Merging Mono Audio Tracks to Multi-Channel Tracks

You can convert mono tracks into multi-channel tracks to make editing and mixing more convenient.

Prerequisite

  • You project contains tracks with audio events that are not in Musical Mode.

  • The tracks fit evenly into a number of multi-channel files of the destination format.

  • The tracks reside on the same level in the track list, that is, either on the top level or within the same folder track.

  • The tracks match in terms of channel settings and automation.

    If the settings differ the settings of the topmost track of each group are used.

    If the separate audio events have different volume envelopes, these are calculated into the new clip.

  • The level of the source events should not exceed 0 dB, otherwise clipping occurs in the created files. The only exception to this are files in 32-bit-float format.

Procedure

  1. Optional: Select the tracks that you want to convert in the Project window.
  2. Select Project > Convert Tracks > Mono to Multi-Channel.
  3. In the Merge Mono to Multi-Channel dialog, make your settings and click OK.

Result

  • The tracks are converted into as many multi-channel tracks as corresponds to the destination format.

  • Events that have the same timeline position are converted into a multi-channel event on the new track.

  • If the lengths of the source events do not match exactly, the overlap is included in the new events.

  • In the Audio folder of the project, a subfolder called Merge is created which contains the new multi-channel files.

Note

If the outputs of the mono tracks are routed to separate channels within one output bus, this bus is selected as output for the multi-channel track.