
PhilGood
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Whoa!!
OK. I'm bowing out of this one.
OK. I'm bowing out of this one.

Whoa!!
OK. I'm bowing out of this one.![]()
There is a big difference between a stereo recording and a stereo mix.the definition of stereo remains the same reguardless of the source....
There is a big difference between a stereo recording and a stereo mix.
[edit]steve.h explained it well.[/edit]
how many vocal tracks, on every song ever recorded has been recorded in stereo?
or maybe a more general answer
nord
Exactly my point. If you are trying to recording something in stereo, there has to be some stereo aspect to the source. A single vocal, especially close mic'd, has no spacial component to capture. So, you really can't record it in stereo, no matter how many mics you try to use.agreed....
and i believe in the question, recorded was specified....
A single vocal, especially close mic'd, has no spacial component to capture. So, you really can't record it in stereo, no matter how many mics you try to use.
If you have the mics 6 inches apart and the vocalist a foot away, you aren't micing the singer, your micing the room with a singer in it. The singer is still mono. The room is the space.Not so: however, you're correct in that it would only serve to amplify any undesirable qualities of the space the voice is being recorded in. I guarantee you 100% that almost anybody could tell if somebody used two mics separated by the same amount as your ears, vs. one of the same mic in the middle. The differences become less and less as the environment is removed from the equation, absolutely, but it is a fallacy to state that there is absolutely no spacial component to capture.
Agreed, but by that same token, you can't possibly record a "singer" if the singer is in a room, you are *always* recording the room!If you have the mics 6 inches apart and the vocalist a foot away, you aren't micing the singer, your micing the room with a singer in it. The singer is still mono. The room is the space.
If you have the mics 6 inches apart and the vocalist a foot away, you aren't micing the singer, your micing the room with a singer in it. The singer is still mono. The room is the space.
Just like micing a guitar cabinet. Even if you have two mics up close, it's still mono. If you back the mics off, you get a spacial component. But that is the room, not the cabinet.
Besides, the OP was asking if people actually record vocals in stereo... The answer is no for single voice.
Anyway, we both agree that recording vocals in stereo is pointless![]()
Semantics. If the guy is 3 inches from the mic and he's singing pretty loud, or if the room is completely dead, you aren't recording the room. (or, at least you don't intend to)Agreed, but by that same token, you can't possibly record a "singer" if the singer is in a room, you are *always* recording the room!![]()
True, but that wasn't the question.pointless...maybe...
possible??? ofcourse..