This is yet another of those 'Ask The Expert' articles I have uploaded and made available on my website at www.CasablancaExpert.com. I post this one here for you to get a sense of breadth and value of the tips and tutorials that are available to my subscribers 7 days a week, 24 hours a day:
The Smart Edit User Manual reads: "If you have used the two-channel option on your camera, both tracks should be recorded to Casablanca".
Question: Would I be able to see/edit separately the both audio tracks on the Audio mixing screen (i.e. one audio channel on the topmost track and the second audio Commentary track (mic symbol) ?
Answer: Yes, and no. You cannot directly access the two separate tracks in the audio mix menu -- that is, until you separate the tracks. There are a couple of changes you could make with the audio separately -- but I do not find it easy or fullymanageable until you separate the tracks out (that's what I will share with you next). But if you want to do some simply work on these 2 tracks, you can click on the audio sample you wish to affect in the Audio Mix Menu, then click on the 'Effects' button. This opens up the Effects menu -- you can choose either 'Mute' or 'Volume LR' which have independent controls for adjusting each track separately.
To split your two channels into two separate and more easily edit-able tracks --
1. Select the scene in the Scene Bin
2. Click on Special, and scroll down to select 'Scene>Sample' Click OK
3. This will copy the audio track as a separate audio element (called a sample) into the Audio menus.
4. In Audio Record/Edit menu, click on that audio sample and click on Effects.
5. Click into Special, scroll down and select 'Copy Channel' - adjust the mode to
'Left --> Right' and click OK
6. This will copy the left channel onto the right channel, but not affect your original clip. It will place the copied scene in the audio sample list. I recommend renaming the sample now - adding a suffix to the scene like 'scene name: LEFT'
7. While in the Audio Record/Edit menu, click on the original audio sample and click on Effects.
7. Click into Special, scroll down and select 'Copy Channel' - adjust the mode to
'Right --> Left' and click OK
9. This will copy the right channel onto the left channel, and again place the copied scene in the audio sample list. I again recommend renaming the sample now - adding a suffix to the scene like 'scene name: RIGHT'
10. You would then go and add these audio samples to the same location as the original video scene/s in the Audio Mix menu. Be certain to mute the original track (in the camera track) to avoid over-modulation and totally mixed-up audio.
11. You now have each of the tracks separated to affect as you choose
NOTE: You could have also just copied the track once and applied the Copy Channel effect to the original camera audio but I believe doing this total separation maybe easier for many to understand the process.
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