Re: [ARSCLIST] stereo or double mono

["joe@xxxxxxxxxxx" <sergei01@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Many programs allow you to invert one channel, the you could sum and look at 
the results. Even looking at the waveform in the program may be enough 
information to determine what you want to know.

You could also test a small portion of the file.

Joe Salerno
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Rice" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 11:28 AM
Subject: [ARSCLIST] stereo or double mono


> Hi Arsc-L,
> Does anyone know any software or process where I could quickly  analyze a 
> stereo audio file and find out if it has two different  tracks (stereo) or 
> if it is just double mono. I have a number of  audio files that were 
> recorded digitally which I suspect are double  mono but is there a way to 
> make sure. It seems like a piece of  software could just subtract left 
> from right and if the difference is  0, then double mono.
> Thanks,
>
> David Rice
> Archivist
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