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Eric Altizer
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Is this a silly question to be asking?
Should I be using 'mono' or 'stereo' for voice recordings and why?
Should I be using 'mono' or 'stereo' for voice recordings and why?
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Wil Davis
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Eric Altizer said:
It depends - are you talking about one voice or many voices?
If you want to hear the ambience of the room, find the "sweet-spot", place the mics, and record the room in stereo.
If you're talking about one voice, and if the person is close mic-ed, then pan to wherever you want the voice to appear to be…
Are you recording to more than two tracks with the intention of mixing-down to stereo, or are you recording straight to stereo?
- Wil
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shackrock
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unless it's several voices, and/or you have a great room and want to pick up the natural reverb, stick to mono.
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Eric Altizer
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I am recording one voice and the person is close mic-ed in a medium-sized room.
If this was being recorded in a professional recording studio and the final target was Audio CDs would it be recorded in 'mono' first and then processed to 'stereo'? What are the advantages of recording in 'mono'?
If this was being recorded in a professional recording studio and the final target was Audio CDs would it be recorded in 'mono' first and then processed to 'stereo'? What are the advantages of recording in 'mono'?
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shiatzu
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mono. for home recording purposes i'd be comfortable saying "always mono".
scrubs
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Eric Altizer said:
Yes, it would be recorded in mono. The question really is, "what are the advantages of recording a single voice, close miked, in stereo?" The answer is, "none." A single voice is a mono source and unless you're distance miking in an opera house, it should be recorded in mono. Process the voice with a stereo reverb and/or slight delay for more "space."