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Mono recordings in v2.2

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In previous versions mono recordings played back on both speakers. With this version a mono recording plays back on the left channel only, with the level showing 6dB higher than it should be. I can't see an obvious setting to change this: I do a lot of both mono and stereo and the left channel only playback isn't satisfactory. Is there a way of changing this?

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In previous versions mono recordings played back on both speakers. With this version a mono recording plays back on the left channel only, with the level showing 6dB higher than it should be. I can't see an obvious setting to change this: I do a lot of both mono and stereo and the left channel only playback isn't satisfactory. Is there a way of changing this?
Are you using Lite or Pro? Regards,

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Pro. I've reverted to the previous version for the time being, but I was getting this with the version I downloaded yesterday.

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Pro. I've reverted to the previous version for the time being, but I was getting this with the version I downloaded yesterday.
Sounds like just a matter of setting the "Playback" menu to "Front" instead of "Front left" (this menu is located on the top right of the track you're editing). Regards,

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I was in 'Center' it turns out, but I thought previously I'd tried 'Front' - evidently not - yes, that corrects it. Thank you.

However when opening mono AIFF files it defaults to 'Center' again, though M4a files open in 'Front'. Is there a way of making it default to 'Front'? - I can't see one. Obviously I can change it but I'd rather not have to keep doing it when working on mono files.

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Just for the record: "Center" is just one channel, it doesn't split between left and right. That channel is relevant only for set-ups in which one has more than two speakers. Regards,

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Is there a way of stopping it defaulting to 'Center' when opening AIFF files? I'm only using a two-speaker set-up. I don't want to have to change this every single time I open a mono AIFF file.

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It shouldn't do that; I'll check what's going on and I'll let you know... Best,

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I believe that the versions at

http://www.hairersoft.com/Downloads/AmadeusPro.zip
http://www.hairersoft.com/Downloads/AmadeusLite.zip

fix this problem, could you please confirm? Regards,

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Post by rfwilmut »

Yes, that's now working as expected, mono AIFFs opening in 'Front' in APro and playing in both channels. The Lite version also behaves correctly - I don't know whether there was a problem with the earlier version as I don't use it, but as it doesn't do 5.1 it seems unlikely.

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That seems to have fixed it

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Hi Martin,
Like frwilmut, this was also driving me crazy! I thought something had corrupted my AIFF file. My workflow is for voiceovers: I record using a mono track (my default) and save as Amadeus Pro format to keep the file intact and "raw." I then SAVE AS an AIFF and do the edits in THAT file, then send it on to our editors.

And every time I'd do this, the sound would change: in the native format it came out of both speakers; in AIFF it would only come out of the left channel. That's when I found the new playback dropdown; it was defaulting to "centre," which -- if you look in Amadeus Pro's channel assignment pref, says "Channel 1 (left)."

Thanks for making it default to "front" instead.

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