Music in stereo - possible to change to 3.0 or 5.1 surround?
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:35 am
Hello again -
I'm finalizing my short film and showing it in a theater very soon. On my timeline, everything is in mono except for the music, which is in 2.0 stereo (it was recorded in Garageband, standard stereo). I like the effect that the "Stereo Width" effect has, as it creates a pocket of space for dialogue, sfx, etc. to come through. But from what I've heard, standard stereo music does not sound good in a 5.1 equipped theater because it end up only being the L and R speaker with no Center (correct me if I'm wrong).
So I'm wondering what I could do to the file/track/project to give it the spread that I'm desiring, or if that's something that would have to be done in the previous stage in Garageband or another music software, and I should cut my losses and do the music in mono as well.
This feels like a long shot but I figured it's worth asking.
I'm finalizing my short film and showing it in a theater very soon. On my timeline, everything is in mono except for the music, which is in 2.0 stereo (it was recorded in Garageband, standard stereo). I like the effect that the "Stereo Width" effect has, as it creates a pocket of space for dialogue, sfx, etc. to come through. But from what I've heard, standard stereo music does not sound good in a 5.1 equipped theater because it end up only being the L and R speaker with no Center (correct me if I'm wrong).
So I'm wondering what I could do to the file/track/project to give it the spread that I'm desiring, or if that's something that would have to be done in the previous stage in Garageband or another music software, and I should cut my losses and do the music in mono as well.
This feels like a long shot but I figured it's worth asking.