System information
2. Choose a command from the submenu to specify how to treat the channels in your file.
For events that use multichannel audio:
Item Description
Channel x Treats the event as a mono file using the audio from the channel you
choose.
Channels x/y Treats the event as a stereo file using the audio from the channels
you choose.
For events that use stereo audio:
Item Description
Both Treats the event as a normal stereo file.
Left Only Creates a mono event using only the left channel of your media file.
Right Only Creates a mono event using only the right channel of your media file.
Combine Creates a mono event by mixing the channels of your media file.
After mixing the channels, the amplitude is divided by two to prevent
clipping.
Swap Exchanges the right and left channels in a stereo file.
Opening Events in an Audio Editor
The Vegas Pro timeline is a nondestructive editing environment, which means that the original source files
remain unchanged by any editing done in the software. Edits that modify the actual source media file
(destructive edits) may be performed in a separate application such as Sound Forge software from Sony
Creative Software Inc.
From the Tools menu, choose Audio, and choose Open in [editor name] from the submenu to start your
sound-editing application and modify the selected audio event using the editor specified on the Audio tab
in the Preferences dialog.
1. Select the event you want to edit.
You can select multiple events to open each event in a separate window in the sound editor.
2. From the Tools menu, choose Audio, and choose Open in [editor name]. The editing application is
opened with the event's media.
3. Edit and save the file.
After you have edited and saved the file, Vegas Pro automatically detects the updated file and
updates the event in the project. However, if you change the media file’s name or location (by using
Save As), you must import the edited (new) file into your project. For more information, see "Import
Media" on page 98.
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