Stereo vs Mono vocal recording

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Back at ya.. Why stereo?
Maybe trying to capture the image of the singer and the room, on a stage whatever?
 
Recording one voice in stereo is a waste of time. Stereo on a group of singers is viable and quite useful/effective.
 
My thoughts are that stereo micing is dumb for vocals, bass, and guitar. Tracking the same thing twice vocally and panning it to be stereo isn't though.
 
You must spread some Reputation around
before giving it to grimtraveller again.
grins..
 
I've always been told/taught that the lead vox should be panned dead center, along with the bass, snare and kick...the rest is to taste. So I don't see the point in recording one voice in stereo. I'd say mono is fine. You can always thicken/widen it slightly or double track and do a little panning.
 
You (hopefully) only have one mouth.

It is therefore a point source and you only need one (mono) mic for it.

Stereo recording should be reserved for something moving through the stereo field.

Now David Bowie did use a technique where they put multiple mics at different distances to him on the stage; that's for a different purpose....
 
NewSpeed said:
a friend of mine says he uses nothing but stereo recording
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Your friend might be confusing recording to a stereo track in the DAW with actually recording something in stereo. If you friend is in fact recording a single vocalist with two mics and panning them away from each other in a mix, he is doing something very strange and mainly wasting his time.
 
Mono Mono Mono -- As I'm slamming my fist on the table.



 
If he (or she) records all stereo- Ask why. It would be informative and well worth it.
 
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