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Turd wrote on 2/11/2021, 9:42 AM

Above your audio Master Bus meters is an icon that looks like two speakers that are pointed away from each other. It indicates the master audio bus is in multi-channel mode. Left-click that icon and it turns to showing just one speaker to indicate the master bus is now in single-channel mode and all audio source channels are combined to that single master bus channel for a mono output.

I don't know specifically about Pro 18, but in earlier versions, that icon would also toggle your rendered audio output.

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harry-worth wrote on 2/11/2021, 9:53 AM

In V18 it is like this

rraud wrote on 2/11/2021, 10:02 AM

What A/V format are you rendering? Do you want a two-channel mono file (both channels with the exact same audio.. which is not really necessary btw) or a single channel file.

Some audio types and codecs are two-channels by default with no single-channel option.

Older versions of VP used the word 'Custom' in the 'Render as' UI, "Customize Template" will access the 'Custom' settings.

GeorgeL wrote on 2/11/2021, 10:18 AM

Okay thanks because this is the page that I am having an issue with.

If someone can tell me how I can adjust that to say "Mono" that would be great.

Former user wrote on 2/11/2021, 10:22 AM

As @rraud said, most codecs default to two channel output. Do you need one channel?

rraud wrote on 2/11/2021, 3:11 PM

@GeorgeL if you absolutely .. positivity have to have a single-channel audio file for AVC <.mp4> for video, there is a work-a-round..However it involves some extra work and two other applications..
I am not aware of a script, or if it is even possible entirely within VP..

Just out of curiosity, why do you want a single-channel audio file? It will not cut the file size like PCM audio.

wwaag wrote on 2/11/2021, 10:38 PM

You can easily do this in HappyOtterScripts.

Select the mono template and then render.

Here's the result of the rendered file added back to timeline.

And finally, it's mediaInfo.

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rraud wrote on 2/12/2021, 10:10 AM

There you go, Thanks Wayne