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July 22, 2019
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Extracting channels from a multi-channel recording

  • July 22, 2019
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Can anyone help me? I have recorded eight soundtracks in the original but only need two for further processing. How do I delete the remaining six tracks along with the recordings and save it as a Wav file in Adobe waveform? Best regards, Lilly

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    Correct answer SteveG_AudioMasters_

    This is simple. Assuming that you don't want to lose the original (you don't!), then use the active channel selectors at the RHS of each track to turn off all of the channels you don't want. Now Select All, Copy to New, and save the result. You will have just the three channels in the resulting file. Looks like this:

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    Mike Russell
    Mike Russell
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    July 30, 2019

    The quickest way to do this is to pop down the little triangle (next to the file) in the Files window. Then right click on the track you wish to extract and click Extract Channels to Mono Files. You can hold down Ctrl/Cmd and select multiple channels if you like too.

    See this screen shot for a visual explanation:

    SteveG_AudioMasters_
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    SteveG_AudioMasters_Community Expert
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    July 30, 2019

    https://forums.adobe.com/people/Mike+Russell  wrote

    The quickest way to do this is to pop down the little triangle (next to the file) in the Files window. Then right click on the track you wish to extract and click Extract Channels to Mono Files. You can hold down Ctrl/Cmd and select multiple channels if you like too.

    Fine, except that isn't what the OP wanted to do. She said "How do I delete the remaining six tracks along with the recordings and save it as a Wav file in Adobe waveform?"

    Mike Russell
    Mike Russell
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    July 31, 2019

    Thanks Steve! I was adding some thoughts based on the topic title however it looks like this topic is already covered well

    ryclark
    ryclark
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    July 22, 2019

    First a couple of questions. Are the wanted audio tracks recorded as stereo and is there any audio recorded on the tracks that you don't want to keep?

    There are also several ways to do what you want depending on your answers to the above.

    elfim77783075
    elfim77783075Author
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    July 22, 2019

    Dear ryclark,

    The 9 Channels are POLY WAV Mono. I need only 3 Chanels for the speech. The rest I’ll delete. I will do it in Audition Wellenform and save it as WAV, not as sexs.

    Xox,

    Lilly

    Am 22.07.2019 um 23:55 schrieb ryclark <forums_noreply@adobe.com>:

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    SteveG_AudioMasters_
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    July 22, 2019

    This is simple. Assuming that you don't want to lose the original (you don't!), then use the active channel selectors at the RHS of each track to turn off all of the channels you don't want. Now Select All, Copy to New, and save the result. You will have just the three channels in the resulting file. Looks like this:

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