Monitors

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Thank you, Bruce, and thank you, John. The monitors do indeed sound clearer and crisper then the home stereo I have next to them.

Bruce, I checked my acoustic mix in mono today. On a good recording should I expect that nothing will "disappear" in mono, or should I just expect that nothing completely disappears? The first acoustic guitar part was tracked with 3 tracks - 1 mic in front (nt1), one overhead (akg c1000s about 3 feet up) and one condenser mic that's built-in inside the guitar). I pan the two hard left and right and the one from inside I just add a little bit of for presence. It doesn't seem to add much to the sound, though. Next time I'm just doing two. I can feel some sparkle disappearing in mono, but it's not like all guitars disappear. Can you elaborate on that?
 
You may lose *a bit* when switching to mono... the idea is to strike a balance between maintaining the stereo image (in stereo) while still have it sound acceptable in mono.

You essentially don't want the main mix elements to disappear - if you lose a bit on guitar or something - you have to decide whether that loss is critical enough to warrant adjusting the panning...

Bruce Valeriani
Blue Bear Sound
 
So, when I have all my pannings set and then I click the "Mono" button, that's a fair test?
 
Absolutely... but also, after switching to mono - turn off one of your monitors (left or right). Listening to mono in only one speaker *does* change your perception compared to listening to mono with BOTH speakers. (More of the "mono-ness" becomes apparent...) :)

Bruce
 
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