Metadata display of audio channel names embedded in imported poly WAV files

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

Most poly WAVs include metadata about track information like kind of mic used, names of characters, etc. E.g. TX, BOOM, MS. This data is unavailable in the metadata display in PP. Would be great to add this to the default metadata options.

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

If you look at the metadata tab under iXML there is a track list

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

I know it's listed under iXML, but this info isn't available to use as say a column header in the project window or to label the tracks automatically in the mixer when the clip is opened in Premiere (but they're easily shown/labeled in Audition?)

[Alex Elkins]

This gets my vote. It's really unprofessional that it's not included. This information should be available as an editable column heading (a la Avid) and should also be visible in the timeline rather than just seeing CH1, CH2 etc

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

It's a major improvement to add, how come it's not already done !

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

It 's a must add to improve the workflow between editing and mixing. As an on-set sound engineer, I am a bit frustrated that the editors, sound editors, and sound mixers can't see the proper name of the tracks. Names that i took the time to write in my field recorder. Instead the have to deal with (A1), (A2).... and sound reports, wich is time consuming. Every other editing softwares and DAWs are able to show those metadata.

[vincent5CB0]

A must have in professional post production! Not even PP can't show this metadata, it can't handle it over while aaf export. So dialog editors have trouble to link back to original files. Every editor should be able to see what audio track was recorded with which mircophone without cpmparing long lists from set. Please make it possible.

[rtx_800]

I agree with this. Sometimes we can see the track name in the iXML Metadata field ( sometimes only in the metadata panel and not in the project metadtatas columns).DaVinci sees it easily and it should be the same in Premiere. It's very important in a professional environnement to be able to be confortable with metadatas basics.

[Wedelski]

I asked for this in this forum about 3 years ago, don't know if these threads are actually read or not. Davinci has had this for years and years and years. Definitely ready for this in PP sometime in the 20s please.

[MartiCruz]

Could you adobe have a look into this please?? I'm pretty sure it is an easy fix and we are loosing a precious amount of time because of this. It is getting very upseting because can focus on the creative site while we try to search for different mics inside the multichannel .wav's files. 

We need to be able to see those audio track names beeing displayed in the project window aswell as in the source monitor

 

[Recremac]

We seriously need this. Please Adobe, having this metadata easily available on the audio tracks in the timeline is a basic necessity for professional editing software. It will save us hours of headache, when we finally don't have to trawl through loads of drop-downs to get to iXML metadata.

[revilot_]

Totally agree with this. It is THE audio medadata that matters during editing. We need this!

[Recremac]

Any update on this Adobe? Would be amazing to have audio track names in our timeline soon 😊

[alexchorny]

We really need it! Please look into this, Adobe.

[Charles Grenier]

Please, this update is urgent!

[sarahandharlow]

This is a literal nightmare to not be able to recognize which tracks in a long-form edit belong to the lav versus the boom, which my sound mixer took the time to label on set. @Adobe_Adobe C'mon y'all, it's a toggle button. Absolutely unacceptable that Resolve has this and Premiere doesn't. Are you trying to push us away?

[Jake332525523k5m]

100% - I've been mixing indie projects for years coming from Premiere, and this is a necessary udpate on the export side as well. I've wasted so much time re-organizing tracks and figuring out what's what between scenes - especially when lots of sound editing has already been done. Projects from Avid are a breeze because I can always tell when I've got Booms vs Lavs etc. by simply maintaining the metadata that the production sound mixer likely included.

This seems like a simple fix, and would improve the lives and timelines of sound mixers drastically.

[Burk Finley]

+ 10,000 (yes, ten thousand votes) for the professionals who reference poly WAV file info from the mixer all the time and don't have the time or patience to chime in here.   This, and correcting the oft errant audio TC in the overlay window are essential, not "nice to haves".  

[camille5EA5]

Where is this feature already? It is sorely needed!

[lehestro]

Responding to bump this and hopefully keep this idea going along. It's silly this isn't a feature. I'm having to load my audio in Resolve, take a screenshot, and then (if I've time), rename the track names in my Premiere multicam timelines (aka my syncs). 

Premiere's handling of audio in general leaves a lot to be desired. From waveforms not showing up, to channel assignments being clunky and cumbersome to handle. It's the achilles heel of Premiere. Makes you wonder about the designation "Pro".

[Recremac]

It is ridiculous that this is still not a standard feature in Premiere. However, there is a Third Party tool by Editing Prep that allows you to rename the audio files names from iXML data with the click of a button:

https://editingprep.com/ixmlrenamer/

While this tool is fantastic, is does not excuse Adobe from implementing a much better system for displaying iXML data on audio track names. For now, we will make do with this.

[Justin32856858xpb3]

Another disappointed sound editor chiming in here. iXML Renamer for Premiere Pro seems like a good workaround however, I'd be concerned about renaming audio files as sound editors often refer back to the original audio files from the production sound team (eg. searching for alt lines etc...). 

Premiere Pro needs to be able to read the BWF metadata, and add show Audio Track Names alongside Audio Clip Names in the spanner menu. This would give video editors half a chance to edit sound with the correct microphones / mixes, and ensure the metadata is passed on via AAF.

[theblankbeard]

Insane this is still not a thing 2 years after this original post. 

[sarahhatzon]

Still waiting for this update in 2025.... it's a pretty basic and integral part of a post workflow that's missing!

[Gary232913859ae2]

No reason not to weigh in on this. About to be August of 2025 and still nothing here. I don't want to edit in Da Vinci, but at this point what choice do we have? My sound team did a great job and not being able to use their labeling is a sad state of affairs. Another huge knock against Adobe. 

[Charles Grenier]

I'm seeing productions switching back from premiere to avid in part for this reason. It's a shame...