Topic: Right channel hiss, left channel good, can i delete right and double left

[cybergaloot]

Back to the original point, I'd say save the original and edit a copy. If it doesn't sound good to you, just throw the copy away. No loss that way.

If your mics were back away from the stage then you probably were getting more stereo effect from room reverb than from the music on the stage if he was solo acoustic. Essentially he and his instrument would be a one point source. If you were at the stage lip the stereo effect might be more pronounced since you would be getting some variation based on how much he moved around.

[bluntforcetrauma]

o you think i should just somehow delete hiss channel and use left channel?

is there a way to delete right channel and copy left channel and put it in its place so both channels are filled with left channel

that sounds stupid in know

but i am trying to save this recording

lmk thanks

[cybergaloot]

Save your original files somewhere and work with a copy. On the copy try deleting the noisy channel and the copy and paste the good channel into its place. Different software have different ways to do this. I know its real easy in Audacity.
You just split the stereo track into two mono tracks
then delete the bad one
then highlight the remaining track
go to edit and choose duplicate
then rejoin the two tracks into one "stereo" file
It will actually be mono since the exact same information will be coming out of both speakers. Like someone said, you can apply an artificial stereo effect but it would probably sound better without that processing.
I just tried it in Audacity to one of my recordings and it took less than a minute. If you don't like the results, blow it away and work on removing the noise in the original recording. For waht its worth, I always save my original files unedited and work with a copy. Who knows, in the future there may be some wonderful software that will make it perfect.

[kirk97132]

I should have been clearer about the mono mixing.  IF....IF the room was being mixed mono with nothing panned at the SBD.  then you could delete the offensive channel and copy the good one with no change at all to your "stereo" SBD feed.  A mono mix really means L & R are exactly the same.  And as cited above, the mics will give much more of stereo field to your sound.  Try it, see if you can tell the difference before you go to any great lengths trying to imitate a stereo sound. 

[kingkita]

Save your original files somewhere and work with a copy. On the copy try deleting the noisy channel and the copy and paste the good channel into its place. Different software have different ways to do this. I know its real easy in Audacity.
You just split the stereo track into two mono tracks
then delete the bad one
then highlight the remaining track
go to edit and choose duplicate
then rejoin the two tracks into one "stereo" file
It will actually be mono since the exact same information will be coming out of both speakers. Like someone said, you can apply an artificial stereo effect but it would probably sound better without that processing.
I just tried it in Audacity to one of my recordings and it took less than a minute. If you don't like the results, blow it away and work on removing the noise in the original recording. For waht its worth, I always save my original files unedited and work with a copy. Who knows, in the future there may be some wonderful software that will make it perfect.

Ive done this before You are right its very easey and solved the problem.

[Shawn]

I always laugh when tapers pretend they don't understand why the average fan likes SBD recordings.

[yousef]

I always laugh when tapers pretend they don't understand why the average fan likes SBD recordings.

I think it would be interesting to see how the average downloader's opinion matched up with that of people who actually attended the show in question - I've pulled lots of board tapes that probably sound nice and clear and clean to someone hearing it for the first time but absolutely rotten to someone who was in the room and remembers that there was also an electric guitar in there...

[cybergaloot]

I always laugh when tapers pretend they don't understand why the average fan likes SBD recordings.

I think it would be interesting to see how the average downloader's opinion matched up with that of people who actually attended the show in question - I've pulled lots of board tapes that probably sound nice and clear and clean to someone hearing it for the first time but absolutely rotten to someone who was in the room and remembers that there was also an electric guitar in there...

Exactly.

A similar but reverse situation happens at the front of the stage at festivals if the sound company hasn't put out fill speakers. At a fest last year the soundman at one stage kept getting complaints from the people who had to be right up front. He'd ask them, does it sound good back here? They all said yes. What people didn't realize was that the promoter had asked that they position the mains up high so they could be heard in the vending area. All the highs were going right over the audience's heads. The sound company hadn't given him any fill speakers. Finally he flipped one monitor over facing the audience and fed it the same mix as the mains. No more complaints.

[willyp523]

  Can i delete right channel and some how double the left channel.  It might make it mono style

A little late to this thread, but I can tell you I had similar issues and did just what you're asking about.  Very simple using Audacity.  I also used a time shift tool for a very small fraction of a second to offset one channel...trying to make it less mono sounding.

You can hear the results here...
http://www.archive.org/details/ragbirds2010-08-21

[bluntforcetrauma]

I will try some of the suggestions with Audacity.  I just downloaded the latest version i will try.

[doodee]

Save your original files somewhere and work with a copy. On the copy try deleting the noisy channel and the copy and paste the good channel into its place. Different software have different ways to do this. I know its real easy in Audacity.
You just split the stereo track into two mono tracks
then delete the bad one
then highlight the remaining track
go to edit and choose duplicate
then rejoin the two tracks into one "stereo" file
It will actually be mono since the exact same information will be coming out of both speakers. Like someone said, you can apply an artificial stereo effect but it would probably sound better without that processing.
I just tried it in Audacity to one of my recordings and it took less than a minute. If you don't like the results, blow it away and work on removing the noise in the original recording. For waht its worth, I always save my original files unedited and work with a copy. Who knows, in the future there may be some wonderful software that will make it perfect.

Ive done this before You are right its very easey and solved the problem.

Unfortunately been there and done that. And the Audacity fix was quick and easy.