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Title: Have a mono SBD recording how do I make it stereo (play in L & R channels)
Post by: Kindguy on November 14, 2007, 01:18:40 PM

Any freeware out there I can use? Any help would be appreciated. I need this song for a band's promo CD.

Thanks
Jeff

Title: Re: Have a mono SBD recording how do I make it stereo (play in L & R channels)
Post by: jonohull on November 14, 2007, 01:54:33 PM

Quote from: Kindguy on November 14, 2007, 01:18:40 PM

Any freeware out there I can use? Any help would be appreciated. I need this song for a band's promo CD.

Thanks
Jeff

You can duplicate one channel into two in Audacity, if that's what you want.

Title: Re: Have a mono SBD recording how do I make it stereo (play in L & R channels)
Post by: Tim on November 14, 2007, 01:57:12 PM

open it in your favorite software program. Select the wav file, copy it. Then open a new recording in the software and paste the wav file into both channels.

Title: Re: Have a mono SBD recording how do I make it stereo (play in L & R channels)
Post by: Roving Sign on November 14, 2007, 02:21:42 PM

Audacity:

Import Audio > Split Stereo Track > Select/Copy good track > Select/Paste bad track > Make stereo track > Export as WAV

Title: Re: Have a mono SBD recording how do I make it stereo (play in L & R channels)
Post by: Shawn on November 14, 2007, 02:59:26 PM

or in audacity just make the track mono and pan it dead center.

Title: Re: Have a mono SBD recording how do I make it stereo (play in L & R channels)
Post by: Belexes on November 14, 2007, 03:41:41 PM

You'll likely have phase cancellation when you attempt this, so not true stereo, but listenable.

Title: Re: Have a mono SBD recording how do I make it stereo (play in L & R channels)
Post by: Charlie Miller on November 14, 2007, 05:28:12 PM

Quote from: Belexes on November 14, 2007, 03:41:41 PM

You'll likely have phase cancellation when you attempt this, so not true stereo, but listenable.

Phase cancellation on a mono recording?

Title: Re: Have a mono SBD recording how do I make it stereo (play in L & R channels)
Post by: Kindguy on November 14, 2007, 05:53:40 PM

Thanks everyone Tzzzz around. Had a little trouble downloading audicity.

Once I got it, Worked like a charm.

Jeff

Title: Re: Have a mono SBD recording how do I make it stereo (play in L & R channels)
Post by: Kindguy on November 14, 2007, 05:56:13 PM

I did what shawn said. If Roving Sign's way is better let me know. I may just try that way to mess around

Thanks again.

Title: Re: Have a mono SBD recording how do I make it stereo (play in L & R channels)
Post by: Belexes on November 14, 2007, 08:03:24 PM

Quote from: Charlie Miller on November 14, 2007, 05:28:12 PM

Quote from: Belexes on November 14, 2007, 03:41:41 PM

You'll likely have phase cancellation when you attempt this, so not true stereo, but listenable.

Phase cancellation on a mono recording?

Ack, I should have said a dual-mono recording, which doesn't have the same spatial effect as true stereo.

Title: Re: Have a mono SBD recording how do I make it stereo (play in L & R channels)
Post by: fsulloway on November 16, 2007, 08:27:46 PM

Other than delaying one channel slightly, does anyone have any recommendations for "opening up" a mono sbd recording? I've been messing around a little with wavelab's NaturalVerb which seems to help but any other recs? Thanks.

Title: Re: Have a mono SBD recording how do I make it stereo (play in L & R channels)
Post by: fsulloway on November 16, 2007, 08:37:32 PM

thanks. +t

Title: Re: Have a mono SBD recording how do I make it stereo (play in L & R channels)
Post by: macdaddy on November 16, 2007, 08:55:13 PM

thx m0k3 - i missed that post the first time 'round ;)

+t