Stereo vs Mono Tracks
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Dennis Detweiler
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Stereo vs Mono Tracks
Which instruments, preferably, should be recorded stereo?
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Dom Franco
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If I am limited in tracks,
I always have the main guitar(or Piano)rhythm track in stereo, since this usually carries the song.
If not limited...
Drums should always be in stereo,
Bass is usually centered in mono.
Keyboards, solo instruments (signature licks)
If used- string and brass sections, all in stereo.
The delay/reverb on the lead Vocal should always be stereo (giving a real space feeling to the mix) a dry vocal sticks out and will sound like an overdub or a "Voiceover announcer"
In general unless you are going for something unusual, The stereo mix should represent the way a band would sound live on stage
Pan some instruments slightly left and some slightly right to achieve this effect.
Dom
I always have the main guitar(or Piano)rhythm track in stereo, since this usually carries the song.
If not limited...
Drums should always be in stereo,
Bass is usually centered in mono.
Keyboards, solo instruments (signature licks)
If used- string and brass sections, all in stereo.
The delay/reverb on the lead Vocal should always be stereo (giving a real space feeling to the mix) a dry vocal sticks out and will sound like an overdub or a "Voiceover announcer"
In general unless you are going for something unusual, The stereo mix should represent the way a band would sound live on stage
Pan some instruments slightly left and some slightly right to achieve this effect.
Dom