Mono/Stereo/What?

Mattayus · 05-19-2008, 03:27 AM

Complete noob question here, but i need to know i've been doing things right for the last couple of years recording

Am i right in doing drums stereo, all guitars mono then panned (obviously), bass mono center?

Blexican · 05-19-2008, 03:58 AM

It's what I do, and it works well for me.

stuh84 · 05-19-2008, 04:49 AM

Thats pretty much it, you don't use stereo mics on guitars often (multiple mics maybe, but very rarely multi-capsule ones), so you always do them mono. Bass the same, even if you DI them as well as micing, they are mono sources.

Drums need a stereo image, so you pan them as such, and the overheads on them are treated as a stereo pair.

KaLeVaLA · 05-19-2008, 05:01 AM

each seperate drum (snare, kick, etc.) should be in mono. But if you export an entire drumset it should be in stereo.

Uber Mega · 05-19-2008, 05:05 AM

Can't really add anymore to what's been said, the only think you mentioned that could possibly be stereo is a single overhead track, but normally you'd have two or more mono overhead tracks instead.

Mattayus · 05-19-2008, 07:03 AM

ok, thank fuck for that haha

thanks guys

Drew · 05-19-2008, 12:23 PM

I record everything to a seperate mono track - there's no reason you couldn't, say, record a stereo acoustic to a single stereo track, but I figure there's no real gain to do it this way, and going mono gives you more control over the stereo panning later on.

05-19-2008, 03:27 AM	#1
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stuh84 The Viking himself Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 2,140 Real Name: Stuart Main Seven: LTD M207 and Jackson RR7R Main ERG: Intrepid Pro soon :D Rig: Invader 150 Thanked: 17	Thats pretty much it, you don't use stereo mics on guitars often (multiple mics maybe, but very rarely multi-capsule ones), so you always do them mono. Bass the same, even if you DI them as well as micing, they are mono sources. Drums need a stereo image, so you pan them as such, and the overheads on them are treated as a stereo pair. End Of Eternity - Symphonic Prog Metal from the UK

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05-19-2008, 07:03 AM	#6
Mattayus Sir Groove-A-Lot Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire, UK Posts: 2,360 Real Name: Matt Main Seven: Ibanez RG7620GN Rig: Peavey Banditt 112 Thanked: 60	ok, thank fuck for that haha thanks guys

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