let me rephrase the question,

[eatblueshell]

Is the only way to record in stereo to record to more than one channel?

and if thats the case, then the only way i can do that is to buy a signal splitter?

[NYMorningstar]

Originally Posted by eatblueshell

Is the only way to record in stereo to record to more than one channel?

Yes

Originally Posted by eatblueshell

and if thats the case, then the only way i can do that is to buy a signal splitter?

The only way to record stereo is to use 2 mics or a stereo mic. To get your signal on both speakers when you use one mic, record in mono.

[Matheon]

but before you go signal splitting try to think of why you would want to do that..

if you split the signal you'll just have a copy of the same signal on the left/right channels..

in which case why didn't you just record mono

if you want stereo separation or a wide stereo image or whatever the fancy term for it is.. there are ways of doing that with a mono signal.

many wonderful ways..

[Richard Monroe]

Eatblueshell- Stereo recording is a way to use 2 microphones pointed in 2 different directions, and possibly in 2 different places, to create a model of what your 2 ears would have heard if you were there when the sound was made. It can't be created electronically, by doubling, splitting, or delaying a single source. If you have the same thing on 2 channels, it is not stereo, it is 2 channel mono. Stereo recording requires 2 mics, 2 channels, 2 preamps, 2 inputs, 2 tracks. It is not an electronic decision, it is a way of using 2 microphones to record something.-Richie

[Blue Bear Sound]

Originally Posted by Richard Monroe

Eatblueshell- Stereo recording is a way to use 2 microphones pointed in 2 different directions, and possibly in 2 different places, to create a model of what your 2 ears would have heard if you were there when the sound was made. It can't be created electronically, by doubling, splitting, or delaying a single source. If you have the same thing on 2 channels, it is not stereo, it is 2 channel mono. Stereo recording requires 2 mics, 2 channels, 2 preamps, 2 inputs, 2 tracks. It is not an electronic decision, it is a way of using 2 microphones to record something.-Richie

Great answer! Clear, concise, to the point, and exactly right!!