Any way to add more than 2 audio tracks?

[5LEEPER]

Hey guys, i'm currently using Video studio 10, and wondered if there is any way to add more audio tracks to my movies?

I am constanltly needing to add another audio track, and so far the only way i can do that is to save my project so far as a .wav (ie, both audio tracks) then import that file onto one audio track, however this is quite anoying as i can no longer go back and edit the audio.

Is there another solution to my problem??? If not, i strongly suggest this feature be included into the next Video studio edition.

thanks guys,

Ryan

[Black Lab]

You must remember, VS is a consumer-grade video editing product costing about $100. They can't possibly include every feature for that price.

Are you using v10 or v10+? If it is 10+ (because of the multiple overlay tracks) then a possible work-around that I can think of (never tried it - how about you being the guinea pig? ) is to edit one of your audio files in an audio track. When you are finished with the edits remove everything else from the timeline, keeping just the audio. Now render that to a video file. Insert that video file (containing only audio) onto one of the overlay tracks. Repeat as necessary. This could give you 9 audio tracks, the normal 2 plus the 6 overlay tracks and the main video track.

I am constanltly needing to add another audio track, and so far the only way i can do that is to save my project so far as a .wav (ie, both audio tracks) then import that file onto one audio track, however this is quite anoying as i can no longer go back and edit the audio.

Why can't you edit a wav file?

[sjj1805]

Why not do all of your audio editing in an audio editor such as
Audacity.

I just opened Audacity up and very quickly created a dozen stereo tracks.
There probably is a limit but a dozen ought to be enough.

When done export it as a WAV file and then import it into VideoStudio.

[Ken Veal]

Hi
the following is a quote from a previous post.I do not have a record
of the author
Video/Studio has 9 Audio tracks!

I bet that just made a few users sit up in shock!

They are:
1. Video Track
2. Overlay Track # 1
3. Overlay Track # 2
4. Overlay Track # 3
5. Overlay Track # 4
6. Overlay Track # 5
7. Overlay Track # 6
8. Voice Track
9. Music track
Most users are probably aware of 3 - Video Track, Voice Track and Music Track. To use the additional 6 you have to use a bit of ingenuity because they obviously contain 'video' - you just need to hide or disguise them in some way.

The easiest way would be to resize it to 'almost nothing' and shove it into a corner. The uppermost overlay track could resemble a thin black line like the letterboxing effect of a 16.9 video on a 4.3 screen - or hidden underneath a lower third. Just use your imagination.

I bet that just made a few users sit up in shock!

They are:
1. Video Track
2. Overlay Track # 1
3. Overlay Track # 2
4. Overlay Track # 3
5. Overlay Track # 4
6. Overlay Track # 5
7. Overlay Track # 6
8. Voice Track
9. Music track
Most users are probably aware of 3 - Video Track, Voice Track and Music Track. To use the additional 6 you have to use a bit of ingenuity because they obviously contain 'video' - you just need to hide or disguise them in some way.

The easiest way would be to resize it to 'almost nothing' and shove it into a corner. The uppermost overlay track could resemble a thin black line like the letterboxing effect of a 16.9 video on a 4.3 screen - or hidden underneath a lower third. Just use your imagination.
regards Ken

[alanball]

Hi Ryan,

Not sure if it works, but have you tried creating a VS file with 2 audio tracks and then importing that VS file into a new project and adding another audio track. That way you would be able to tweak all audio tracks before saving the finished project.

[cameater]

When exporting the project to a video file all audio is mixed down to stereo.

So export to a movie file (avi mode, 160x120, divx6 with fastest setting), no audio compression, then take virtualdub and 'save wav', empty the audio tracks and put in the wav file, then you have another audio track free (without compatibility problems having audio in the overlay tracks)