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Change a track from mono to stereo in PT12
Sorry for the noob question, just made the switch to PT after years of Logic. (Loving it so far)
If i create a mono track, called 'Guitar' for example, but decide I want to change that track to a stereo track, how do I do this? It's particularly frustrating because I've created a template with blank drum tracks, and a few of the audio files for different songs which im making new projects for are stereo, so I'm having to create a new stereo track and route it all back through my buses which takes a while. In Logic there's a button at the bottom of the track in mix view, which I can click to change from stereo to mono. I can't seem to find a way online, every time I google I'm met with topics about splitting mono audio tracks to stereo etc, this isn't what I mean! |
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Re: Change a track from mono to stereo in PT12
No such thing in Pro Tools, you have to create every track again in stereo.
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Re: Change a track from mono to stereo in PT12
Ah thats very annoying. Thanks for your help though.
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Re: Change a track from mono to stereo in PT12
Yeah, that's a handy little feature in Logic. In PT you can drag a stereo file onto two mono tracks, however, which is faster than creating new stereo tracks. Until you update your templates, at least.
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Re: Change a track from mono to stereo in PT12
if you add a mono-to stereo plugin (chorus for example) for
guitar , the following plugins and the output of the track are Stereo, while the input and/or source stays in mono... makes more sense to me , since a guitar signal is mostly mono and only FX create stereo signals. if that helps regards
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Re: Change a track from mono to stereo in PT12
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Bad news for the OP is that using this trick won't make the input or the track itself stereo.
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Re: Change a track from mono to stereo in PT12
Maybe the real question is; WHY do you feel the need to make this change(trying to understand the "end game")?
Some things to consider(after all, you are new to Pro Tools): 1-There is a well-documented "hack" for creating Track Presets(which I highly recommend learning and using). 2-Its possible to simply drag&drop a stereo audio file onto the EDIT window(in a blank area), which will create a new stereo track. 3-most of us create session templates without any audio files already existing(but of course, you may have a particular need) 4-Don't get discouraged as learning any DAW, AFTER knowing another, makes the learning curve seem steeper
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Re: Change a track from mono to stereo in PT12
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If I understand the OP correctly, the problem lies in having a template with mono drum tracks, and inserting stereo audio files. Or maybe I'm the one who's not getting it... |
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Re: Change a track from mono to stereo in PT12
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Is not very clear what you want , can you elaborate more !?
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Re: Change a track from mono to stereo in PT12
Reviving a slightly old thread:
I believe what the OP wants to do is drag audio files from the finder or the Workspace into a specific track in the session. Say for example the first file he drags from the Workspace creates a stereo audio track. He then digs through his sample/FX library and finds a mono file that he wants to use, he cannot drop that mono file in the stereo track. Abelton, for example, allows you to drag any file to any track.
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