Is there a way to creat mono WAV files in Ableton?

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  1. dragonhill

    dragonhill Guest

    I did a quick Youtube search but could not find a solution.
    I would like to share mono files with other DAWs.

    Thanks
     
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  3. beatmagnus

    beatmagnus Guest

    I've never tried but if you go file/export audio, there is a popup with "convert to mono" that you can select. Also a dropdown for "file type" that lets you select WAV.
     
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  4. dragonhill

    dragonhill Guest

    Yes i see that ......I will try it
     
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  5. sisyphus

    sisyphus Audiosexual

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    yup, that's the way, if it is a mono track, it will come out as a mono track, otherwise there are other third party methods to interpolate and do it for you... but yeah, i wish ableton had a better way of dealing with mono then dual mono stereo tracks..
     
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  6. Magic Mango

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    You can select or export mono

    The Utility effect or A1StereoControl (VST) does the panning
     
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  7. nobodyspecial

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    at export just select "convert to mono". below Normalize if the source is already mono he will not touch it
     
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  8. fraifikmushi

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    That's not mono.
     
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    i wouldnt use convert to mono, when you source material isnt already mono, because how decides ableton to squeeze everything into one channel?
    hmm i would pan everything to one channel+adjust levels - export in stereo and remove with an audio editor(goldwave or audacity) the silent channel.
     
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  11. dragonhill

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    @ArticStorm I see your point but that extra step, stem after stem, is too much work.
    If I am to trust Ableton to squeeze 100+ tracks to 2 tracks.......hopefully it can manage stereo to mono correctly? With my cheap gear I can't hear a difference.
     
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    i am always a little careful there, maybe to careful ;)
     
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