But, phill, in choosing a sound card, one can only choose one input at a time for a specific card, right? For example, I have the delta 44, and haven't been able to choose, for example, the left and right channel at the same time. I always have to choose the left, or the right channel at a time. Rod ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Muir" <philmuir1@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 12:24 PM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: when should one record mono or stereo? > 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 > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ** and in the Subject line type > > ** unsubscribe > > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > > ** immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > > ** or send a message, to > > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq