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doing a mixdown of a two tracks in multitrack

Jul 11, 2012 10:21 PM

I want to mixdown/render/bounce two mono bass clips (automated to include only the best segments of each) into a single mono clip that I can insert into Multitrack.  I want to do this because that's the way I've worked in the past, because it's tidy, and because it uses fewer instances of various plugins.  Okay, what's the best way to accomplish this?

 

I tried Multitrack>Mixdown Session To New File>Time Selection, but that produces a stereo mixdown.  Sure, I can then use Edit>Convert Sample type to change the stereo file to a mono file, but there must be a simpler, faster way.

 

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477 Views   6 Replies   Latest reply: ryclark, Jul 16, 2012 3:42 AM
 
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  • SuiteSpot
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    1. SuiteSpot,
    Jul 11, 2012 11:48 PM   in reply to therealdobro
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    I was going to suggest "Multitrack->Bounce to New Track->Selected Clips Only" but that also bounces to a stereo track

    If you set your master out to a mono output it still bounces down to a stereo track with only one channel

     

    Looks like CS6+ needs a mono option

     
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  • therealdobro
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    2. therealdobro,
    Jul 12, 2012 8:14 AM   in reply to SuiteSpot
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    If Suite Spot says so, it must be true!

     

    Love to the Suite Spot.

     
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    3. SuiteSpot,
    Jul 15, 2012 2:01 AM   in reply to therealdobro
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    Okay worked out how to do it - its a work around but it will do the trick

     

    Edit your sesx file in a text editor

     

    5th line would be something like this

    <session audioChannelType="stereo" bitDepth="32" duration="0" sampleRate="44100">

     

    Change the 'stereo' to 'mono' and save (or save as a copy)

     

    Now when you select your clips and 'bounce to new track -> selected clips' they will bounce to a mono track

     
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  • therealdobro
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    4. therealdobro,
    Jul 15, 2012 10:48 PM   in reply to SuiteSpot
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    When you say 'edit your sesx file in a text editor' you're talking about just the session in question, right?  It's not something I can tweak that will change the behavior of the program for as long as I use it, right?

     
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  • SuiteSpot
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    5. SuiteSpot,
    Jul 16, 2012 12:12 AM   in reply to therealdobro
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    Correct - the sesx file for the session you are going to be working on

    I don't think there is a system setting for 'mono' - when you create a new session or open a different one things will go back to 'normal'

     

    Best I can do I'm afraid.

     
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  • ryclark
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    6. ryclark,
    Jul 16, 2012 3:42 AM   in reply to SuiteSpot
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    You can select Mono for your Master when you open a New Multitrack Session. Bounce Master Down to New track then happens in Mono.

     

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