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Brent Hamilton · October 27th, 2007, 03:42 PM

After shooting some video I noticed only one channel on the VU meter. I discovered I had shot the footage with my Canon A1 set to only one channel and not two channels. Is there any way I can duplicate the one audio channel so that I have two chennels of audio ?

Robert Wheeler · October 27th, 2007, 03:56 PM

I think there is a channel convert option somewhere, but you could just pan the track across until it appears in the centre. Or you could render it as a mono wav and then import that back into the project.

Andy Wilkinson · October 27th, 2007, 03:57 PM

Hi, Im relatively new here!

It should be easy...I'm new to Vegas but it was very easy in Ulead Videostudio 10 Plus and this is also a sinch in specialist audio freeware like Audacity. I'd be very surprised, given the flexibility I've seen in Vegas 7 after loading it yesterday, if you can't easily duplicate the channel you lack. I just don't know how yet myself!!!

Brent Hamilton · October 27th, 2007, 04:45 PM

Robert could you explain "panning across the track" until its in the center. I'm not sure what that is.

Thanks

Brent

Hubert Duijzer · October 29th, 2007, 05:15 AM

It's easy.
If you have only audio on the left channel, right-click on the audio/choose 'channels'/'left channel only'.
This will duplicate the left channel to the right.

Mark Stavar · October 29th, 2007, 06:29 AM

If you right click on the audio track and choose channels from the menu. You will see a couple of alternatives, including "combine" which effectively plays the same track through both channels, which might be sufficient unless you are genuinely looking for stereo.

Don Bloom · October 29th, 2007, 07:14 AM

go into the the audio track. Right click to the menu and only use the channel thats been recorded to IE LEFT ONLY or RIGHT ONLY.

COPY>PASTE onto new track. Set the pan of 1 to LEFT and the other to RIGHT. Psuedo stereo and you can still do any adjustments needed.

Also you can go into the track header and 'insert envelope-panning'
The reddish color bar can now be set to center left right or inbetween and points can be set to make slight minor adjustments as well.
Combining the channels or simply using 1 or the other (left or Right only) will CENTER the sound so in order to give the sound of stereo you need 2 tracks-setting one to left and the other to right as I indicated before.

Don

Edward Troxel · October 29th, 2007, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Stavar

If you right click on the audio track and choose channels from the menu. You will see a couple of alternatives, including "combine" which effectively plays the same track through both channels, which might be sufficient unless you are genuinely looking for stereo.

You're better off using the "Left" or "Right" options UNLESS you want BOTH channels going out BOTH sides. With "Left" and "Right", only that ONE channel will go out BOTH sides.

October 27th, 2007, 03:42 PM	#1
Brent Hamilton Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 30	Audio Question After shooting some video I noticed only one channel on the VU meter. I discovered I had shot the footage with my Canon A1 set to only one channel and not two channels. Is there any way I can duplicate the one audio channel so that I have two chennels of audio ?

October 27th, 2007, 03:56 PM	#2
Robert Wheeler Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 118	I think there is a channel convert option somewhere, but you could just pan the track across until it appears in the centre. Or you could render it as a mono wav and then import that back into the project.

October 27th, 2007, 03:57 PM	#3
Andy Wilkinson Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 2,853	Hi, Im relatively new here! It should be easy...I'm new to Vegas but it was very easy in Ulead Videostudio 10 Plus and this is also a sinch in specialist audio freeware like Audacity. I'd be very surprised, given the flexibility I've seen in Vegas 7 after loading it yesterday, if you can't easily duplicate the channel you lack. I just don't know how yet myself!!!

October 27th, 2007, 04:45 PM	#4
Brent Hamilton Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 30	Robert could you explain "panning across the track" until its in the center. I'm not sure what that is. Thanks Brent

October 29th, 2007, 05:15 AM	#5
Hubert Duijzer Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 177	It's easy. If you have only audio on the left channel, right-click on the audio/choose 'channels'/'left channel only'. This will duplicate the left channel to the right.

October 29th, 2007, 06:29 AM	#6
Mark Stavar Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 95	If you right click on the audio track and choose channels from the menu. You will see a couple of alternatives, including "combine" which effectively plays the same track through both channels, which might be sufficient unless you are genuinely looking for stereo.

October 29th, 2007, 07:14 AM	#7
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	go into the the audio track. Right click to the menu and only use the channel thats been recorded to IE LEFT ONLY or RIGHT ONLY. COPY>PASTE onto new track. Set the pan of 1 to LEFT and the other to RIGHT. Psuedo stereo and you can still do any adjustments needed. Also you can go into the track header and 'insert envelope-panning' The reddish color bar can now be set to center left right or inbetween and points can be set to make slight minor adjustments as well. Combining the channels or simply using 1 or the other (left or Right only) will CENTER the sound so in order to give the sound of stereo you need 2 tracks-setting one to left and the other to right as I indicated before. Don