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| henryv |
| Anybody mix down in mono? not stereo? |
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| Eric J |
Yep, all the time. Mixing in mono helps you concentrate on mixing vertically, which is very helpful when getting levels right. Sounds with a wide stereo field can appear louder than they really are, and some can have a tendency to disappear on a mono system depending on if there is any phasing issues going on. Frankly, 90% of my sounds are in mono, so it helps to control my stereo field a bit better and makes it much easier for me at mix down time. I generally do most of the mix down in mono and then switch to stereo fur the last little bit.
Remember also that lots of club systems are dual-mono, so it is important to at least check your mixes in mono, if you are not mixing in mono. |
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| Acton |
| I generally mixdown in stereo, but I'm constantly hitting the mono switch for the reasons Eric J stated above. |
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| henryv |
| quote: | Originally posted by Eric J
Yep, all the time. Mixing in mono helps you concentrate on mixing vertically, which is very helpful when getting levels right. Sounds with a wide stereo field can appear louder than they really are, and some can have a tendency to disappear on a mono system depending on if there is any phasing issues going on. Frankly, 90% of my sounds are in mono, so it helps to control my stereo field a bit better and makes it much easier for me at mix down time. I generally do most of the mix down in mono and then switch to stereo fur the last little bit.
Remember also that lots of club systems are dual-mono, so it is important to at least check your mixes in mono, if you are not mixing in mono. |
You know what you seem like you know what ur talking about! im going to start doing my mixdowns in mono. quick question. how would i go about doing this? would that be set on the master channel? or on each channel ? |
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| Eric J |
| quote: | Originally posted by henryv
You know what you seem like you know what ur talking about! im going to start doing my mixdowns in mono. quick question. how would i go about doing this? would that be set on the master channel? or on each channel ? |
Well for me, I use a Presonus Central Station which has a mono switch, but you can do it with a VST.
I'm on Logic, so I can use the Direction Mixer, which allows you to sum a stereo signal to mono.
If you are on PC, you can download this free Stereo Tools plugin. Put it on your master channel, and you have a button to switch between mono and stereo. it also has several other useful features.
http://www.kellyindustries.com/stereo_tools.html |
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| henryv |
| Im currently using Presonus Studio One. |
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| Eric J |
| quote: | Originally posted by henryv
Im currently using Presonus Studio One. |
Yeah, that's not the same thing. What I have is a hardware volume attenuator:
http://www.presonus.com/products/De...spx?ProductId=1
You can use the free Stereo Tools plugin with Studio One on your master to listen to your mixes in mono. |
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| henryv |
| quote: | Originally posted by Eric J
Yeah, that's not the same thing. What I have is a hardware volume attenuator:
http://www.presonus.com/products/De...spx?ProductId=1
You can use the free Stereo Tools plugin with Studio One on your master to listen to your mixes in mono. |
Oops im sorry. thanks for the advice eric! |
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| henryv |
good post! thanks mate |
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