's ok to leave it open. Thank you.