Copying one channel to another

[Bob Jones]

I've got some one-channel mono WAVs that I'd like to alter so the
sound will play on both channels of my stereo. I'm trying to create
two-channel mono.

Right now, the audio is on the left channel, with nothing on the right
channel. How would I create an identical right channel? I'll burn the
finished files to CD.

I was hoping Goldwave would offer an option that would allow me to
just grab a channel and copy it over. But that doesn't seem to be
available.

[Ethan Winer]

Bob,

> I was hoping Goldwave would offer an option that would allow me to just
grab a channel and copy it over. <

That's a pretty simple task I'd expect even the most basic editor to handle.
But I use SoundForge, not GoldWave, so I don't know what GW can do.

Have you tried to burn the mono file to a CD? Most CD burning programs will
convert to stereo as needed automatically.

--Ethan

[area242]

"Bob Jones" > wrote in message
om...
> I've got some one-channel mono WAVs that I'd like to alter so the
> sound will play on both channels of my stereo. I'm trying to create
> two-channel mono.
>
> Right now, the audio is on the left channel, with nothing on the right
> channel. How would I create an identical right channel? I'll burn the
> finished files to CD.
>
> I was hoping Goldwave would offer an option that would allow me to
> just grab a channel and copy it over. But that doesn't seem to be
> available.

Actually, it doesn't sound like that IS a mono file. A mono file will play
on both sides of your stereo. It sounds like you have a stereo file with
audio only on the left channel!
So, In Sound Forge...simply highlight the left channel and drag to the right
channel. See if that works in Goldwave.

[Bob Jones]

Thanks, folks. The solution was simply to save the one-channel 16-bit
stereo file as a 16-bit mono file.

I appreciate the input.