How do I split up a stereo track in to 2 mono tracks?

I have Importanted a song from garage band into Sound track to later be used in a slideshow in DVD stuido Pro 3! I am using the A.pack to make this song play with the slideshow and fill the room in surround sound! However, When I assign the channels in A.Pack I find that my center channel is messing up my balance (i am guessing) Because of how you have to select which channel you want A.pack to play of the track for that channel! How do I get the center to be just that, The center! Help and Thank you1

The best answer will depend upon knowing what file format.  Audacity app is a popular answer but if you are dealing with a lossy format such as AAC/.m4a or .mp3 you are better off using using editing tools for those (MPEGStreamclip and MP3Trimmer respectively).

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