Adobe Premiere Pro26.5.2intermediate

Preserve audio channels when exporting

Use Match Source, then verify the destination format can carry your channel layout.

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Supplemental tutorial · Release compatibility unconfirmed. Follow the written steps for Premiere Pro 26.5.2.

What’s NEW in Premiere Pro 26.5?

By KYLER HOLLAND.

THE SHORT ANSWER

Here's the approach.

Premiere 26.5.2 can match source audio channels and sample rate during export. A destination format can still impose limits or require a downmix.

Step by step.

Premiere Pro 26.5.2
  1. 01

    Match the source

    Open export settings and use Match Source for the source settings.

  2. 02

    Check the audio layout

    Review the audio channels and sample rate against the requested delivery specification. Read any format warning.

    Check the channel layout with a short test export. Conceptual workflow illustration, not a software screenshot.
    Check the channel layout with a short test export.Workflow illustration · Premiere Pro 26.5.2
  3. 03

    Verify a short export

    Export a test and listen to every intended channel before delivering the full programme.

Sources & version notes

Written for Adobe Premiere Pro 26.5.2. Menu names and available features can differ in other versions.

Version reference: Premiere Pro 26.5.2

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