Re: Mono Channels

Hello,

I have edited several pieces this way and know that what Jeremy says is 100% correct.

However, if your two people were close in proximity, you might want to blade the audio tracks when one stops talking and the other starts. Then, bring the audio channel of the person NOT talking to zero. This will get rid of any echo that you're picking up and dramatically improve the quality of your audio.

Make sure you go to your sequence settings and turn on audio waveforms because they will definitely help your audio editing. Also, I have used fades to "ramp" up and down audio levels where two people talk at the same time. You might want to play with that if a straight cut doesn't sound right. Cutting will usually do the job for you, though, as it keeps the ambience at the same level throughout.
-Pat

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