i always checking in mono when do a vocal mix (loudness, stereo harmony, & delay/reverb affects in mono), mostly for loudness checking and if i don't do mono checking then my vocals always sounds louder than anything😅
For real world applications, I think it's important to check in mono, not because people listen in mono, but because a lot of people aren't listening in ideal stereo conditions. They are moving around between the speakers in a real-world environment, meaning any ideal stereo creation is bound to be compromised by reality. So the mix needs to work without proper stereo separation, and even with the stereo channels unbalanced.
What works for me ALWAYS is starting to mix in mono to a certain point and then when it's time to add stereo effects and to do panning, automation and so on I switch to stereo. The mix is usually way more solid than when I start mixing in stereo.
Thanks for bringing this up Warren, so I'm wondering should I EQ in mono? Also when I hit the mono switch I can barely hear my hard panned guitars? Any advice much appreciated please
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This is why I love my Audient Nero. I can check mono super easy.
That’s awesome and smart
i always checking in mono when do a vocal mix (loudness, stereo harmony, & delay/reverb affects in mono), mostly for loudness checking and if i don't do mono checking then my vocals always sounds louder than anything😅
For real world applications, I think it's important to check in mono, not because people listen in mono, but because a lot of people aren't listening in ideal stereo conditions. They are moving around between the speakers in a real-world environment, meaning any ideal stereo creation is bound to be compromised by reality. So the mix needs to work without proper stereo separation, and even with the stereo channels unbalanced.
Thanks for sharing this! 👍
You’re very welcome
What works for me ALWAYS is starting to mix in mono to a certain point and then when it's time to add stereo effects and to do panning, automation and so on I switch to stereo. The mix is usually way more solid than when I start mixing in stereo.
I would love to actually try mixing in mono, for example the early Beatles
Cool ❤
@producelikeapro can you do a video on how to tell when your vocals sit properly in a mix, like levels of beat verses vox levels
It's all the same mixing in mono or stereo. Of course I turn everything to stereo at the final mix before mixdown.
Thanks for bringing this up Warren, so I'm wondering should I EQ in mono? Also when I hit the mono switch I can barely hear my hard panned guitars? Any advice much appreciated please
Hard-panned elements will sound 6dB quieter in the mono mix
@@ThreadBomb interesting thanks for the heads up
Thanks for your pearls of wisdom as ever, Matt! Mono has a bad rep with the general public but it is mainly due to ignorance and stuporousness.
Apparently drum n bass master Dom and Roland mixes in mono first, before introducing stereo
But the vocal needs to be mono. Right?
I don't even know how to use the mixing channel..I just do it all on edit ..😢recording channel
Think that the great Andy Partridge completes a rough mix in mono first.