Strange Voiceover Audio Issue. Mono vs. Stero Clip Channel Format?

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December 18, 2022
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I'm having some strange audio issues when recording a voiceover in Premiere Pro. I'm using Premiere Pro 2023 with all of the latest software updates.

For some reason when I record a voiceover, the audio file comes out in mono clip channel format and the audio only plays through one speaker. All of my previous projects the voiceover audio file would come out as a stereo clip channel format.

The issue isn't with my microphone as I tested with both my regular external microphone and my built-in computer microphone and the issue still remains.

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R Neil Haugen

Legend

What are your sequence prefs set to for audio?

How was this sequence created? As if it was created with a clip with mono audio, then the sequence would automatically be mono unless your prefs say all stereo or adaptive or whatever.

Neil

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mikewilltravelAuthor

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Hi, my sequence preferences are attached.

The audio I'm talking about is a voiceover audio file (no video) so it's created from scratch, not created from another clip.

I feel like it has something to do with my audio hardware and input/output but I can find anything out of the ordinary in that section. Thanks.

R

Richard M Knight

Community Expert

How do I create a stereo track and record a voiceover in stereo format?

By @mikewilltravel

Sequence > Add Tracks is one way to do it.

Good to know is that once a Mono track is created you cannot change it back to Stereo and vice versa, so if you want to add more tracks such as music that is in true stereo compared to a voice over that is mono it may be time to create a new timeline with the correct track type such as Standard and copy the material from the old timeline to the new. It depends on your needs.

Not sure why you want to record a mono microphone on a stereo track, just record it on a mono track and use the trackmixer panpot to make the signal in the 'centre'.

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