I don't think I'm a pro but people say I am. I've only been messing with
stereo and stuff for a few months to save up disc space. What I think is to
not record in stereo unless you have instruments that sound like they're not
coming from the center of the speakers. Then, recording in monno will push
them over to the center and the whole stereo spectrum will sound like
everything is crammed in one space. If you don't hear anything on the left
or right, all recording in stereo will do is consume disc space. For
instruments like strings and orchestral work, you might want to record in
stereo. But in a solo, you really don't have to. I usually do mono whatever
it is to keep my empty disc space at a fairly high level, even though I
don't know how high it is although I think it's pretty good. You can try
both, and see what sounds better. Since my Sonar thing isn't going to work
until I get my problem fixed, I can't help much, and I almost never do
anything in stereo unless I really need to.
Raymond
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rod" <roddj12@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 3:07 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.
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