Started on my mono journey I can already hear improvements sounds more punchy and dynamic. Cant believe I didnt do this before.

Especially when you get a nice stereo synth over it you can really notice the stereo whereas before everything I did was washing around the stereo field whic I thought sounded better but it doesnt.

Something else I was doing was using ozone on my pre master copy of tracks and not even thinking that the stereo imager is spreading the kick bass everything. Now I am having to rethink how I do my premasters

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Theres a few threads on TA about mono mixing with some very useful links, i'll try and dig them out later, or do a search if you prefer.

I mixed my track in mono w few months ago and it is very good in giving you an idea of hearing all the parts in your track, what needs more volume, what doesnt, if parts still work in mono.

Then that really cleans up the mix when you decide to pan things. Generally made my mix process easier to clean up things and make things sound clear.

It also helped me to choose correct sounds to work with other sounds. Where as before I was using stuff that didnt work together, got lost in the mix, clashed and then tried to compensate by adding more sounds, or crankin up the level, over use of eq and compression. On that note, you find you dont need as much eq or compression using mono mixing as you can hear things better. Definatley worth doing.

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Originally posted by Eric J You can also try the "deadmau5 dump to audio and pan it" trick. He explained it on here a few months ago and it works great.

Could you point me in the right direction for this please mate?

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very simple technique that has been used for decades.

You double track whatever element you want to sound wider, pan them and eq or slightly modulate them so they are different. Was initially used for guitars but works with synths as well.

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...threadid=546474

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Originally posted by RichieV very simple technique that has been used for decades. You double track whatever element you want to sound wider, pan them and eq or slightly modulate them so they are different. Was initially used for guitars but works with synths as well.

<3 double tracking, did that on a vocal track and it sounded like a choir

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Originally posted by Sonic_c Started on my mono journey I can already hear improvements sounds more punchy and dynamic. Cant believe I didnt do this before.

Neither can I.

Im pretty amazed really.

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Originally posted by adi_hanson Neither can I. Im pretty amazed really.

I know and something so simple

Anyone else notice how your ears get tired faster working in mono?

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Whatever you do make sure you kick and sub bass are stereo and panned.

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Originally posted by Nightshift Whatever you do make sure you kick and sub bass are stereo and panned.

With tons of delay AND reverb!

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