Oops, I didn't actually tell how to widen without plug-ins...
Here we go:
1. Select the whole track (Control+A)
2. Duplicate it (Control+D)
3. Deselect the first track (press enter on it) and move focus to the
second track
4. Set the gain to -36 dB Shift+G
5. Inverse the track (effect menu, press i)
6. Swap the channels (Context menu/application key on Windows, press c)
7. increase/decrease the gain to taste (Shift+Up/Down)
You could theoretically export the audio now but you might want to
render the two tracks into a single one in order to amplify it to
match the original track.
Best
Robert
On 20/08/2020, Robert Hänggi <aarjay.robert@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Andrew, unfortunately, this won't widen the tracks.
You have to mix in inverse duplicates of the opposite channel to do that.
I recommend downloading the channel mixer plug-in from the Audacity
Nyquist repository.
It has presets to narrow or widen stereo tracks.
By the way, there is a plug-in in the helper addons that I've recently
posted on this list that tells you exactly how wide a track is (in
percent).
It might also be helpful to run "Analyze" from the Voice Reduction and
Isolation plug-in.
One should aim for a correlation at around positive 50 % for a good
stereo image.
Towards 100 % the track is more and more mono. Towards 0 %, the two
channels have nothing in common, i.e. no phantom center (e.g. lead
voice, kick and snare).
Negative values indicate a big phase problem and listening to such
audio is pretty tiring, especially on headphones.
Robert
On 20/08/2020, Andrew Downie <access_tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Brian
Unless I have overlooked something, you will have to split the track and
then pan each of the new tracks to taste. Fortunately, both easily
achieved.
1. Press the application key or shift+f10 if you do not have one.
2. Arrow up to Split Stereo Track or perhaps Split Stereo Track to Mono.
The difference is that splitting stereo will retain existing pan values
while splitting to mono will put both tracks in the centre.
3. To pan the tracks either use shift+p or shift8+alt+left or right
arrows.
If using shift8+p enter a value between minus 1 and 1, zero being centre.
If using the arrow keys you can adjust while playing. And yes, that
scale
is coarse.
4. If you wish you can then convert the two mono tracks back to one
stereo
track. Make sure both tracks are selected and that you are on the first
of
them. Use the Application key and arrow to Make Stereo.
Give a shout if any issues.
Andrew
From: audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Brian
Sent: Wednesday, 19 August 2020 9:15 PM
To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [audacity4blind] splitting channels etc
Hi all, I have an mp3 file, originally saved from a video. I would like
to
widen the pan of the stereo channels. Is this possible? Would I have to
split the channels to separate tracks, if so how? Or, is there a way of
editing individual channels. For example, if I wanted the left channel to
be
moved more to the left. First of time of working with stereo editing.
Many thanks in hope,
Brian
The audacity4blind web site is at
//www.freelists.org/webpage/audacity4blind Subscribe and unsubscribe
information, message archives, Audacity keyboard commands, and more... To
unsubscribe from audacity4blind, send an email to
audacity4blind-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:audacity4blind-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> with subject line
unsubscribe
