#SW/BMDR-DaVinciResolve *** ## CONFIGURING AUDIO TRACKS FOR STEREO MIX > [!Checklist]- Add Stereo Track > >- [ ] Right-Click Audio Track in Timeline Sidebar > - Select Add Track > - [ ] Sel Stereo > > ![[BMDResolve 18 - Timeline - Add Stereo Audio Track.png]] > [!Checklist]- Change Track Type >When an existing track is to be repurposed: > >- [ ] Right-Click Audio Track in Timeline Sidebar > - Select Change Track Type To > > - [ ] Sel Stereo > >![[BMDResolve 18 - Timeline - Change Audio Track Type.png]] ## MONITORING STEREO SOUNDFIELDS While dialogue is commonly mixed-to-centre, segments of score and sound-design in Stereo Mix Files often present distinct levels on Left and Right Channels when monitored through stereo audio Meters. > [!Success]- Stereo Soundfield >Audio Meters displaying a Stereo Soundfield produced by a Stereo Audio Clip on a 2.0 Stereo Audio Track: > > ![[BMDResolve 18 - Timeline - Stereo Audio Clip on Stereo Audio Track.png]]![[BMDResolve 18 - Meters displaying Stereo Soundfield.png| 86]] > [!Failure]- Dual-Mono Mixdown >- This common gremlin strikes when an interleaved stereo audio mix is misconfigured or layed-back incorrectly onto the Timeline. > >Audio Meters displaying a Dual-Mono Soundfield, produced by a Stereo Audio Clip which is spread across two Centre-Panned 1.0 Mono tracks: > ![[BMDResolve 18 - Timeline - Stereo Audio Clip on Mono Audio Tracks.png]] ![[BMDResolve 18 - Meters displaying Mono Soundfield.png| 86]] ![[BMDResolve 18 - Inspector - Stereo Audio Clip with Center-Panned Audio.png| 286]]