![]() ![]() If you purchased from the Mac App Store, the changes are not in that version yet. If you are installing the Windows version, please let us know if you have a problem with your anti-virus and we will report it as a false positive (this does happen occasionally for some reason - Edge is particularly picky). ![]() If you are installing the Mac version, please make sure that you install the one that is compatible with your system. You can report problems either via this forum (if you register), or via our website: We can generally offer a response (in the form of a workaround or an updated Beta) much quicker than we can once the software is formally released. If you find a bug in the Beta software, do please report it. This helps us root out (and fix) bugs more quickly and generally works better for everyone. Generally, the vocal should be equal - or nearly so - on both channels so as to place the vocalist in the middle.We now have a policy of releasing new versions of VinylStudio as Beta test software for a period of time before making a formal release. Try it at 100% and see if that works and feel free to experiment if that doesn't give you what you are looking for. Now, return to the copy and lay the vocal over the instrumental track. The next thing to do is to place the vocal over the audio track, so on the original recording (which you will not be altering in any way), isolate the audio and copy it (at 100%). Now return to the copy and isolate the vocal track and lay the music track over it (use "Mix" from the toolbar). 30 or 40% is probably about what will seem right, but experiment a bit and find what sounds best to you. Use "Change Volume" to attenuate the instrumental. ![]() You will probably not want to use the instrumental at 100%. Isolate the track with music (Edit > Channel) and copy it. Now, reduce the size of the copy and go back to the original. The reason for the copy is to allow you something to work on and experiment with while not losing your original. You now have an exact copy of the original and the timing will be absolutely perfect for your purposes. Make a copy of the original audio ( Make sure that you do not do anything to the original) and then click on the - sign to in the upper right corner of the screen to reduce the original and get it out of the way. I tried "Pan" from the toolbar, but I couldn't get exactly what I wanted, so I played around and ended up with perfect results. I worked on something similar a while back with a track that had far too much stereo separation. One thing I've learned from reading this forum is that you often have to experiment with a number of different approaches to find out what will work best for you. Or perhaps Doug's suggestion to use the Compressor/Expander might do the trick for you after you do a straight "Mono mix" on the whole track. In that case, you may want to also select "right attack" and "right decay" sections (where the right channel sounds begin and end) and then use the Pan control to manage the transition. There may be some tweaking to do at the transitions, since the right channel may not cut in and out quickly enough to avoid sudden changes in volume at the points you choose to switch between between "right silent" and "right active" sections. You could select the various sections of the file and use the Channel Mixer to apply the "Mono left" and "Mono mix" presets, respectively. 50% left + 50% right (or thereabouts) when there is something on the right channel. 100% left + 0% right when there is nothing on the right channel, and In the sections where there _is_ something on the right channel the result will be closer to 100% volume, assuming that the levels of the left and right channels are reasonably close to each other. If you send 50% of each channel to both channels then the sections where there is nothing on the right channel will end up at approximately 50% volume (of the left channel). I can understand why a straight mono mix would result in varying volume levels. I'm still something of a newbie myself, but I'll weigh in anyway.
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