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Mono to One Channel in Vegas?
Im using a lavalier mic to a Sony Handycam which captures audio on one channel. I can right click the audio file in Vegas and “Combine” – and this sounds fine on my headset. However I am wondering if this will create any problems later when I render for DVD?
thanks
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I always right-click and choose “left only” or “right only”, thus avoiding any potential problems.
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What is the difference in the end result between that and “combine”?
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My thinking is that I want to use only the track that has program audio on it. The other track, while supposedly empty, may have some unwanted audio on it (e.g. hum) and you don’t want that mixed into your main audio.
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It is possible to record L & R channels separately i.e. XLR and mic inputs, on cameras such as the Sony Z1P. One gets a feed from the sound desk and the other records ambient audio. You can then use left or right channel only to isolate the better or preferred audio source, or use the fader to adjust the balance or loudness between the two.
In your case, selecting combine or left channel only or right channel only should still result in mono audio being sent to both L and R on your headset.
It should not affect your DVD audio output. I prefer to use mono for dialogue as it adds to clarity and sounds more natural. To my ears anyway 😛
My system specs: Intel i7 970, 12GB RAM, ASUS P6T, Vegas Pro 11 (x32/x64), Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, Vegas Production Assistant 1.0, VASST Ultimate S Pro 4.1, Neat Video Pro 2.6
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[scott sullivan] “What is the difference in the end result between that and “combine”?”
Combine has the potential to cause phase cancellation and thus drop-outs in your audio while using only Left or Right does not. That’s a BIG difference. 😉
~jr
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[John Rofrano] “Combine has the potential to cause phase cancellation and thus drop-outs in your audio while using only Left or Right does not. That’s a BIG difference. ;-)”
That’s the rationale I was trying to think of. Thanks John!!
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I did not know about the phase cancellation issue. Good to know.
I have never actually combined L+R, I just set up my cameras to record separately to the XLR channels for later selection and isolation.
Where I have 1 camera and 1 mic, I typically leave the audio separated as is.
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