Todzilla
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Hey Guys!
So, I have a buddy who is an electronics whiz. He is building his own studio, by DIYing his own gear. This may take forever to complete, so he's letting me "take care" of his gear in the meantime.
He recently build a very well researched and assembled 1176 Rev D clone. This thing is stunning, with all the boutiquey goodness one could imagine. My studio is pretty well endowed (Neumann, Peluso, Neve, API, Apogee), so it's not out of place.
The catch: He hasn't configured it for stereo compression yet and given his schedule, may get around to it in a decade or so. So, my question is "How viable is it to record stereo sources (drum OHs, pianos, acoustic guitars, choirs) in a dual mono mode?"
I understand the concept is to not have the compressed signal dance left and right in the mix, as one side is compressed more heavily than the other, but I'm hoping to get a more qualitative opinion on whether it's a drastic mistake to even try cutting with dual mono compression on the drum OHs. I'd rather start with some opinions before I experiment, since I have a session coming up with a really amazing drummer and would rather waste as little of his time as possible in testing this out.
Thanks in Advance!
So, I have a buddy who is an electronics whiz. He is building his own studio, by DIYing his own gear. This may take forever to complete, so he's letting me "take care" of his gear in the meantime.
He recently build a very well researched and assembled 1176 Rev D clone. This thing is stunning, with all the boutiquey goodness one could imagine. My studio is pretty well endowed (Neumann, Peluso, Neve, API, Apogee), so it's not out of place.
The catch: He hasn't configured it for stereo compression yet and given his schedule, may get around to it in a decade or so. So, my question is "How viable is it to record stereo sources (drum OHs, pianos, acoustic guitars, choirs) in a dual mono mode?"
I understand the concept is to not have the compressed signal dance left and right in the mix, as one side is compressed more heavily than the other, but I'm hoping to get a more qualitative opinion on whether it's a drastic mistake to even try cutting with dual mono compression on the drum OHs. I'd rather start with some opinions before I experiment, since I have a session coming up with a really amazing drummer and would rather waste as little of his time as possible in testing this out.
Thanks in Advance!