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How to order Audio tracks?
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorKvack
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I have a tool which tells me the audio tracks associated with a disc (although it sometimes gets things wrong, I'm assuming based on how the disc was encoded, like thinking audio is stereo when it is really mono). The tracks are ordered by this tool, but I'm not sure how they determine the order.

When I look at the audio tracks available on the menu, often the commentary track shows up elsewhere and the order of the audio tracks presented in the menu often doesn't match the tool. And sometimes I see tracks listed by the tool which don't show up on the menu.

So, what's the correct order for the audio tracks to be entered? Sometimes I see people updating the audio tracks, and the only change they have made is the order of the audio tracks. Is that a legitimate edit?
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar Contributorrdodolak
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Yes, it would be based on how their encoded on the disc. The home menus don't always show all tracks that are encoded on the disc either.

The contributions rules do mention "List audio tracks in the order in which they are encoded on the disc"
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorGSyren
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Just FYI, Kvack, MonoCheck is a good tool for finding out if a two-track encoding is actually mono.
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I use MonoCheck a lot.
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Quoting GSyren:
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Just FYI, Kvack, MonoCheck is a good tool for finding out if a two-track encoding is actually mono.

Yes, MonoCheck is a very simple and effective tool for 2.0 audio tracks, however, there is one small caveat when using it.
On Windows 11, make sure "Enable audio enhancements" for the speakers is DISABLED.

To verify the setting on Windows 11, follow the procedure described below:

Press Win + R keys to open the Run Command dialog box.
Type mmsys.cpl and press Enter key.
Select Speakers and click Properties button
Select Advanced tab

In the section titled "Signal Enhancements", make sure "Enable audio enhancements" is DISABLED.

If its enabled then when the audio track is 2.0 mono, MonoCheck may end up displaying false-positives for stereo (that is, the left and right channels may appear non-identical in magnitude and asynchronous in changes).

This is no fault of the MonoCheck program, rather, it accurately reflects the consequences of Microsoft's manipulation of the 2.0 mono track into a pseudo-stereo track.
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar Contributorrdodolak
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I'll have to check out MonoCheck but you can also use Audacity to analyze the audio tracks.
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorGSyren
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Quoting rdodolak:
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I'll have to check out MonoCheck but you can also use Audacity to analyze the audio tracks.

I'm sure that there are several audio programs than can analyze audio tracks. But MonoCheck has an advantage. It's created especially for this purpose. It is dirt simple, and it's very small, so you can run it on top of your media player without obscuring anything important.


And ObiKen - many thanks for that info! I was not aware of that.

Edit: I just realized that I made an almost identical comment in the MonoCheck thread last year. I guess I have a one track mind ... 
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