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jobones
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Is it better to record in mono or stereo for certain occasions or is one always better (stereo?)?
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Gunther
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If you have a stereo source then record in stereo, if you have a mono source then record in mono.
If your asking weather to mic something in stereo or mono... thats a tougher question to answer. with vocals usually mono is good. Guitars you can go either way... Drums you can use many many mics (like 6 or more) paned to different positions...
So I guess the answer depends on what your recording and what kind of sound you are going for.
Its MUCH easier to mic in mono since you dont have to worry about phase problems that exist when a sound reaches 2 or more mics at different times.
If your asking weather to mic something in stereo or mono... thats a tougher question to answer. with vocals usually mono is good. Guitars you can go either way... Drums you can use many many mics (like 6 or more) paned to different positions...
So I guess the answer depends on what your recording and what kind of sound you are going for.
Its MUCH easier to mic in mono since you dont have to worry about phase problems that exist when a sound reaches 2 or more mics at different times.
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Tim Jacobson
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Record in stereo, just make sure it sounds good in mono also. As mentioned in the previous post you want to make sure you don't have any phase problems or parts missing/cancelling out so keep referencing mono while your mixing.
Blue Bear Sound
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What's the sense of such a blanket statement????Tim Jacobson said:
Truth is - it depends entirely on WHAT you're recording and the context of the song.... one's never better than the other - it's always "it depends..."
jdier
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I am going to jump out on a limb here and assume that you are talking about running a program like sonar where you can choose on the input side.
Remember that mono is one, and stereo is two. So if you are recording drums with two mics, one mono mic on left and one mono mic on right, when you mix you can choose what it sounds like by PANNING the channels.
IE: If you choose to have both the left mono signal and the right mono signal, play back in the middle, then you will have a mono mix, if you PAN the right mono mic to the right and the left mono mic to the left, then you have a stereo mix.
I am not sure if I got at your question or not.
Give some more info.
Remember that mono is one, and stereo is two. So if you are recording drums with two mics, one mono mic on left and one mono mic on right, when you mix you can choose what it sounds like by PANNING the channels.
IE: If you choose to have both the left mono signal and the right mono signal, play back in the middle, then you will have a mono mix, if you PAN the right mono mic to the right and the left mono mic to the left, then you have a stereo mix.
I am not sure if I got at your question or not.
Give some more info.
jdier
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Just came up with another thought...
If you are doing keys and you have an effect that you are adding prior to recording (off line) and that effect happens to be stereo, then you might want to record in stereo.
If you are doing keys and you have an effect that you are adding prior to recording (off line) and that effect happens to be stereo, then you might want to record in stereo.
SPINSTERWUN
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I agree with Blue Bear.
It ALL depends on what you are recording, what you are mixing, the type of music you are creating, and the desired effect..
spin
It ALL depends on what you are recording, what you are mixing, the type of music you are creating, and the desired effect..
spin