Is Importing stereo track as mono question

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2015/12/05 15:27:25 (permalink)

Is Importing stereo track as mono question

A friend processed a vocal track for me but accidentally exported it as a stereo track. If I import the track with "as mono" checked, and just use one of the two resulting identical tracks, will the sound quality/track information be the same as if he exported it as mono? Or should I have him re-export it?
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    chamlin
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    Re: Is Importing stereo track as mono question 2015/12/05 15:31:44 (permalink)
    I do notice that the levels of the split mono-ified track are lower.
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    Re: Is Importing stereo track as mono question 2015/12/05 15:35:25 (permalink)
    It would depend on what "processed" means as there may be more than dual mono channels going. You can also import the stereo track and bounce that track into a mono track, which will combine the elements of both channels.

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    Re: Is Importing stereo track as mono question 2015/12/05 15:48:41 (permalink)
    The processing was fixing a few notes that were off pitch.
     
    I just imported the stereo track, converted it to mono. Levels seem right now. So would this indeed be the same as if he just exported as mono?
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    Re: Is Importing stereo track as mono question 2015/12/05 17:05:57 (permalink)
    Try it in your mix, and see if you can get it to sit right, that's really the bottom line (getting it to work in the mix).
    My 1 st choice though, if it is available, would be to just have him re-export it properly.
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