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tj1988
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February 18, 2026
Question

Change sequence from adaptive to stereo.

  • February 18, 2026
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Hi guys, 

I’m working on a TV show and i’ve inherited some part of footage from my assistant editor. 
The workflow we use for audio is standard STEREO 2 ch. 

However the part my assistant made was set to “adaptive audio”. 
I just copied/pasted it into my stereo seqence and.. there is “Audio Playback Issue”. Fixed by duplicate etc. 

Now my sequence looks fine. All files are “mono, 7 ch.” as they should be - however I cannot control Volume as they still act as adaptive. 

After doing some research I’ve managed to walkaround this - duplicate sequence, delete all audio from the new one and drag/drop it from the previous one using “sent to source”. That brings back my volume settings. However… after reopening project it’s back to “act-as-adaptive” mode.

Render and replace also does the work - but I want to keep the files as original. 


How to fix it, for good? (without re-editing the whole thing) 

[Premiere CC26]

 

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    PaulMurphyCommunity Expert
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    February 19, 2026

    Just to clarify, are you trying to change the sequence from Adaptive to Stereo, or are you trying to change the media channel mapping?

     

    The thread title mentions the sequence, but what you’re describing sounds more like a clip channel configuration issue.

     

    A few things that would help clarify:

    • How are you making the clips “mono, 7 ch.”?

      • The standard way to do this is Clip > Modify > Audio Channels, then set Clip Channel Format to Mono and Number of Audio Clips to 7.

      • Note that this does not update clips already in the timeline. You would need to add the clips again after modifying them.

    • Are you working inside a Production, or a regular project?

    • Is your audio from a Multicam Source Sequence?

    • Can you adjust the volume other ways, e.g. drag the clip rubber band in the Timeline or adjust the level in the Audio Clip Mixer?

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    tj1988Author
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    February 19, 2026

    Thanks for your reply. 

    Audio is from external recorder - it’s 8 ch. (sorry, 8 not 7) mono - and thats the way Premiere interpret the footage, both in Project and Timeline windows. 

    • The only way to adjust the volume is Audio Track Mixer or add gain. Nothing else works. Even if I add “volume effect” it doesn’t. 
    • Yeah, they usually synchronize things using multicamera. however audio clip is not nested - it’s raw wav file.
    • It’s regular project. 

       

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