splitting audio l/r

[Angelo Mike]

That’s what I do. How much simpler could it get?

http://www.scenethroughglass.com

[Gilles Gagnon]

Perfect!
Simple enough! I’m sure copying the track only copies references to the source, therefore I’m not increasing disk usage.

Thanks for the confirmation Angelo

Gilles

[Mike Kujbida]

[Angelo Mike] “How much simpler could it get?”

Glad you asked 🙂
Method #1 (not crazy about this one as it pans the audio hard left and right).
Options – Prefs – General – Import stereo as dual mono.
From the Pro 10 readme:
When this check box is selected, two-channel audio files will be opened as separate mono audio events on separate tracks.
The audio events are grouped, and tracks that are created by adding media will be panned hard left and hard right. You can select an event and choose Edit > Channels to choose which channel is used for that event.
You can use this feature when working with two-channel source media that contains two distinct audio channels, such as an interview in which channel 1 contains the interviewer’s voice and channel 2 contains the subject’s voice.
When the check box is cleared, two-channel audio files will be opened as a stereo pair on a single track.

Method #2.
Download and run this script any time you need it.
This script (courtesy of Edward Troxel) will split a stereo track into two separate tracks.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20488019/StereoSplit.js

[Gilles Gagnon]

Thanks Mike,

I don’t quite get the diff between copying the track and using L channel on the first and R chan on the 2nd… compared to using the splitting script.
Can you clarify please?

thanks! 🙂

Gilles

[Mike Kujbida]

No difference at all Gilles, just a matter of personal preference.

[Gilles Gagnon]

thanks Mike,

Gilles