Select Stereo, Left, or Right Audio Channel per Clip

Many professional recordings place different audio on the left and right channels of a stereo track. A common setup is dual-language recording, where one channel carries English and the other carries Russian (or any other language). Audio Channel Selection lets you pick which channel to use per clip, so your final video contains only the audio you want.

Channel Options

  • Stereo (default) — plays both left and right channels exactly as recorded. Use this when both channels carry the same content or when you want the full stereo mix.
  • Left Only — extracts only the left channel and plays it through both speakers. The right channel is discarded entirely.
  • Right Only — extracts only the right channel and plays it through both speakers. The left channel is discarded entirely.

How to Set the Channel

1

Select a clip

Tap the clip on the timeline to select it and reveal the clip toolbar.

2

Open clip settings

Tap the settings icon in the clip toolbar to open the clip settings panel.

3

Choose the audio channel

Find the Audio Channel picker and select Stereo, Left Only, or Right Only. The change applies immediately — play the clip to confirm you hear the correct audio.

When to Use This

Dual-language recordings

Some events and interviews are recorded with two languages on separate channels — for example, left channel is English, right channel is Russian. Select the channel that matches the language you need for your video. If you are creating versions in both languages, duplicate the clip and set each copy to a different channel.

Host and guest on separate channels

Interview setups often route each microphone to its own channel. If the host is on the left and the guest is on the right, you can isolate either speaker by selecting the corresponding channel. This is useful when you want to cut between speakers or remove one voice from a specific section.

Isolating a clean feed from a mixer

Live recordings sometimes carry the room mix on one channel and a clean direct feed on the other. Select the clean channel to avoid audience noise, reverb, or other room ambience.

Mono output is centered. When you select Left Only or Right Only, the chosen channel plays through both speakers equally. Your audience hears balanced, centered audio — not a one-sided mix.

Per-Clip Setting

Channel selection is set independently on each clip. Different clips on the same timeline can use different channels. This means you can mix languages, speakers, or audio sources across your edit without affecting other clips.

Check both channels first. If speech sounds thin, hollow, or partially missing on the Stereo setting, try switching to Left Only or Right Only. The active microphone may be on just one channel, and playing the empty channel alongside it dilutes the signal.