Man this is annoying

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Hey guys!
So I'm having a little bit of trouble here. I'm using sonar x3 which is very confusing by the way, and every time i go to export my finished song it only exports in mono. Mind you I recorded the vocals in mono, but then after mixing I changed it to stereo to hear the finished product while still in my DAW before I export. I then go to export and no matter what I do I even tried all the bits 16 bit 24 bit 32 bit and it just won't work it's so frustrating anyone's input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
 
I don't know Sonar but I guess it works like any other DAW.
When you're preparing the bounce you should have the option to choose the output path.
Ie. You can bounce audio going to a certain bus, or output.

You want to choose your main outputs 1+2 (or L+R) and, of course, if it gives you the option for mono, dual mono, or stereo interleaved, pick the latter.
 
fivestarpacheco said:
Mind you I recorded the vocals in mono, but then after mixing I changed it to stereo to hear the finished product while still in my DAW before I export.
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What does your song consist of...is there more to it than just the vocals?

For the record...you can't "change" a mono recording to a "stereo" one after the fact.
It will always be mono.
Don't get confused by the DAW showing you two tracks (L/R)....it's still a mono recording.

Now, if you have other tracks and you build a stereo image (L/R) from those multiple tracks...but then they all collapse to mono (all in the center of the image)...well, that's something you are doing in the DAW to cause that.
It could be a simple export selection or a Mono/Stereo button on your master bus....etc.
 
RAMI said:
A few things I don't understand. Like this:

You changed what to stereo? Did you mix in mono? I don't get that sentence at all.
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Sorry for the confusion I'm new to this. I figured it out! I had to change the preset to "all".
I also was wondering are you supposed to record in mono and mix in stereo? Thanks for the help guys!
 
fivestarpacheco said:
I also was wondering are you supposed to record in mono and mix in stereo?
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Well, basically, you record mono sources in mono and stereo sources in stereo. In other words, a single source like vocals, bass, guitar, and actually most instruments, are recorded in mono.

Stereo sources like drum overheads, many keyboards, multiple singers (like a choir) will usually be recorded in stereo.

You then take all those tracks, mono and stereo, and pan them however you want to make a stereo mix of your songs. But I still don't get what you mean by "after mixing I changed it to stereo". You shouldn't need to change anything to anything, and certainly not after mixing. You mix in stereo if that's how you want your finished product.
 
This ^.
The terminology can trip you up but, usually, you're making a stereo soundscape.
A mono source like vocals through close mic is a mono track but the pan knob by default will be set down the middle and that vocal track will come out both speakers equally.
Same applies to any other single source like bass or whatever.

A stereo miked acoustic guitar, drum kit or piano would be recorded to a stereo track and, in most daws, will have two pan knobs.
One for the left channel and one for the right.
How you place those two channels is up to you.

Nothing should need to be changed after mixing though. You just do you mix and hit bounce. :)
 
RAMI said:
Well, basically, you record mono sources in mono and stereo sources in stereo. In other words, a single source like vocals, bass, guitar, and actually most instruments, are recorded in mono.

Stereo sources like drum overheads, many keyboards, multiple singers (like a choir) will usually be recorded in stereo.

You then take all those tracks, mono and stereo, and pan them however you want to make a stereo mix of your songs. But I still don't get what you mean by "after mixing I changed it to stereo". You shouldn't need to change anything to anything, and certainly not after mixing. You mix in stereo if that's how you want your finished product.
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Ohhh I see man mixing isn't as easy as I thought. What I meant about mixing in stereo was I recorded the vocals and mono and mixed in mono then after mixed it I changed my vocal track to stereo.

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Steenamaroo said:
This ^.
The terminology can trip you up but, usually, you're making a stereo soundscape.
A mono source like vocals through close mic is a mono track but the pan knob by default will be set down the middle and that vocal track will come out both speakers equally.
Same applies to any other single source like bass or whatever.

A stereo miked acoustic guitar, drum kit or piano would be recorded to a stereo track and, in most daws, will have two pan knobs.
One for the left channel and one for the right.
How you place those two channels is up to you.

Nothing should need to be changed after mixing though. You just do you mix and hit bounce. :)
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I see! Thanks man!
 
fivestarpacheco said:
Ohhh I see man mixing isn't as easy as I thought. What I meant about mixing in stereo was I recorded the vocals and mono and mixed in mono then after mixed it I changed my vocal track to stereo.
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Like Steen said, don't the terminology confuse you, it's easy to do.

As far as what you described above, that's not how it works. Like Miro said earlier, you can't change mono to stereo. Changing your vocal track from a mono track to a stereo track does nothing at all other than use up more CPU on your computer. It does not change your vocal track to stereo. Your vocal track is mono and will always be mono.

Like I explained above, you take all your tracks (keep your mono track mono and your stereo tracks stereo), pan them around the stereo field and then you make a stereo mix of your finished song.
 
RAMI said:
Like Steen said, don't the terminology confuse you, it's easy to do.

As far as what you described above, that's not how it works. Like Miro said earlier, you can't change mono to stereo. Changing your vocal track from a mono track to a stereo track does nothing at all other than use up more CPU on your computer. It does not change your vocal track to stereo. Your vocal track is mono and will always be mono.

Like I explained above, you take all your tracks (keep your mono track mono and your stereo tracks stereo), pan them around the stereo field and then you make a stereo mix of your finished song.
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Ohh ok I'm going to try this out! I have a lot to learn lol
 
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