Separate channel 1 and 2 from same audio track?

omar_

omar_

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How do you separate channel 1 from channel 2 when they're on the same audio track?

I did a test using the internal mic on the DVX on channel 1 for ambient sounds and an external mic in input 2 on channel 2 for dialogue. All audio remained on one track. What if I want to get rid of channel 1 audio.
 
Are you saying when you capture the tape into your NLE, you get one mono track with the two mics mixed or are you saying you get 1 stereo track with two separate channels? If it's a stereo track is one mic on the left channel and the other on the right channel or are they mixed? What program are you editing with?
 
It appears to be one stereo track with 2 channels. Channel 1 is on the top and channel 2 is on the bottom based on the audio signals and it's divided by a horizontal line. I'm using Vegas. Here's a little shot:

 
In Vegas there are a bunch of different ways to deal with this (BTW, this type of question is better served in the Vegas forum).

You can right click on the audio track, select channels, and decide which you want that way. It turns the track mono in the timeline.

Phil
 
omar_ said:
It appears to be one stereo track with 2 channels. Channel 1 is on the top and channel 2 is on the bottom based on the audio signals and it's divided by a horizontal line. I'm using Vegas. Here's a little shot:

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In Vegas Pro, right click on the Track Header at the left side and select Duplicate Track. Click on Track One to select it. In the menu choose Edit, Channels, Left Only. Select Track 2. In the menu choose Edit, Channels, Right Only.
 
Steve,

Is it better to duplicate the track rather than just select the channel as I usually do?

Thanks!

Phil
 
ptalsky said:
Steve,

Is it better to duplicate the track rather than just select the channel as I usually do?

Thanks!

Phil
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Depends - if he wants to have both tracks as mono tracks so he can checkerboard them my first thought is to duplicate it. But I won't claim guru status on Vegas.
 
Nice. I see. When you duplicate the track it can play one channel on both the left and right side it seems.
 
omar_ said:
Nice. I see. When you duplicate the track it can play one channel on both the left and right side it seems.
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Exactly - the end result is two mono tracks - track 1 contains what was previously the orignal single track's left channel while track 2 is what was previously the right. Now as you edit you can slice and dice, mute and mix, to your heart's content to use audio from whichever source is the best.
 
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