mono vs. stereo ??

Ok, what is the difference?? all of my drum samples are in Stereo, is this a bad thing? should i be converting them to Mono? i really dont know what the difference is so if someone can give me a heads up id appreciate it

of course your joking right?

greg

Typically kicks. snares and hats are mono and should be recorded as such. Recording a mono source in stereo buys you, well... pretty much the same affect as moving the fader up a few centimeters (i.e. nothing). However some sounds are deliberately stereo. These sounds may have an effect applied such as a delay, hall, etc. USE YOUR EARS. Try switching your monitors from stereo to mono (if you have this capability) while auditioning your sound. The stereo field will disappear and be heard dead center. If the source is mono to begin with you will hear no change.

Hope this helps,

ddot

Yep - anything that requires panned elements (i.e. drum loops, entire songs, swirling chorus, ping pong delays etc) should be sampled in stereo. Otherswise, just save memory and sample in mono - you can always convert to stereo later by applying stereo effects or panning drum sounds into a kit (i.e. hats slightly left, cybmals futher right, kicks/snares centre etc)

oh, and bass is best left in mono too. Bassnotes can take up a lot of memory, so mono can be a lifesaver for multisampled kits.

I haven't got the cable to sample to my asr, in stereo yet...