Documentary metadata and sync sound workflow.

Hey there,
I am in the process of editing a documentary with 70+ hours of AVCHD (.MTS) footage. My end goal here is to review all media, ideally with access to each sound source synced to each clip before editing. I have multiple sound sources (camera, boom, and 2 wireless mics) and wish to preserve all tracks instead of replacing the "reference" sound of the camera.
My initial thought was to find a way to create new clips with multiple synced tracks using either Pluraleyes or the new merge clip function in Premiere CC, then review everything in Prelude CC, taking notes on the metadata, and finally doing the editing in Premiere CC.
First, is this even possible? Can you export a clip with numerous independent tracks that have been synced? If so, what could be an efficient way in doing so?
Second, if this is not possible, what could be an efficient way to meet my initial goal (reviewing 70+ hours of documentary media with multiple sound sources before editing?)
Thank you for your input.

Hi,
I think Ppro and Prelude can reach your goal. After syncing clips in PPro, export it as another format then import the clip in Prelude to take notes on metadata. You could export the project or send the clip to PPro directly to do more editing.
It is very important that you choose correct settings to preserve all audio tracks when exporting a synced clip in PPro. Prelude can export a clip with multiple tracks.

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