Splitting stereo tracks into two mono tracks

[Tcindie]

Probably the easiest way would be to export a wav, split it into two mono tracks in an audio editor, and then import those two tracks back into premiere.

I suppose another way to do it would be to make a second copy of the audio track, and pan one all the way left and the other all the way right. You’ll probably have to unlink the audio from the video to go this route.

[Mike Cohen]

there have been some previous threads about this. People record different things on the two tracks for a reason, and panning is not the reason.

In other editing software a stereo signal comes in as left and right tracks, but not in Premiere.

[Alex Udell]

AS of PPro 2.0

if you select the source in the Project window PRIOR to using int anywhere in the timeline

Under the edit menu I believe there are some Audio Options…

this let’s you determine how you want to treat the audio in question when it’s editied in a sequence:

1) Stereo
2) Split Mono – Left/right each become a mono sources and are edited to mono tracks in the sequence.
3) Split Stereo – Create a stereo source from both of the audio channels of the source (so 2 lefts and 2 rights) and can be edited on to stereo tracks in a sequence (premiere default).

remember that this works in concert with the types of tracks available to you on the sequence timeline…so you might want add what you need prior to editing this stuff to the sequence.

This is the closest I can get Premiere to mimicking the behavior of other NLE’s

still not quite ideal….but getting closer….

Alex

[Mike Velte]

Select the clip in the Project window and then choose Clip (menu bar) > Audio Options>> Break out to mono.
This process basically prevents editing the clip in the source window and makes it difficult to edit in the timeline as the Lift and Extract commands only work on selected tracks and one can have only one audio track selected.

[Alex Udell]

That’s why I don’t like the break out..

at least by defining the behavior…al the related clip elements cn be semected at the same time for edits…

Alex

[Cotter]

Thanks everyone for posting comments.

I own the “original” Premiere Pro (version 7.0). If I update to Pro 2.0 I should be able to avoid having to break out the audio by using this new feature in the project window? Kind of silly that it’s 2006 and Adobe still can’t do something basic like add a sync lock to audio tracks in the timeline. You have HD-DV now but no sync lock. LOL.

[Mike Cohen]

Media 100 does this very well – you can even unsync audio and video, move one track or the other and then re-sync if so inclined. Maybe that was the $10,000 PCI card that did that function, but probably not!

[Dpdenver]

quick question – I noticed that according to a prior response to this thread that if you break out the audio to mono the process……

“basically prevents editing the clip in the source window and makes it difficult to edit in the timeline as the Lift and Extract commands only work on selected tracks and one can have only one audio track selected.”

Has there been improvements in CS3 ?

I was hoping to be able to turn off either channel A or B (instead of all the audio) while I edit in the source window – but haven’t seen the either or option.

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