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Originally posted by PVD fanatic Stereo vs. Mono I see the options on my mixer, what exactly is the difference, and what are the benefits of each ???

its exactly that.

stereo = stereo sound.
mono = mono sound (stereo channels combined)

in stereo mode, the mixer will use the L and R information that is pressed on the vinyl or CD and distinguish between the two. Say, for example, a song pans its sound from L to R to L again. in mono, you will hear it equally over both speakers. In stereo, it will achieve the panning effect by "moving" the volume from one side to the other.

I guess a better explanation is if you had the sound of a car coming, passing you, and fading off in the distance. Now, in stereo you would hear the sound slightly out of the left speaker, get louder, play on both speakers, and fade off on the right speaker -- in that order. Mono cannot achieve that effect.

This is a simplified explanation (i hope) but that should clarify the basics.

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Originally posted by Dirk W. its exactly that. stereo = stereo sound. mono = mono sound (stereo channels combined) in stereo mode, the mixer will use the L and R information that is pressed on the vinyl or CD and distinguish between the two. Say, for example, a song pans its sound from L to R to L again. in mono, you will hear it equally over both speakers. In stereo, it will achieve the panning effect by "moving" the volume from one side to the other. I guess a better explanation is if you had the sound of a car coming, passing you, and fading off in the distance. Now, in stereo you would hear the sound slightly out of the left speaker, get louder, play on both speakers, and fade off on the right speaker -- in that order. Mono cannot achieve that effect. This is a simplified explanation (i hope) but that should clarify the basics.

well said it second the motion.

thanks for the info, which would you suggest comign out of ur speaker? mono ? or stereo ? how about when mixing through your headphones ?

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I only use one cup of my headphones, so my headphone setting is always at mono. There are occasional times when I am setting loops or samples and then I will use the stereo option in my headphones just so it helps to drown out the currently playing track so I can focus on the sample or loop I am making.

I always have the stereo switch on over my system though.

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Doesn't bother me when using my headphones, and when playing music, of course I always have it in stereo, but my mixer (Denon X1500) has an option to change the main signal to mono, this is good for if something goes wrong with your cartridge or turntable which would result in music coming out of only one speaker, you can then flip the switch and have it come out of both, but in mono of course.

The only time I set the mixer in mono is either a hardware malfunction (ie: needles only play right channel, table's right chanel is twice as loud as the left, etc..) or I am playing at a place where the sound man set up the room weird (ie: all speakers are hooked to 1 channel of the mixing board).