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Converting Mono Tracks to Stereo

TheTimbreWolf	Date: October 21, 2007 @ 12:34 PM im using a SB soundcard(i know i need a better one), inwhich i plug into lineout on the back, and everything records to the left side only. is there anyway to force the recording into a R and L wav? sense i dont really know what to do, i've been making all the recording tracks set to center mono.
DeadraveN	Date: October 21, 2007 @ 12:42 PM What's your source? is the signal you're sending in stereo or mono? I mean, is it coming from a mixer, processor, keyboard, etc.. or from a mono source like a guitar amp or microphone...?
TheTimbreWolf	Date: October 21, 2007 @ 12:51 PM well its a PODxtLive with a Variax Acoustic(USB recording is acting up in Vista). im forced to use the line out on the back of my soundcard. but my POD has right and left outputs could i somehow get that into that lineout in stereo?. meaning using a splitter to run to cables into the line out?
DeadraveN	Date: October 21, 2007 @ 1:11 PM Device Properties and click the "Wave in" tab, make sure it's set to record from the sound card. I know it sounds pretty basic, but it's worked for me before in that instance. even though I thought all those things were already set to be the defaults, apparently Cool Edit didn't agree until I went in and made sure
DeadraveN	Date: October 21, 2007 @ 1:11 PM Holy shit, that just cut out, like, a whole paragraph of text.. , give me a sec, I'll retype..
DeadraveN	Date: October 21, 2007 @ 1:16 PM Using the splitter will get both channels in there, but it won't be a true stereo image. both channels will be identical.. Go into your control panel audio settings (I admit I have no experience with vista, so this might be different for you) and make sure your soundcard is set to be the default for recording, then, if it has it's own settings, make sure the line in, and not the mic, is set as it's recording default... then go into cool edit and go to 'options' then to Device Properties and click the "Wave in" tab, make sure it's set to record from the sound card. I know it sounds pretty basic, but it's worked for me before in that instance. even though I thought I had my defaults set already, apparently Cool Edit didn't agree until I went in and made sure...
pog	Date: October 25, 2007 @ 10:52 PM well, as you said, Line 6 have a usb type setup, but it is windows xp sp2 only at this point. The PODxt Live appears to be a stereo device, so I would consider having a cable made up that has 2 x mono jacks at one end for the outputs from the line 6, and 1 x stereo headphone jack at the other end for the pc. I couldn't really see on their page, but if the device has "line out" outputs then they would be preferrable so you can still run the normal outputs to your amp. If you only have the left and right outputs on the Line 6 unit, and you still need to use an amp in the setup, then it's possible to put one output from Line 6 into the amp, and then run the second plug on your newly made lead to the line out on the amp... however this approach can be confusing. It's probably more effective to monitor the sound coming out of the computer speakers. Again, it depends on the quality of the speakers as to which way I would go.

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