Can someone here would be kind enough in instruct me in sound forge 12.6 how to take a mono recording and turning it into a stereo? 😕 im at my wits end.
I'm not in front of SF now so this is by memory, but with the mono recording open, right-click on it and one of the properties should show "Mono" and if you click on that, you can change it to Stereo. Is that what you mean?
Yes, that's the answer … right click on the timeline and select File Properties. Item 11 is Audio Channels which has a drop-down box (to the far right) which offers selections including mono and stereo. Please keep in mind that it provides 2 channels - L & R - of the identical audio signal, it doesn't 'stereo-ize' the mono signal with phasing or any other separation between L & R.
Please keep in mind that it provides 2 channels - L & R - of the identical audio signal, it doesn't 'stereo-ize' the mono signal with phasing or any other separation between L & R.
As @condex stated, if the sound was not recorded in stereo (two mics for instance) changing a single channel (mono) file to two channel (stereo) is pointless and will only double the files size for PCM or half the resolution for most lossy file formats like MP3 when encoded. Either way, the sound will be fed to both left and right channels equally anyway.
OTOH, if you wish to simulate a <stereo> environment from sound that was recorded with a single mono mic, there are plug-ins and other techniques that can achieve this (you may or may not like the results though). I occasionally use Voxengo's (free) StereoTouch, which can add early reflections (fast echos) to the left and right channels to simulate an acoustical space. Adding a reverb tail to that, can simulate a larger room, hall, auditorium or what have you.
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Thanks Mates for the reply but sadly to say this option is not presented. i right click on the timeline no properties no nothing. anymore suggestion will be most welcomed.
Aaah, that probably explains it ... you've got SF Audio Studio but I think that the replies that you've got are based on SF Pro, not Audio Studio.
There's probably another solution, though I don't know whether or not SF AS has this feature. Go to File/Save As and see if there is a Template option on the Save As dialogue box. If there is, open it and look for a stereo template with the bit rate that suits. Alternatively, there may be a Custom button on the dialogue box where you can create your own template. When doing things like this, I'd always create a new name for the new audio file so as to preserve the original.
Again, I do not know whether or not the save as options are available in SF AS, but it's always worth giving it a try.
Aaah, that probably explains it ... you've got SF Audio Studio but I think that the replies that you've got are based on SF Pro, not Audio Studio.
There's probably another solution, though I don't know whether or not SF AS has this feature. Go to File/Save As and see if there is a Template option on the Save As dialogue box. If there is, open it and look for a stereo template with the bit rate that suits. Alternatively, there may be a Custom button on the dialogue box where you can create your own template. When doing things like this, I'd always create a new name for the new audio file so as to preserve the original.
Again, I do not know whether or not the save as options are available in SF AS, but it's always worth giving it a try.
It's over, Johnny! (scene from Rambo) i went in as you instructed and that option is not there. but all is not lost. i did some some searching and found a workaround. im using a zoom h4n pro. in its menu i can select "mono mix" boom!! let freedom ring. Thank you so much for your time and patience.