Stereo audio files in different DAWs

[incubus]

Might have already been mentioned, but though you can, they may react differently.

For example, in bitwig, you have to fiddle with controls (can't remember which ones) to get it right.

Others may add their own warping, tempo, etc, so it's not a static "yes".

[LawrenceF]

True. There's always lots of potential caveats with audio like format (not all daws import all audio formats or bit depths, some may not import 32-64fp or similar or ogg of flac for example) but regardless, importing a common (*.wav, 16/24-bit, or mp3) mono or stereo audio file is kind of a no-brainer.

If a workstation can't do that it can't even edit files it previously created and exported, which wouldn't make any sense at all.

[lfm]

Just kidding. Although the request sounds a bit odd, TBH.

It does. It makes no sense at all actually, to think there might be a desktop workstation that could export a stereo mix but couldn't itself import a common stereo audio file.

In OP defence though, PT can be particular on things.

Does it still not support stereo files through OMF/AAF???

Sonar has option to check if to split stereo track into two mono.
As has Samplitude.
Both mention for PT compatibility.
But not Cubase for some reason - maybe PT now support this.

Other concerns in settings in daws are usually
a) if to split if larger than 4 GB
b) Wave 64 by sonic Foundry
c) broadcast wave BWF

It's possible some daws may be confused by any of these things.

[LawrenceF]

In OP defence though, PT can be particular on things.

Very true, there's always caveats with audio files. And like Incubus alluded to earlier, what a daw does with a file after or during import is a different subject from whether it can actually import the file or not. I recall demoing DP and it auto-time-stretching all my imported audio files because a particular option was ticked or something, but that has nothing much to do with it being able to import the file, it had more to do with it's configuration.

Even if PT splits it up into two mono files or something (no idea, it's been awhile since I've used PT), it still imports it.

Anyway, the answer (for any decent workstation, maybe not all iPad daws, no idea, granting the obvious format caveats) is a definitive yes. Now what may or may not happen after that by default can vary, like Incubus said, Live or Bitwig may by default try to conform them all to the song tempo, stretch them, no clue.

P.S. I wasn't ragging on the OP, but like chk said... "odd question". If you can't import stereo files you couldn't even use any common things like third party drum or musical loops from anywhere.