Combining two mono into stereo and synchronizing

[Wes Groleau]

Can some one tell me how, with 'lame' or 'sox' or 'audacity'
or any other freeware (yes, I'm cheap) on Mac OS X 10.3.9
or FreeBSD 5.4 or 4.9 to

1. Take two mono files and make each of them one side
of a stereo file.

2. Make pauses longer or shorter in ONE track at a time
to synchronize them.

Format doesn't matter. They are now MP3 and the finished
file will be CDDA but conversions are no problem for me.

I tried the time-shift tool in audacity but it insists
on moving both tracks together when I use it on a stereo
file.

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Wes Groleau
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[Jeff Findley]

"Wes Groleau" > wrote in message
news:ZUCBf.32241$RK3.3990@trnddc06...
>
> Can some one tell me how, with 'lame' or 'sox' or 'audacity'
> or any other freeware (yes, I'm cheap) on Mac OS X 10.3.9
> or FreeBSD 5.4 or 4.9 to
>
> 1. Take two mono files and make each of them one side
> of a stereo file.
>
> 2. Make pauses longer or shorter in ONE track at a time
> to synchronize them.
>
> Format doesn't matter. They are now MP3 and the finished
> file will be CDDA but conversions are no problem for me.
>
> I tried the time-shift tool in audacity but it insists
> on moving both tracks together when I use it on a stereo
> file.

I believe in Audacity, you can split the stereo file into two separate mono
tracks. Once you do this, you can time shift one or the other. I believe
that you can then specify that one track is left and the other right, so
that when you save as WAV (or MP3), the tracks are mixed as one stereo
track.

Jeff
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[Wes Groleau]

Jeff Findley wrote:

> I believe in Audacity, you can split the stereo file into two separate mono
> tracks. Once you do this, you can time shift one or the other. I believe
> that you can then specify that one track is left and the other right, so
> that when you save as WAV (or MP3), the tracks are mixed as one stereo
> track.

I'd think so, but I sure couldn't identify the command by
reding the menus. I already have them in mono, so the
first step is handled. I'll look through the menus again,
maybe I just blinked at the wrong time.

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[Jeff Findley]

"Wes Groleau" > wrote in message
news:rdYBf.48550$Ez3.38650@trnddc03...
> Jeff Findley wrote:
>
> > I believe in Audacity, you can split the stereo file into two separate
mono
> > tracks. Once you do this, you can time shift one or the other. I
believe
> > that you can then specify that one track is left and the other right, so
> > that when you save as WAV (or MP3), the tracks are mixed as one stereo
> > track.
>
> I'd think so, but I sure couldn't identify the command by
> reding the menus. I already have them in mono, so the
> first step is handled. I'll look through the menus again,
> maybe I just blinked at the wrong time.

Should be in the pull down menu that's attached to the track. Here's a
picture in a tutorial showing the menu:

http://www.daniel.uklinux.net/tutorial/part_five.html

As you can see, you can split a stero track (into two mono tracks), or mark
a mono track as mono, left channel, or right channel. In addition, it looks
like there is a "Make Stereo Track" menu pick, but I can't remember how to
make that one work. Perhaps it's later in the tutorial?

This particular tutorial starts here:

http://www.daniel.uklinux.net/tutorial/

I'm sure there are other Audacity tutorials out there if you search for them
(I use Google).

Jeff
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[Wes Groleau]

Jeff Findley wrote:
> Should be in the pull down menu that's attached to the track. Here's a
> picture in a tutorial showing the menu:
>
> http://www.daniel.uklinux.net/tutorial/part_five.html
>
> As you can see, you can split a stero track (into two mono tracks), or mark
> a mono track as mono, left channel, or right channel. In addition, it looks
> like there is a "Make Stereo Track" menu pick, but I can't remember how to
> make that one work. Perhaps it's later in the tutorial?

Yep, it's all there. I was searching the main menu bar up top.

thanks!

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Wes Groleau

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will make violent revolution inevitable.
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