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Anonymous
September 18, 2010
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Can't drag audio file onto empty audio track... Why???? :)

  • September 18, 2010
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Please check out my screen capture of this question on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acT0yz10Z0c

I created a new audio track in CS5 Premiere.  I called it Lav 2 (for lavaliere 2)  and am trying to drag an audio track onto that track.

But Premiere won't let me do it.  If I try to drag it onto the track it tries to put it on the track above it.  Or if I release the track it ends up several tracks down, on Track 11.

What is preventing me from dragging that audio track onto the empty audio track that I just created?

Thanks

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      Correct answer Colin Brougham

      Your source audio is mono, and you're trying to drag it into a stereo track. Create a mono track, and you're in business.

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      the_wine_snob
      the_wine_snob
      Inspiring
      September 18, 2010

      As Colin points out, the channel-count must match. Here is a look at the Audio Track Headers. Note the little "speaker" icons in each.

      Good luck,

      Hunt

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      Anonymous
      September 18, 2010

      Ah!  That makes sense.

      I assume once a track is created as stereo it cannot be changed to mono -- or visa versa?

      Rowby

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      lbsimpson
      Participant
      January 26, 2011

      mine doing the same thing but it with an aculty video when i put the video onto my timeline it puts the video into video1 but puts the audio into audio 5 why cant i get it to go to audio 1 infact it seem to only go into one it makes or has already created with that clip


      Your original video clip is most likely associated with stereo audio forcing it into Audio Track 5 (stereo) because Audio Tracks 1-4 are all mono.  That would be best guess at least.


      While we are on the subject of mono vs. stereo and audio tracks, a simple question for the thread.  I am versed in FCP and now diving into PPro.  In Final Cut you could take two mono tracks and 'alt' click them to lock them as a pair this way whenever a keyframe, effect, etc. is added to one of the two both are affected and can be adjusted simulataneously.  Is there a similar feature in Premiere?  Or should I just create a Stereo track based on a mono?  Rather than working with two Mono tracks?

      Lindsay

      Colin Brougham
      Colin BroughamCorrect answer
      Participating Frequently
      September 18, 2010

      Your source audio is mono, and you're trying to drag it into a stereo track. Create a mono track, and you're in business.

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