Audio Split Tracks in FCPX

[Robin S. kurz]

Oh, and individual mono clips/channels can in fact be panned btw. It’d be very odd if you couldn’t.

____________________________________________________
Deutsch? Hier gibt es ein umfassendes FCP X Training für dich!

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Robin S. Kurz] “Oh, and individual mono clips/channels can in fact be panned btw. It’d be very odd if you couldn’t.”

Panning is simply routing them to a channel.

Here’s a file: 8104_2channel.mov.zip

Here’s the output settings:

What do you hear?

Jeremy

[Christy Smith]

Thank you both for your insights! The first way I tried was through roles and exporting as mono and multichannel. But I still was getting both dialog and music in stereo (my settings were the same as indicated in the above image).

When I tried the panning technique, it failed as well. However, after trying again this afternoon with a new project, the panning worked! I had dialog in one ear, music in the other. I think the first audio clips I was using must have become corrupted with all my tinkering.

At this point, I’m just glad I have a way to export this without the show company having an aneurism.

Thanks again for your input!

[Robin S. kurz]

[Jeremy Garchow] “What do you hear?”

Left and right separated. Only I have no idea why those settings would do that, since the exact same settings here do nothing other than play both centered, just as I said and had already tested. And it obviously isn’t working for her that way either. I even just did it again to be sure. Go figure.

Your file shows a single audio track with two channels, each with left/right assignments. No idea how you’re getting that. Mine comes out (as I would expect) with two separate tracks, each with a simple “Mono” assignment. Apparently the same thing she is getting also.

So, I guess for some bizarre reason we were both right.

____________________________________________________
Deutsch? Hier gibt es ein umfassendes FCP X Training für dich!

[Tim Moyle]

Trying to figure this out myself right now. I have two audio roles in my timeline, “Dialogue” and “Music”.

I am exporting as Master File and selecting “Multitrack QuickTime Movie” for the “Roles as:” option. I assign each role as “Mono”. Exporting the file does not separate each role, they’re center-panned or not-separated or whatever the right term for “both roles play out of both ears in my headphones”

In my timeline properties, under “Audio Channels” I have the options “Surround” and “Stereo”. I have tried both but I get the same result every time.

So:

1) Should I be using a different export setting? (I created a ProRes 422 Dual Mono setting in Compressor and imported it into FCPX, but I didn’t gte the “Roles as:” option when I went to export)

2) How should I configure “Audio Channels” in the timeline properties?

3) Is there anything else I could be missing?

Thanks!

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Tim Moyle] “I am exporting as Master File and selecting “Multitrack QuickTime Movie” for the “Roles as:” option. I assign each role as “Mono”. Exporting the file does not separate each role, they’re center-panned or not-separated or whatever the right term for “both roles play out of both ears in my headphones””

If you provide a dual mono (discreet channel) file, they will simply turn off what they don’t need.
The easiest way to check the file is to simply reimport it to FCPX and have a look.

Jeremy

[Tim Moyle]

Sorry, I should have been clear. I need to provide a file with the dialogue coming out of one speaker and music coming out of another speaker. I’m afraid the person I’m making this for doesn’t have the technical know-how to turn off what they don’t need (he’s literally going to unplug a speaker to mute the music).

[Tim Moyle]

I also can’t figure out how to export a dual mono file. The file defaults to whatever setting I specify in the timeline settings and my only options there are “Stereo” and “Surround”, neither of which seem to accomplish what I’m looking for.

[Jeremy Garchow]

First, dupe your timeline and do this on a copy.

Than pan all dialog left, pan all music right, and export a stereo file.

[Tim Moyle]

I guess that’s my only option. Thanks for your help!