Hey guys, as the newbie i am. I just looked at some mastering tuturials and the guy was eqing the snare and set the pro-q to mono only to finetune a wierd sound from the snare.
So i feelt like a complete dumbass ''again' here i creating EVERY tracks in Auria in stereo without knowing why, so.
Is there any sounds/instruments of the song that should be in mono? and if so, why? like for example low sub bass and snares?
thx
Noob helping, stereo/mono
Re: Noob helping, stereo/mono
Be interested in hearing some replies also. As far as I can tell, the only reason to create a stereo track is if you want to put a stereo effect on, such as a bouncing delay from timeless. Otherwise you're needlessly eating disk space and memory.
Re: Noob helping, stereo/mono
I'm no expert but have been recording for a while and record all instruments in mono. I suppose it depends on the source, I don't use samples or midi just live instruments and add very few effects and plugins. Even when recording my drums and want a stereo image, I do this into two mono tracks and pan them left and right. There may be situations where you have a stereo instrument output in which case a stereo track would be best but I haven't come across any myself.
Stereo files are basically twice the size of a mono file so apart from wasting valuable storage, there is no need and if, for example, you record a live guitar track into one input but its a stereo track, then you only have signal on one channel, so how do you then pan that where you want it without losing signal?
You could add a stereo track and plug a guitar into one input and mic into the other but again panning is then a problem and any effects you add will affect both guitar and vocal, so two separate mono tracks is the way to go. I am assuming of course that you have an interface with at least two inputs.
Final output is to a stereo file and the panning of each track/instrument is what makes up that stereo image.
Stereo files are basically twice the size of a mono file so apart from wasting valuable storage, there is no need and if, for example, you record a live guitar track into one input but its a stereo track, then you only have signal on one channel, so how do you then pan that where you want it without losing signal?
You could add a stereo track and plug a guitar into one input and mic into the other but again panning is then a problem and any effects you add will affect both guitar and vocal, so two separate mono tracks is the way to go. I am assuming of course that you have an interface with at least two inputs.
Final output is to a stereo file and the panning of each track/instrument is what makes up that stereo image.
Re: Noob helping, stereo/mono
I'd say about 80% of what I record that is mic'd is usually on a mono track, but using IAA or AudioBus the tracks are almost always stereo.
Some things that are regularly stereo tracked for me are drum kit OH, or using 2 room mics for an amp or piano, groups of singers.
I love recording choirs. It's the easiest gig because choirs usually have their act together and you mostly work with the director.
Some things that are regularly stereo tracked for me are drum kit OH, or using 2 room mics for an amp or piano, groups of singers.
I love recording choirs. It's the easiest gig because choirs usually have their act together and you mostly work with the director.
Marty Schulte [I'm a drummer. So, there's that.]
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Head First Audio (live sound for Southern Oregon, USA)
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