Pro's and cons of sampling in mono or Stereo

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Just wanted to ask a question and see what r your thoughts on sampling in mono or stereo? I have a fully blown mpc 2000xl so time is of no option, but i still sample in mono. I'm wondering if is should start sampling in stereo? Just wanted to know what yall think some of the pros and cons of sampling in stereo.
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I sample everything in Stereo first... The way I see it... If I wanna make it Mono from there I can and I can also choose whether to make my Mono from the Left or Right side of Audio...

That's my list of Pros for Stereo sampling...

Basically I think you should do whatever works for you, but usually I keep my Drums Mono and my samples Stereo...

Instruments sound good if mixed properly in Stereo, but drums are a much harder thing to get to sound good in Stereo... Listen to most records out there... The Kick and Snare are usually dead center... Hi-Hats maybe a little delay to make them wider... If there's percussion that always sounds good in Stereo.... But as far as basic drums... Mono is a pretty safe bet...

I think stereo to mono is your choice. I wouldn't sample in mono if it is a beefy sound. You'll loose to much sound quality. Mono is great for short simple sound snippets. Snare, high hats, ect.

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Don't forget a stereo sample takes up twice as much disk space as a mono one so it is not worth having unnecessary stereo samples if the sound is actually the same on both channels....especially if you are storing to floppies.

I stick to mono for individual drums & bass notes. I'll sample a loop in stereo but try splitting to two mono samples just to see how they sound. I might find the left & right sound indentical so just keep one, but I might find that the two seperate samples can be used like different arrangements of the same loop in different parts of the track.

(In a similar way it is always worth reversing any weird sound effect samples because they might sound better that way.)

featherboy wrote:I stick to mono for individual drums & bass notes.

Word! Bass sounds are always deeper in mono.

Thats what I was saying... About the splittin Stereo samples into Mono Samples... I think thats the best way to do it cause then you can choose which sounds better... Stereo or Mono...

Samples in Stereo.....Kicks,Snares,Hi Hats & Bass in Mono....

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depending on how they ran stereo on the original recording, it can be really usefull to sample dual mono. like if the drums are more right and the piano more left you can go a long way towards isolating instruments.

ive also gotten some really cool samples where they were using a very stereod out delay effect and the l and r are completely different, but also interlock in interesting ways.

i just basically look at the wave after i got a stereo sample and i can usually pretty much visually see whether i need stereo, or if one or the other channel is nice and i can get away with mono, or if each channel is worth while in its own right.