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07-30-2008, 12:26 PM
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Stereo or Mono
I just learned earlier this year that I should record instruments in mono as well as vocals because it "sits in the mix better". Is there anything I SHOULD record in stereo?
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07-30-2008, 12:43 PM
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Maybe the sound of the room you're in ...
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07-30-2008, 12:45 PM
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Sometimes it's good to record keyboards and guitar pedals (after they've been through a DI) in stereo.
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07-30-2008, 12:55 PM
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Here is the real answer... it depends... what do you want the instrument to sound like in the mix? For instance, sometimes a piano or acoustic guitar part works best mono and sometimes it works best in stereo. There are no hard and fast rules for this really.
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07-30-2008, 02:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bubbagump
Here is the real answer... it depends... what do you want the instrument to sound like in the mix? For instance, sometimes a piano or acoustic guitar part works best mono and sometimes it works best in stereo. There are no hard and fast rules for this really.
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Although there is/was an industry accepted standard for main vocals in mono. That's why there's so many vocal removal programs out there.
They wouldn't work if the vocals were offset a bit, and they don't work always anyway due to certain types of reverbs applied to mono tracks.
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07-30-2008, 06:26 PM
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So in otherwords I should record stereo and if it should be mono then I can bump the stereo track down to mono
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07-31-2008, 05:08 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1dell
So in otherwords I should record stereo and if it should be mono then I can bump the stereo track down to mono
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Well, actually the other way around....record mono, but if your content is stereo, decide if you want it stereo or not, if you do, then record it stereo.
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07-31-2008, 05:12 AM
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I record drum tracks in stereo. I usually record acoustic guitar and acoustic piano in stereo. I record single vocals in mono. I record electric bass and electric guitar in mono (unless I'm recording a stereo guitar rig or maybe panning a distant room mic off to one side and a close amp mic to the other, but that's not really stereo anyway).
Sometimes I set the artist(s) up in one room and record them in live in stereo. This seems to work better for acoustic acts than amplified bands, but you never know.
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