Importing stereo audio to FCP

I shot my material with two audio inputs, input 1 shotgun mic, input 2 wireless mic. Now when I capture my material to FCP it only gives me one mono track of audio. When I monitor the audio in my camcorder, everything is fine, mic 1 audio is in the left channel and mic 2 audio is in the right. So on tape everything is allright but shouldnt I get a stereotrack on the timeline, one channel for each audio input?

That's alright, you'll get used to it. I worked on AVIDs for about 10 years. Started with v3. Went the Media100s and hated 'em. Now I'm digging on this FCP.
TC

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Does anyone have any experience working with footage that has stereo audio recored using the Mid-Side technique? Once the footage is imported into FCP, I'd like to decode the mid and side tracks into a standard stereo left/right sound field. Ideally, I'd like control over the width of the stereo image.

Hello,
This has come up before, and my experience is to send the audio to Soundtrack and in
Process-Effects-Imaging-Direction Mixer, there is a preset to decode M/S
I have not found a filter/plugin that will work in FCP, needs a trip into Soundtrack.
Hope this gives you some help.
Tom

How do I import stereo audio as pan centered, "Dual Mono?"

Greetings,
For most of my video recording, I’m running two wireless mics and am recording in stereo.
90% of the time, I’m working with one track or the other and, because I’m cutting for broadcast news, the pan for the audio needs to be centered.
Is there a way to import the audio I recorded in stereo as Dual Mono with the pan for each channel center?
It’s a pain to have to go through each clip and make it Dual Mono and then chose Pan Mod Default to center it.
I bring in my video as indiviaual clips so I can’t select a single clip in the Event Panel and make my changes for the whole project.
Regards,
Steve

Select the clips in the event, and set the audio as [Dual] Mono!
There is, as I remember, no option for this during import - but you can select multiple clips and set it on all at once.

HELP PLZ Importing stereo sound into FCP brings it in mono and not linked!?

Hi, I am needing to import some sound which is stereo. On the flash card it came on I have channel 1 and channel 2...now being primarily a avid editor im used to selecting the both clips and it links together to make one when imported. I have found when I import these into FCP it brings them up as seperate mono tracks...I need them to be linked as i'll be doing multiclips for A and B cameras....
Also in my tracks section it says 2A for both audio tracks...Is there something im missing or I need to do in order to get it to work.
Thanks for the help

Hi, could you be more specific? I have tried marking in points on both channels 1 + 2 at the clapper board...I then dropped them onto the sequence separately and then selected that...then did the Stereo pair thing...however its not doing it...what is it im doing wrong?
Sorry to be pain...its all a little alien to me at the moment...

5.1 (pseudo) mix from HDV stereo audio

I have done lots of research on this....and the folks in the encore forum have helped me figure out how to render my 5.1 mix to a Blu-Ray disc.
However now I have an editing issue....
I used the Adobe tutorial on how to setup a 5.1 sequence....I setup a new 5.1 master sequence, and told it I want 6 5.1 channels. I then copied the same audio track to each of the 6 channels in the project window. If I use submix channels, I guess you don't get the front/rear puck per the tutorial so I need 6 masters? It is clear that you need to choose 5.1, but not so clear on if you are importing stereo audio, how many master and submix tracks to setup.
I want to take my stereo channel mix, and "spread it" across the 5.1 sound stage. I know this is not true 5.1, but I don't care. I have done this with a much lesser NLE and if the rear channels are low, it provides a nice mix.
I think I am missing some of the steps though....do I need to separate my stereo captured HDV audio into mono or just leave it as stereo???
And regardless, once I had my 6 channels, and moved the pucks around, it was not outputting 5.1 to my PC speaker system. It is a 5.1 setup with a Creative X-FI titanium sound card. I do get 5.1 during editing from my other NLE.
I have read all the help files about choosing my audio hardware betweem WDM sound and Creative ASIO. However neither choice provides me audio out of my rear speakers during editing.
I then read that I need to setup my audio output mapping....and I need to "Drag the desired sequence channel tile into line with the desired hardware channel in the list." However I only have Speakers listed twice....and they only appear to be left and right.... Even though I have 6 audio channels in the sequence and a 5.1 sound card and speaker setup.
So the questions are:
1) What do I need to change to hear 5.1 audio during editing.
2) For what I am trying to do, should I be splitting my captured audio into mono channels or leaving it as stereo.
3) How do I setup my 5.1 sequence in order to achieve my goal.
I apologize if this is something simple. I have done the reading and research and cannot get it to work...
I feel like I am pretty close to being able to transition to this much more powerful tool. The video side is pretty straightforward. However I am having issues on the audio side.
If this was CS4 and a photo question, I could probably answer that!!!
Thanks,
BJBBJB1

Bill,
I typically do not resurrect old threads but there is so much good stuff here, I could not see starting a new thread!
I have been using this pesudo 5.1 technique with great success! However, the constant issues I have with transitions and having multiple audio tracks is really weighing on me. I am constantly creating audio sync issues when I insert transitions, or nudge an audio track by mistake, etc..
I am wondering if you have had much luck with any approach that limits the number of audio tracks.
Something I am toying with is having a 5.1 master track and feeding it my straight stereo input. Then moving the puck about one third of the way back from the front soundstage, and then using the center channel control to boost the center to a good level. This gives me a bit of a rear channel, a stereo soundstage, and I can control the center channel. Of course I cannot apply a delay to the rears using this method, but that is a minor loss.
However I do miss the very discrete mix for the front, center and surround of the other method. So is this the best I could do given my current goal of limiting the number of audio tracks on the timeline?
If I could feed two or three submixes with one stereo track source, that would be nice and allow me to do what I want with only one stereo track on the timeline, but I don't think you can do that can you?? If you could keep the puck available on the audio track that then feeds the submix, that would also help. But as soon as you assign a track to a submix, you lose the ability to control the soundstage for that track. All control passes to the submix unless I am missing something.
The bottom line is any time I have 2 or 3 audio track copies of my original audio source spanning an hour or more, it gets unwieldy. I am okay using additional audio tracks for music or sound effects, as they are short in length.
As always, any ideas most welcome!
Bill

Additional audio channels being imported with XML from FCP. Merged Clips. Out of Sync

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When I import an XML Interchange Format V5 file from FCP7 and then import into Premiere Pro CC, my merged clips now have 4 audio channels. 2 from the original file and 2 from the merged audio.
Versions
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Premiere Pro CC 7.2
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I cannot find a way around this. Clips now all have out of sync indicators on them. Merged audio is insync, and original audio is out of sync.
I do not want to have to resync all of my audio, everything is tagged and organized into bins.
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Ha ha, an excellently wry comparison.
I'm using photo-jpeg because it was reccomended to me as a way to achieve greater image quality when exporting within the confines of youtube.

How do I import AVI video with stereo audio (and keep it that way)?

Today I just discovered that all the AVI video with stereo audio I've ever imported into a Premiere Pro CS6 project has been mysteriously converted to mono. And I can't find any import setting anywhere that enable me to change this.
Here's the deal...
I've have an AVI file with stereo audio (the file is actually a stereo sound test that I downloaded to prove that I wasn't imagining things). On my hard drive, I right-click and view the properties:
Video
Length: 00:00:36
Frame width: 320
Frame height: 240
Frame rate: 25 frames/second
Audio
Bit rate: 128kbps
Channels: 2 (stereo)
Audio sample rate: 44 kHz
I click on it to play and listen with headphones--everything is playing in the correct part of the stereo spectrum. Then, I import it to Premiere, click the file name in the left content menu, and check the properties, suddenly they read:
Type: AVI Movie
File Size: 1.1 MB
Image Size: 320 x 240
Frame Rate: 25.00
Source Audio Format: 11025 Hz - 16 bit - Mono
Project Audio Format: 11025 Hz - 32 bit floating point - Mono
Total Duration: 00:00:36:15
Pixel Aspect Ratio: 1.0
Sure enough, I drag it into the sequence, listen to it, and it's indeed playing mono. Outside of Premiere, the original source file still reads and plays correctly with stereo sound.
When I import stereo WAVs and MP3s, it keeps the original stereo channels without me having to do anything special. I even just imported the same exact file as a MOV with stereo audio, and it showed up in Premiere as:
Source Audio Format: 44100 Hz - 16 bit - Stereo
Project Audio Format: 44100 Hz - 32 bit floating point - Stereo
What is going on here with AVIs? Am I doing something wrong? Are there settings I'm missing somewhere?
(And before anyone suggests I only use MOV in the future... that's not exactly the answer I'm looking for.)

Thank you for that info.
For video, the codec is MPEG-4 Video (XVID) and for audio it says MPEG Audio Layer 1/2/3 (mpga).
There are two issues with that file:
The first is the Xvid CODEC (not meant for editing), and then the MPEG Audio/MPGA. I would convert that file, to something that is more editable.
Good luck,
Hunt

Audio waveform sync and drifting problems on imported AIF's in FCP 6

Hi FCP people,
I have been having problems importing bounced audio files into Final Cut Pro 6. I've done a search and can't find anything to help me yet, so here's a new post.
This has happened on two projects: both files are 16-bit 48KHz.
1) Having finished an edit (HDV 1080/50i timeline) I exported my audio into Soundtrack to finish the audio mix and normalise, and then saved the bounce. When I imported that back into FCP the audio seems to drift. What is particularly strange is that the waveform looks like the audio is in the right place, but the sound comes out before it should. V. Weird!!!
2) The second file was sent to me from another system. I was given a FCP file (I have a copy of the source footage on my HD and reconnected it). They also sent me the audio mix. Once again, this file seems to drift out of time, yet the waveform looks right.
When I import the video file and audio bounce file into FCPv5 it works ok.
Can anyone help me on this? Or is this a problem with FCP that others are also having?
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Hi Zak,
many thanks for your reply, i have contacted Apple and taking your advice and using compressor i have converted the codec H.264 to Apple Pro Res 422 for interlaced material.
I have imported this file and when i drag once again from the viewer to canvas i get the standard box asking to change the sequence to match the clip.
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Stereo Audio in from FCP to DVDSP

I can't seem to figure out how to create stereo audio when compressing from FCP5.
My workflow...
I export my timeline using compressor
I pick and export such as DVD 150 minutes best
I choose all so that I have MPEGS, AIFF and Dolby AC3
I generally don't change settings
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michelle:
your export seems to be correct. when you create a track in DVDSP, you can include either the AIFF version of the audio or the AC3. AC3 takes up less space on the DVD, so you can use it to save space on the final output or just to lower your overall bit rate.
now that you've got your assets, create a new DVDSP project, and go to the Assets tab and click the Import... button. select all three media items. display the default track and you should then be able to drag the audio and video into its timeline.
however, if that's not working, why is that? does the audio appear (in green i think) in the track's timeline and when you play it back you just don't hear anything? or does the track reject the action of dragging the AC3 media into it?
also note that the upper portion of the track is for video, the lower parts are for the audio (primary audio, then going down the list for alternate languages).
if none of these are your problem, post more details so we can get you fixed up!
later,
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Stereo audio imported as mono

Any ideas why the stereo audio on my miniDV tapes was imported as separate mono tracks? I'm using FCE HD 3.5 -- the tape was shot on a Canon XL1 using 12bit audio (32KHz, not reset after a project using 4 audio channels).
Are there any capture settings I missed that I could use to select the audio as stereo?
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Sam

Are you sure that your camera has actually recorded 2 channels ?
I ask that because I got that problem a year ago. When I checked my camera and the tape I discovered it was just recording 1 audio track. On capture FCE was doubling it up to 2 mono tracks. It must have been a malfunction because the camera has no way of switching to mono.
Months later, after threatening the beast with dire consequences, it started recording normal 2 track stereo.
I have never discovered the cause of the problem.

Problems with imported mono audio with stereo HD video FCE4

This is with Final Cut Express 4.
So here is what I am doing: I am recording video of my flight lessons inside my airplane with a mounted Panasonic HDC-TM90 HD camera. Since it is noisy inside the plane, I am using an Olympus VN-4100PC digital voice recorder to pick up the Air Traffic Control and Intercom within the airplane (between me and my instructor) which is 22 KHZ mono. I am doing this because I want the sound of the airplane and also the communication so everything works together and you get the best of both worlds (otherwise you would hear one or the other and that's pretty boring). Ok, enough with the intro.
Here is what I am having problems with -- when I get the video, stereo audio with the video and the mono audio all lined up in FCE in my timeline, it starts to get out of sync about 10 minutes or so into the film. And it gets worse as the film goes on. This is driving me nuts and I have NO idea out to fix it.
The only thing I can think of is that my Digital Voice Recorder is recording at a slightly faster speed than the camera's audio and this is why it gets out of whack.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this? Or at least give me an explanation why it is happening?
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2. I took the .AIFF file and imported it into MPEG Streamclip and exported it as another .AIFF file that was Stereo and 48kHz.
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How do I set up stereo audio tracks as default in Premiere using the ProRes 422 codec?

Forgive me if this has been asked many times before. I have searched but can't find anything that explains it in language that doesn't require an advanced degree in computer engineering.
I am a recent convert for our beloved FCP 7. I am learning to love Premiere dearly - but the audio part of it drives me nuts.
I have exported from FCP a series of files as ProRes 422 movies with stereo audio tracks. I want to bring them into Premiere in the same way. But when I do it squashed everything into a single audio file.
This plays havoc with the panning - especially in mixes that have stereo music mixes. Apart from that it just confuses me.
Also. when I create a new project from scratch in Premiere and I select the custom ProRes 422 setting it only allows ProRes 422 mono audio. I don't see a codec for anything else (ie. stereo).
Am I missing something?
I have looked in all the preferences areas and can't find anywhere to change this. I just want to be able to import simple, basic two track audio (and have it show up the same) as I would in FCP, ProTools and the myriad other editing programs I use.
I also want to be able to set up a basic two track stereo timeline/sequence without having to reinvent the wheel.
Many thanks for any help and your patience. I am slowly tearing my hair out and spending long periods sitting in the corner hugging my knees and weeping.
My specs. Preferred editing codec: ProRes 422
Premiere pro version CS6 (6.05)
Thanks again.

Go to the Project Panel, select all clips and rightclick/modify/audio channels.
Set it to 2 tack and mono.
When you drop the clip onto the timeline the stereo will come in on two tracks.
You can also set this to default in the Preferences under Audio (before importing the clips) (Stereo set to mono).

Stereo audio rendering as mono

My husband and I recently purchased a MacBook Pro last November, recently installed Final Cut Pro 5 on it 2 months ago, and now we're experiencing audio problems we've never encountered before.
Fresh new project, new timeline, import a stereo audio file, double click and playing from the viewer it's perfectly fine, but put it on the timeline, shows up on two separate tracks and needs rendering, we render it and it turns into mono. It didn't do this before, we don't know what we changed, it used to work but now it doesn't. We must have changed something but we can't figure out what we did wrong. Even if we separate the stereo track into two mono tracks on the timeline, pan one left and the other right, it remains mono.
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Something very strange happened.

5.1 import and export in FCP query

Actually at our recording studio we are making complete 5.1 surround mix for our regional movies.....now I have to import the 5.1 audio in FCP.....how to do it?....infact I even tried with another dvd....its audio was 5.1 but when I import the Files, audio doesnt come as 5.1 in FCP....any other way to import 5.1 in FCP?
Do I require soundcard to do that?
I'm Using Final Cut Pro 7.3 and the audio format is AC3.....Looking for some solution regarding this....

See thamnaul for some help but it's not exactly clear. I've never used 5.1 myself.
To configure Final Cut Pro for 5.1-channel surround sound monitoring using the Match Audio Outputs command
Import a multichannel surround sound QuickTime audio file into Final Cut Pro.Note: Final Cut Pro supports only surround sound audio files that contain the MPEG_5_1_A QuickTime audio track tag and whose channels are ordered in the following sequence: left and right, center, LFE, and left surround and right surround.
Edit the multichannel clip into the Timeline.In most cases, you should place the audio clip starting on track A1 in the sequence.
A clip with six linked clip items appears in the Timeline.
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Choose Sequence > Match Audio Outputs.
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Verify the audio output assignment of each track by Control-clicking the Lock Track control or Auto Select control of each track and checking the audio output assignment in the Audio Outputs submenu of the shortcut menu.For more information, see Assigning Tracks in the Timeline to Audio Outputs.
Connect your 5.1-channel surround sound speaker system to the appropriate channels of your audio interface.
How Audio Outputs Are Assigned Automatically
Final Cut Pro automatically configures audio output busses according to the selected linked clip items in your sequence. This feature is often used with 5.1-channel surround sound clips, but keep in mind that Final Cut Pro supports only the following 5.1-channel surround sound format:
Tracks 1 and 2: Left and right
Track 3: Center
Track 4: Low-frequency effects (LFE)
Tracks 5 and 6: Left surround and right surround
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Tracks 1 and 2 (left and right): Stereo output 1 and 2
Track 3 (center): Mono output 3
Track 4 (LFE): Mono output 4
Tracks 5 and 6 (left surround and right surround): Stereo output 5 and 6
Assigning More Audio Outputs Than Your Hardware Supports
You can assign more outputs than your current audio hardware supports, allowing you to open sequences with multichannel output settings on computers that don’t have professional audio interfaces connected.
If you select an audio output that exceeds the number of output channels of your audio interface, Final Cut Pro warns you that you will not hear tracks assigned to unavailable outputs. However, you are still allowed to use this preset. You may want to choose or create such a preset when:
You want to keep your project compatible with another editing system that does support all of the audio channels in the preset. For example, you might normally work on a system with eight audio output channels but need to edit part of your project on a portable computer that only has a built-in stereo output.
You want to export multiple individual AIFF files for use in another application. For example, you can export up to 24 individual audio files from your sequence by choosing an audio output preset with 24 output channels.
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Final Cut Pro does not support multichannel surround sound mixing capabilities or editing of speaker assignments, but you can configure your system to monitor certain kinds of 5.1-channel surround sound audio files. If you have 5.1-channel surround sound files that have been mixed in another audio application such as Soundtrack Pro, you can import these files and then configure your audio outputs and hardware to monitor in surround sound.
Important: A multichannel audio interface and speaker system with at least six channels is required to monitor surround sound.
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Use the 5.1 Monitoring audio preset: If you know in advance that you are going to edit a 5.1-channel surround sound file into your sequence, you can assign the 5.1 Monitoring audio preset to your sequence.
Use the Match Audio Outputs command: This command automatically configures your sequence audio outputs and track output assignments based on the currently selected audio clip in your sequence. You can select a 5.1-channel surround sound clip in your sequence and use the Match Audio Outputs command to automatically configure your sequence outputs.

Final cut refuses to import itunes audio

have cut voiceover audio in garage band (done this many times before) share it to itunes--
cannot drag it into final cut clip folder to use in project---receive error message---
tried saving it to g-drive and grabbing--no luck
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tnx

Don't share it to iTunes. That is an unnecessary step. Export out of Garage Band as a 48k 16bit stereo clip from Garage band. Export it to your external MEDIA drive. Then import that file into FCP.

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