Re: Capture separate audio channels from analog VHS?

"Pupkin" wrote...

I have some old (10+ years) video projects that were edited on one of
the old cable access editing systems.

We used both available audio channels, one for dialog, one for music.

Is it possible to digitally capture the separate audio channels?

When I digitize my old VHS tapes, I use a mini-dv camera with pass-
through and capture with Scenalyzer or Premiere Pro.

Using this method, I don't see difference between the left and right
channels of the audio waveform on this project, but there may be an
alternate method or setting I'm unaware of.

You need a VHS VCR to play them back on which has
*stereo linear* audio heads. These are rather rare these
days. Chances are that your average consumer VHS VCR
has only mono linear heads and is combining the L + R
tracks together right at the point where it reads it off the
tape. Nothing you can do further downstream to separate
the L and R channels.

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