final cut outputs mono not stereo

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

Not nearly enough info from you to give you an answer.

How does the tape sound to YOU in headphones after you record it from FCP?

[Julianf]

not being an audio expert it sounds fine to me, but the problem is the technical people are saying its definately not true stereo … i’m outputting through firewire to a sony dvcam deck and the audio is originally taken from a cd which i’m told by the label is definately stereo. as i say everything in fcp seems set to stereo and the audio in the timeline is a stereo pair … is there any other info you need to help me out?

[Vladimir Lozinski]

Maybe…..
Go to your tools and open audio mixer.
When you play the edit you should get seperate audio signals. Check on the right hand side under the master fader column. The 2 speaker icons facing away from each other (just above the VU meters ) should not be darkened.
If the icon is darkened click it to release the mono function.
Hope that is all it is.
Cheers
VL

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

[julianf] “not being an audio expert it sounds fine to me,”

Surely you can tell if an audio track is Stereo or mono from listening in HEADPHONES.

Are you saying you have never heard the difference in the two formats before?

[Julianf]

the point is, i already know its coming out mono when its stereo in final cut, do you have a soloution or are you just a mug?

[Jeff Carpenter]

Select the music’s audio file that’s in the timeline already. Not a double click, just one click so it’s highlighted.

Then go to the “MODIFY” menu.

There is an option in there called “Stero Pair.” Is that checked? If not, select it.

(I’m not looking at Final Cut right now…this is from memory…if that option isn’t in “MODIFY” then check the menu item next to it, my memory might be a little off!)

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

[julianf] “the point is, i already know its coming out mono when its stereo in final cut, do you have a soloution or are you just a mug?”

Handy Tip:

When someone is offering free technical advice… don’t insult them.

[Jimr]

Go To Seq. settings – Audio Outputs – Make sure Stereo is Selected and not Dual Mono

Thanx,
JimR

[Bouncing Account needs new email address]

[julianf] “the point is, i already know its coming out mono when its stereo in final cut, do you have a soloution or are you just a mug?
“

You say you “know” it is in stereo in FCP but when asked if you know this by listening, you say you are not an expert and therefore can’t tell.

I don’t see that it was meant as a “dig” to ask if you know the difference between stereo and mono by LISTENING… as I doubt there is anyone reading this who does not know the difference between mono and stereo within 5 seconds of listening with headphones. I assume this is how the “techs” you are sending the tapes to can tell if the tape is mono.

Nobody has asked HOW you are converting/importing the CD to an AIFF file.
Its quite possible that you are not converting to a STEREO AIFF.

Regardless, if you are MONITORING audio and video correctly (via an external deck, camcorder or “card”) you would know (via that monitor) if, in fact, the audio was stereo or mono.
And, since you would be dubbing out to tape via the same route that you were monitoring, the tape would have the same audio mode as your timeline edit.

So you see, there are lots of questions that must be answered by YOU before any of us (“mugs” or not) can give you and intelligent idea of what may be set wrong.