Premiere Pro CC - How to get 2 separate channels on timeline at DVinfo.net

Syeed Ali · March 7th, 2014, 09:04 AM

Before, two separate channels of audio would be on the timeline (A1 & A2) when I moved it from the project window.

Now, both channels are in A1 and I can't figure out how to get it back to the old way.

Files are MXF

Properties are:

Source Audio Format: 48000 Hz - 16 bit - Stereo
Project Audio Format: 48000 Hz - 32 bit floating point - Stereo

Screenshots below

Thanks

Stephen Brenner · March 7th, 2014, 11:28 AM

To clarify, was that before and after an update to premiere pro cc?

Adam Gold · March 7th, 2014, 12:03 PM

There used to be a "Break out to mono" command. Maybe still is. Select the track and either right click on it or go through the menus and it should be somewhere.

Sorry, don't have CC; still on PP CS5.

Edit: It's under Clip/Audio Options/Breakout to Mono in CS5. It might just put these into your Project Panel and you might have to drag these onto your timeline.

Syeed Ali · March 7th, 2014, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen Brenner

To clarify, was that before and after an update to premiere pro cc?

Last update was 63 days ago.

Everything was working fine since then.

It still works ok on the old projects.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam Gold

There used to be a "Break out to mono" command. Maybe still is. Select the track and either right click on it or go through the menus and it should be somewhere.

Sorry, don't have CC; still on PP CS5.

Edit: It's under Clip/Audio Options/Breakout to Mono in CS5. It might just put these into your Project Panel and you might have to drag these onto your timeline.

No it's not that.

I think it has something to do with the way Premiere is importing the audio files. I've tried various options in PREFERENCES > AUDIO but nothing seems to work.

Syeed Ali · March 7th, 2014, 01:44 PM

Problem sorted.

This video helped

MediaStorm Guide to Audio Configuration in Premiere Pro CC

Chris Thompson · March 8th, 2014, 01:43 PM

This usually works for me:
-Right click on your footage in the project window
-Go to Modify -> Audio Channels
-Set channel format to Mono
-Set number of audio tracks to 2
Then drag that footage into a sequence and it should have 2 audio tracks.

You can also go to edit -> preferences -> audio and change the Stereo Media option to Mono. That should force files with stereo audio onto 2 tracks for any footage that you import in the future, don't think it'll affect footage already in the project.

Matt Hoecker · December 22nd, 2014, 07:45 PM

Once you've broken them out to two different mono channels, is there anyway to get them back to one stereo clip?

March 7th, 2014, 09:04 AM	#1
Syeed Ali Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London Posts: 161	Premiere Pro CC - How to get 2 separate channels on timeline Before, two separate channels of audio would be on the timeline (A1 & A2) when I moved it from the project window. Now, both channels are in A1 and I can't figure out how to get it back to the old way. Files are MXF Properties are: Source Audio Format: 48000 Hz - 16 bit - Stereo Project Audio Format: 48000 Hz - 32 bit floating point - Stereo Screenshots below Thanks Attached Thumbnails

March 7th, 2014, 11:28 AM	#2
Stephen Brenner Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Brownsville, OR Posts: 116	Re: Premiere Pro CC - How to get 2 separate channels on timeline To clarify, was that before and after an update to premiere pro cc?

March 7th, 2014, 12:03 PM	#3
Adam Gold Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 3,467	Re: Premiere Pro CC - How to get 2 separate channels on timeline There used to be a "Break out to mono" command. Maybe still is. Select the track and either right click on it or go through the menus and it should be somewhere. Sorry, don't have CC; still on PP CS5. Edit: It's under Clip/Audio Options/Breakout to Mono in CS5. It might just put these into your Project Panel and you might have to drag these onto your timeline. __________________ "It can only be attributable to human error... This sort of thing has cropped up before, and it has always been due to human error."

March 7th, 2014, 01:44 PM	#5
Syeed Ali Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London Posts: 161	Re: Premiere Pro CC - How to get 2 separate channels on timeline Problem sorted. This video helped MediaStorm Guide to Audio Configuration in Premiere Pro CC

March 8th, 2014, 01:43 PM	#6
Chris Thompson Tourist Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 2	Re: Premiere Pro CC - How to get 2 separate channels on timeline This usually works for me: -Right click on your footage in the project window -Go to Modify -> Audio Channels -Set channel format to Mono -Set number of audio tracks to 2 Then drag that footage into a sequence and it should have 2 audio tracks. You can also go to edit -> preferences -> audio and change the Stereo Media option to Mono. That should force files with stereo audio onto 2 tracks for any footage that you import in the future, don't think it'll affect footage already in the project.

December 22nd, 2014, 07:45 PM	#7
Matt Hoecker New Boot Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 14	Re: Premiere Pro CC - How to get 2 separate channels on timeline Once you've broken them out to two different mono channels, is there anyway to get them back to one stereo clip?