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January 24, 2017
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Multi channel Wav question

  • January 24, 2017
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Hi,

First time using Audition to master audio on a film I've been editing.

I have a lot of multi channel Wav's. Question is how do I edit channels individually?

i.e. one section has 4 people miked, ideally I want to be able to mono each channel and cut out parts of a certain channel that are dead etc.

I've seen a work around where you can split out the wav in a bin but this won't work for me as I would then have to pain stakingly edit those channels back in to the timeline.

Is there a fast a clean way to do this?

Thanks,

Dom

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    ryclark
    ryclark
    Participating Frequently
    January 24, 2017

    rnfr247_02 wrote:

    I've seen a work around where you can split out the wav in a bin but this won't work for me as I would then have to pain stakingly edit those channels back in to the timeline.

    This is normally the way that you would work. You use Edit/Extract Channels to Mono files and insert them all into the Multitrack view. They are very easily time aligned since they are all identical time wise. Then you use the on track Volume Envelopes to reduce the level of the unwanted track at any particular moment. Doing it this way ensures that sync is maintained throughout. if you need to cut out any gaps across all tracks this can also be easily done to all at the same time by grouping the tracks together.

    Working this way in the Multitrack view also gives you the opportunity to add music and effects at the appropriate times. You can also have a video guide track running alongside the audio to be able to keep an eye on synchronisation.

    Charles VW
    Charles VW
    Inspiring
    January 24, 2017

    You can edit a multichannel wav file directly within the waveform editor view. You can disable specific channels by the buttons on the right-side inside the vertical ruler.

    We're also working on improving this workflow in the multitrack.

    What sort of work are you doing?

    Bob Howes
    Bob Howes
    Inspiring
    January 24, 2017

    I'll second Charles' request for mor information about exactly what you're doing/want to do. 

    Audition's strength is as an audio editor and there generally more than one way to get what you want, whether destructively in Waveform view or non-destructively in Multitrack.  Also if, for example, all four voices are on a single track, it it very easy to "Copy to New" to make multiple versions of the same track for editing purpose.

    R
    rnfr247_02Author
    Participant
    January 24, 2017

    I'm editing a documentary. There is a section where there are 4 people miked. Audio came through as one Wav.

    It's pretty sliced and diced edit wise, so there are lots of cuts. Was hoping that there was a command that I could use to expand out the multichannel wavs into the 4 tracks in the time line so I don't have to go timecode hunting for hours and edit each piece one by one.

    Are there any short cuts I could use?

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