Topic: Wavelab help (dealing with 4 mono files)

[leehookem]

I used Wayne's Deva IV the other night to record Dumpstafunk.  I now have four mono files to deal with (2 mics, 2 sbd: l,r).  I can't figure out how to "combine" the left and right channels into a stereo file.

I have Wavelab 5 and Soundforge 7 at my disposal.

[Gordon]

with a 744 the channels are 1 left, 2 right, 3 left, 4 right.  I assume it's the same or similar.

open up one file (left) in wavelab.  go to edit > create audio montage.

once you have a montage look to the left.  there is a little 1.  click on the arrow beside it > add mono track.  add the right track.  line them up.  then you must render the file as stereo to save it.  do the same for the sbd.  then open them both in the montage to mix the matrix.

[F.O.Bean]

couldnt you just open all 4 mono files in the montage and render at once as a single stereo file? I do like Gordon's idea of having both sources eperate as two diff stereo track stho so Id do it his way!

[Gordon]

couldnt you just open all 4 mono files in the montage and render at once as a single stereo file? I do like Gordon's idea of having both sources eperate as two diff stereo track stho so Id do it his way!

you could do that.  I would like a complete stereo wave of both sources as I'm sure most would. 

[kskreider]

Personally I would merge the 2 AUD tracks into one stereo track and then do the same with the SBD.  Once you have the masses content then drop the matrix on them and blow their minds.  As folks have said, it is the 'montage' feature of Wavelab that you should be using.

[fsulloway]

I prefer to do it Gordon's way too. I like having the two complete sources and it seems easier for me at least to mix it that way.

[leehookem]

when I opened it into an audio montage and tried to add a file, it would give me an error stating check sample rate or number of tracks.

thanks for your help guys.  I tried it Gordon's way and everything works fine.

+T's to all

[OFOTD]

FWIW, I've been doing some good four channel work for about a year now and running 4xmono as well as mixing that way in the end is a whole lot easier.  You just have to get a good workflow down on paper as well as change you approach to it.   We're all used to mixing two stereo pairs but really mixing four mono channels makes the end result a good bit better.

Again its all about a good workflow and changing your brains way of working with four files instead of two.