Mono or Stereo? Difference?

[sunung1188]

Guitars - mono or stereo? - why?

vocals??

[Bob Womack]

It all comes down to what you want to do with the instrument in the stereo field. If you want it in one location, go mono. If you want it spread across the entire stereo field or a portion, you need a stereo signal.

For example, if your ensemble-based song starts off with solo guitar, you may want it to fill the entire sound stage. The easiest way to accomplish that is with stereo mic'ing. Once the ensemble enters, you may not want it spread, so you can collapse the image down to one side by fading down half of the stereo pair to one degree or another. Another option is to double-track the part and pan outboard.

If you want your solo voice to come from the center, you want mono mic'ing. If you want it to fill the whole stereo field, there are several options:
Real double- or triple tracking with each of the iterations panned to separate locations in the stereo field
Automatic double-tracking via various electric means (delay and harmonizer, for instance) with the original and the processed iterations panned
Stereo microphony (though that isn't nearly as popular

Bob

[elly-d]

good answer bob

funny question though, sounds like he wanted to start a debate?

[RAMI]

Originally Posted by elly-d

sounds like he wanted to start a debate?

I thought he was simply trying hard to put together an actual complete sentence.

[Elton Bear]

From the thread title I almost thought the dude wanted to know what the difference between Mono and Stereo was