PT Converting Mono to Stereo and Back Problems

[Wavelabs]

I believe there is a problem with Protools,
unless I have missed it or something, but here is what I believe
Digidesign forgot to implement into Protools.

Lets say you have a Mono Instrument track and you have a Bassline playing on that track.
And after a while you decide to change the bassline sound,
but here is the problem and where disasters happens.

You want to change the track to Stereo.
But Protools does not have a option to convert or change the track to Stereo.

A user should be able to convert Instrument and Audio tracks on the fly
from Mono to Stereo or Stereo to Mono without having to go through hell to do so.

I checked all the menus in Protools and have not found any features that lets a person
change the track from Mono to Stereo or Stereo to Mono.

For either Audio or Instrument tracks.


Can someone please tell me what am I missing here.?

thanks.

[TOM@METRO]

Here is a couple of things I do. One is to simply duplicate the track giving you 2 panned mono tracks that can be treated as a stereo pair in the conventional way. Or you can insert a mono to stereo plug-in like a chorus and use it in bypass mode.

[Wavelabs]

Thank you Tom,
even though its just a work around.

I wish Digidesign can just implement it into Protools
instead of doing it this way.
I should be able to just [right click] the track where the name is at and select the "convert menu" as it will open a new menu with

[Convert Track to Stereo]
[Convert Track to Mono]
[Convert Instrument Channel to Mono]
[Convert Instrument Channel to Stereo]
[Convert Aux Channel to Stereo]
[Convert Aux Channel to Mono]

A whole list
So on and so forth......etc etc/

You get my point.



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