Question / Help Multiple Audio Tracks

[twitch.tv/chaoticast]

So, I recently have began recording again, and after a decent chunk of recording time, I threw the file into Vegas to begin working on the edits. However, when I threw it in, there were SIX different audio tracks in addition to the visual track. I only have my tracks selected as a single track for two different audio captures. How can I fix this?

And here are the settings

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[Tomasz Góral]

Mp4 only one stereo track, select mkv to save more track.

 

[twitch.tv/chaoticast]

Mp4 only one stereo track, select mkv to save more track.

I DON'T want multiple tracks, I want one for my mic audio and one for my game audio. If I have to mute a third so be it, but I hevaily dislike seeing THIS as it takes more time to sift through and its harder on the recording/rendering

 

[Tomasz Góral]

My fault, too early (but my son has a different opinion about feeding).
Simple merge:
ffmpeg -i file1.mp4 -filter_complex "amerge,pan=stereo:c0<c0+c2:c1<c1+c3" out.mp4
Or
you can add hotkeys to mute microphone.

 

[Tomasz Góral]

Or all save in one track

 

[twitch.tv/chaoticast]

My fault, too early (but my son has a different opinion about feeding).
Simple merge:
ffmpeg -i file1.mp4 -filter_complex "amerge,pan=stereo:c0<c0+c2:c1<c1+c3" out.mp4
Or
you can add hotkeys to mute microphone.

There is no image there, and I WANT MY MICROPHONE AUDIO

 

[Narcogen]

You recorded three stereo tracks. Your editing software sees six tracks. You got what you recorded.

In Settings > Recording you've chcked tracks 1, 2 and 3.

In Advanced Audio Properties, you've put cam on track 1. If this doesn't have audio, you don't need it.

Put Mic/Aux on 1, Desktop on 2, and in Settings > Recording record only tracks 1 and 2. You do not need to specify a "track" for video.

In your recording software this will still be 4 tracks as both tracks are stereo and it is displaying them separately.

 

[twitch.tv/chaoticast]

You recorded three stereo tracks. Your editing software sees six tracks. You got what you recorded.

In Settings > Recording you've chcked tracks 1, 2 and 3.

In Advanced Audio Properties, you've put cam on track 1. If this doesn't have audio, you don't need it.

Put Mic/Aux on 1, Desktop on 2, and in Settings > Recording record only tracks 1 and 2. You do not need to specify a "track" for video.

In your recording software this will still be 4 tracks as both tracks are stereo and it is displaying them separately.

Wow this was actually super helpful! Is there a way to trim it down just a little more? Or is 4 tracks the lowest Im going to get? I can deal with four if needed, but I dont want too much space being taken from multiple tracks and I dont know how it will impact rendering

 

[Narcogen]

If Vegas displays a stereo track recorded by OBS as two single channel tracks, then yes, that's as low as it will go. Getting it to display as fewer would need to be done in Vegas, not in OBS.

 

[twitch.tv/chaoticast]

After changing settings to what you suggested, this is what I see

Four tracks, plus the top one for video, is as low as it can go, correct?

 

[Narcogen]

I don't know since I don't use Vegas. There may be a setting in Vegas that will display the 2 stereo tracks that OBS recorded as two stereo tracks instead of four mono tracks, but I don't know what it is.

 

[twitch.tv/chaoticast]

I recall originally I could dump it in and it would work fine no problem. My friend is two vegas versions behind me and works fine, and I cant find anything on it either. So as long as ive done everything I can on this end then Ill be happy enough while finding a solution to all these tracks

 

[Narcogen]

Check your Options menu, Preferences, General. There is a setting:

Also there's Options Menu | Preferences| General Tab: "Import Stereo as dual mono"

_split audio_

My good video friend from Florida emails me about not being able to split a stereo audio he imported. I send him the usually expected split function (...

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[twitch.tv/chaoticast]

I actually just listened to the audio from my main recording, and my voice appears in ALL SIX tracks. Luckily a test just confirmed thats no longer the case, most likely due to whatever settings you had me change earlier! However, the import option didnt seem to change anything after testing a few times