How to merge 2- 32 bit mono tracks to 1 stereo?

Kymeia · Post by **Kymeia** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 4:01 pm

It's easy in Audition. Just make a blank 32 bit stereo file then open track one and paste it into the left channel and open and paste track 2 into the right and save it.

alfonso · Post by **alfonso** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:31 pm

On 2006-01-24 07:41, eliam wrote:
Nuendo accepts the 32 bit files from VDAT, but I found no way to merge 2 mono tracks into a stereo one... I'd be surprised if it couldn't be done, but the manual doesn't seem to mention it. As to record back in another app from Vdat, well, I find it defeats the basic purpose of recording in 32 bit in the first place. I guess I'll record in nuendo if I want 32 bit precision then...

You can see how the tracks are interpreted by Nuendo as effective bit depth performing a "statistics" process from the dropdown menu on the selected track.

To have a stereo file from 2 mono files in Nuendo the easiest way should be to import the 2 tracks, pan them far left and far right and simply export the result to a stereo file.

Now, why do you need to make a stereo file from the 2 mono tracks? I can understand this only for a final mixdown to be brought out of the studio, or if you perform the mastering too, only for the final master dithered down to 16 bits, otherwise having 2 mono files is exactly the same, at least if you mix and process in Scope.

eliam · Post by **eliam** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:05 pm

Thanks Alfonso, I thought about it but I sometimes use native plug-ins before sending the tracks to scope, and it is easier for editing too. Now that you bring up the point, I guess that paning mono tracks would be fine most of the time...

Thanks for the statistic tip also, useful tool!

Post by **garyb** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:43 pm

you can send them(panned) to a group(errr...bus)...

ChrisWerner · Post by **ChrisWerner** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 12:12 am

Don´t trust busses these days, they always come late (huge delays) ´cause the bad wheater outside.

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 7:08 am

It doesn't load 32bit, but Live is excellent for rendering a 24bit stereo track from 2 hard panned mono ones (should you have the need). It's probably the fastest way (IE faster than Cubase etc) due to Live's fast & intuative latout.

geoffd99 · Post by **geoffd99** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:24 pm

Hi
I don't know about exact details of file format, but I think the VDAT and STS record mode just use normal PC wav files.

I stuck with 24 bit, which sounds fine. The 32 bit recording seemed to work ok though.

When you click on 'stop' in the STS sample editor (where the recording is done) it takes a while to write out the file, obviously quite a while (5-10 minutes on a 3Ghz PC with 1 gig RAM)) for long 32 bit files - I tried a 25 minutes take, and it all worked OK.

To play back the file from within Scope, just connect the outputs of the STS (the 'pure' ones are Spl). 32 bit files play back fine, I have not tried 32 bit files from within Sonar, Live, Acid or Wavelab.
I think you use some of the 64 ASIO drivers but please check elsewhere on this.

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:40 pm

Live doesn't load (properly) or render 32bit files. 24bit max with Live, but then that's not bad for such an advanced sequencing app'.

paulrmartin · Post by **paulrmartin** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:36 pm

I just noticed this thread now.

Cool Edit Pro handles 32-bit files and has great mixdown possibilities.

Sorry for being late answering, Eliam.

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geoffd99 · Post by **geoffd99** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:37 am

Cool Edit Pro is now Adobe Audition v2.
Has anyone used it? Kymeia above has!

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