[astrocreep]

Originally Posted by Matt Crooks

Bruce Sweiden (Produced Thriller among others) records everything in stereo. Even mono sources like gutiar amps. If I understand his reasoning, it is that even a little pit of separation between the tracks can give more space and depth to the soundstage.

This makes no sense to me, if I'm missing something obvious here please let me know??

The only way in which I can begin to think about it making a difference is in inconsistent gear, where left and right pass through different components (even if it's after the single mic and preamp) and this adds some extra breadth to the signal. If that's the case then it doesn't really seem worth bothering about with modern consistent recording hardware running into a computer.

Or, again in the analogue side of it, I guess it could make a difference depending on how the gain staging works, getting different effects by feeding two signals rather than one louder signal. Still seems weird.

[Matt Crooks]

Originally Posted by astrocreep

This makes no sense to me, if I'm missing something obvious here please let me know??.

I don't know that I understand it either... but...

Think of this: if you have two mics on a guitar cab there is sone stereo space between them. Maybe that little bit of spread does something to give the amp tracks more "space". He's got a lot more grammys than I do, so what do I know?

[astrocreep]

Originally Posted by Matt Crooks

I don't know that I understand it either... but...

Think of this: if you have two mics on a guitar cab there is sone stereo space between them. Maybe that little bit of spread does something to give the amp tracks more "space". He's got a lot more grammys than I do, so what do I know?

Oh, right, if you are actually talking about using two mics that's completely different, sorry I misunderstood. That makes much more sense.

[friendforafoe]

Originally Posted by Matt Crooks

I don't know that I understand it either... but...
He's got a lot more grammys than I do, so what do I know?

thanks everybody for the advice. I've started recording in mono and amazingly it frees up space in my mix so when a guitar is supposed to be panned hard left and right (i.e. 100% either way) they actually sound that way. I'm also recording 24-bit at 48.100 as opposed to 41.000 (i more than likely typed those out wrong) now and the quality is a hell of a lot better. recording bass in mono makes sense as well. it doesn't eat up as much space in the center spectrum either. keep giving me some headphone recommendations!