[ddots-l] Re: when should one record mono or stereo?

  • From: "Phil Muir" <philmuir1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 17:24:17 +0100

Hi Rod!!

I always record items such as kick, snare, guitars, vocals and bass guitar in mono. Having said that, if I had a drum or, keyboard sound that was stereo then, I would record 2 channels of it. In other words, I would record it in stereo but, not using a stereo track. This is because, recording the sound as two mono tracks, gives me more control over it as I have two panning controls and therefore, can decide how much of the stereo spread the sound takes up in the mix. For example, if I had a keyboard coming into my sound card then, I would choose the two mono inputs from the desk and sound card for that track. So, I would chose, MOTU 1 for the left channel, and MOTU 2 for the right channel, rather than choosing the stereo input.

If the sound that I am using is a DXi instrument then, I leave it as a stereo 
track.

Regards, Phil Muir

P J Muir Productions, Music and audio production,
Mixing, Mastering: www.philmuir.com/

----- Original Message ----- From: "Rod" <roddj12@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 8:07 AM
Subject: [ddots-l] when should one record mono or stereo?



   Can the pros chime in on this one, please?
As some of you know, I am not a pro, but I have been fortunate to mix some
decent mixes, however, there is a lot of room for improvement.
Here is my dilemma below:

I have the tendency to record all of my tracts in stereo, and mix most of
them this way. My question is this: when should I record a tract stereo, or
mono? I know that stereo sounds better, that's why I recorded as such: but
is this a good practice? I sometimes end up converting my kick into mono,
anyway.
Yet, what are some tracts or instruments that you can say are generally
should be recorded
as a mono signal? Drums, bass, etc?
I always record live guitar as mono, and vocals also.
I use the motif for tracking.

Rod
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