Recording in mono or stereo?

GrandMarkie

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When I record, say the drums, each track only comes out of the left channel only. How do I get it to record in both channels...and should it be true stereo or do mics not record in stereo?
 
A source recorded into a single mic would be a mono recording and should playback at equal volume through both speakers (assuming it's not panned) so there's a problem somewhere.

To record in stereo you need two mics (or a stereo mic).

What's your recording setup?
 
7 mics on the drums > Presonus Firepod > Computer using Sonar 6.

The only option I see in Sonar for the input is: Left, Right and Stereo. None of these settings give me sound coming from both the left and right channels.
 
That is the inputs. You need to add a mono track instead of a stereo track.

For the drums you will need to add 7 mono tracks to the session and route each input to each track. You will end up with 7 mono tracks that you can pan anywhere in the stereo field.
 
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