Two Mics For An Amp Speaker: To The Same Track Or Separate Tracks??

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When you use two different mics, say, on an amp speaker, is it best to record both mics at the same time, each to a different track in your recording program (I have Cubase LE), or is it best to record them both together at the same time to just one tracK?

Any benefits either way to getting a fuller, instrument or vocal recording? I guess recording each to a different track allows you to pan the two tracks, add effects on one and not the other, etc.

Is there any benefit to recording two mics off an amp speaker but one at a time to two different tracks?

Mike Freze
 
I too am curious as to the responses.

I would think that you'd want it to two seperate tracks simply because that gives you more possibilities.
After all ..... if you want to combine them you still can, or pan or fx or whatever ..... but if you put them on a single track then you can't do anything with them at all.
 
Hey, Bob, sounds logical to me. Thanks for the response.

Mike Freze
 
Lt. Bob said:
I would think that you'd want it to two separate tracks simply because that gives you more possibilities.
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Maybe Samplitude is different from others, but in Samplitude nothing is lost and convenience is gained with a Stereo track.
 
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In general, you shouldn't mix tracks together while recording unless you just plain don't have enough inputs. There's no good reason to limit yourself that way.

As for a stereo track versus dual mono, usually dual mono is a better choice because that allows you full control over panning each track whereas a stereo track in most DAWs does not. (You can adjust the balance, but the left content will never come out the right speaker, nor the right content out the left.)

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