why does my vocal track look like this?

[charles kasler]

Is it because I'm recording a mono vocal into a stereo track? I want  the stereo track for fx that are added in stereo. Is there a better way to do this or doesn't it matter? Thanks.

[DeeringAmps]

It’s a mono track , record it in mono. I would then put the desired effects on a stereo aux track (use a send from the vocal track). 
Done! Mono vocal, stereo effects. 

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[charles kasler]

Thank you!

[Alan Tubbs]

A mono track will come out as stereo- once you mix, esp. with FX.

[John Vere]

To be clear a mono track is outputting in stereo to the stereo bus or even if direct to the audio output.  It wouldn’t have a pan controller if it was outputting mono. This is the way mixing boards have been since stereo was introduced to recording. 
So any effects added to the pro channel or the effects bin are outputting in stereo. 

[charles kasler]

Thanks jo

 

Thanks John, I'm learning so much from this forum. I've always used the vx64 vocal strip as an insert. If I make my vocal track a mono input from here on, it should still work properly if the output is stereo. Or am I better off using the vx64 on a bus? By the way I can't find a link for many of your very helpful tutorials. Or they have been removed. I understand if you want to sell them or something because you put a lot of work into them. Is there one link still to access some of them? Thanks again

[John Vere]

No I removed all 60. 

[Terry Kelley]

It's because you put the mic in one input of your interface but didn't change the track to record only that input. So it thinks you have a stereo input but there is nothing on one channel. You can bounce it to mono if you want.

Edited April 14, 2023 by Terry Kelley

[msmcleod]

To record in mono, set your track input to either the L or R, depending on which input you're plugged into - i.e.  "L" for odd numbered inputs,  "R" for even numbered inputs:


To record in stereo, pick the stereo (S) input:

[Bill Phillips]

21 hours ago, John Vere said:

No I removed all 60. 

Why?

[RexRed]

You can split that into two tracks and I think Cakewalk will ignore the empty track when creating new tracks.

Select your track, then open dropdown, Tracks => Bounce to tracks => Channel format "split mono"

Uncheck track effects, automation, bus effects... on or off as needed (dithering none) 

Don't select "entire mix" select only the track you want to split

Observe where the destination tracks will be set to.

There are are presets that may be helpful.

Edited April 15, 2023 by RexRed