2 Replies Latest reply: Feb 13, 2014 7:50 AM by richard ar RSS

    Channel order problem???

    richard ar Community Member

      Hello,

       

      First I make a new multitrack session from a template called surround Stems for video master in audition CC and I convert a stereo file to 5.1

      Then I export this file as a 5.1 file.

       

      Then I re-open the file but then the channels are not in the same order. The order off channels is completely different.

      Also the information tells me it is a 6 channel file insteat of a 5.1

       

      Now I work with a Imac the sound card is just 2 channels. I do not know if this is the reason but I don’t think so.

       

      Some more information:

       

      when making a multi session  from a Audition CC template called surround Stems for video master the order of the channels is this from top to bottom

      L-R-C-LFE-LS-RS.

       

      when opening this converted 6 channel file again in Audition CC the order is different

      C-R-LS-RS-LFE

       

      as you can see the left channel becomes a center channel.??????????

       

      What can I do

       

      I really appreciate any help so I can continue my project.

       

      thank’s

      Richard

        • 1. Re: Channel order problem???
          ryclark Community Member

          That is odd because, as you have noted, the default layout is L, R, C, LFE, LS, RS. Are you saving the file as a standard multichannel wav file? However I seem to remember that there has been a feature request to be able to customise the name and track order since some people use different layouts and forms of multichannel audio not just the standard surround layout.

           

           

          A 5.1 channel audio file is in fact a 6 channel audio file. Although the LFE channel is normally bandwidth limited it still counts a standard channel as far as saving it out as a multichannel wav file.

          • 2. Re: Channel order problem???
            richard ar Community Member

            Thank's for the answer.

             

            I saves it as aif. Actually I need a caf file but then I get a error report every time.

             

            Anyhow now I exported a a wave file and now the order is fine how it should be,

            Now I will try to convert this wave file with sound force into a caf file.

             

            By the way some programs like sound force has a different channel order.

            Sound force has C-L-R=LS-RS-LFE. I don't know why.

             

            First I thougt it has something to do with that. But I allready has this problem before I installed sound force.

             

            I gonna play a bit with the wave file to see what happens.

             

            thank's for your help.

             

            Richard