Export Mixdown, 2 mono => 1 Stereo
We are going to do a technique designed to mixdown audio files down into a single stereo file. Just like our final mix, accept we are only mixing the recordings two files at a time. In this example there is one guitar in the right speaker, and one guitar in the left speaker.
Even if you piece together several starts and stops with auto punch, when you export stems, the program makes them all one big file.
Do this action for the Rguitar, and the Lguitar.
Rhythm Guitars.
- Make sure all files that aren’t part of our stereo file are not marked solo. Turn the view of these files off.
- The only files in view should be the two mono files you wish to combine. Mark them solo. Pan one left, pan one right. No effects plugins, volume on zero.
- Master volume on -6.
- Export [Mixdown]
The Directory that the Rguitar is stored in should come up as […Home\Bette Time\Mixdown] If this isn’t correct then press the three dots and find the correct directory.
click [ok]
This window opens up.
Opening the stems, Backup, & Mixdown Folders
| Opening the Stems Folder 1.go to desktop 2.go home 3. press [desktop] icon 4. Select [home] 5. Select [Better Times] 6. select [stems] | Opening the Backup Folder 1.go to desktop 2.go home 3. press [desktop] icon 4. Select [home] 5. Select [Backup] | Opening the Mixdown Folder 1. go to desktop 2. go home 3. press [desktop] icon 4. Select [Home] 5. Select [Better Times] 6. Select [Mixdown] |
These folders should be left open in the background, so you don’t have to reopen them every time.
Copy Rguitar file from [Mixdown] folder to [Stems] folder.
Copy from stems to Backup Folder. If you get lost, go to the desktop and go [home].
Repeat this process with Lead Guitars.
- Make sure all files that aren’t part of our stereo file are not marked solo. Turn the view of these files off.
- The only files in view should be the two mono files you wish to combine. Mark them solo. Pan one left, pan one right. No effects plugins, volume on zero.
- Master volume on -6.
- Export [Mixdown]
This window opens up.
Copy Lguitar file from [Mixdown] folder to [Stems] folder.
Copy from [stems] to [Backup] Folder. If you get lost, go to the desktop and go [home].
Turn off the solo button on the tracks that made up the stereo guitar tracks. Turn off the view of those tracks. The Rythm Guitar Left, Rythm Guiter Right, Lead guitar Left, Lead guitar Right, you can delete them if you want to. I would leave them just in case you want to go back and redo something later.
Drag and drop the stereo files you made from the stems folder back into the PreSonus software screen.
Go to the Stems folder.
Drag and drop the new files, Rguitar & Lguitar, from the Stems folder into the PreSonus Software Screen.
All five audio files.
Save your file every five minutes.