Should You Mix in Mono? How to Create a Balanced Sound

Can mixing in mono can help you achieve a more balanced and cohesive sound across different playback systems? In this video, Sam Loose shares explores what mixing in mono means, why you might want to mix in mono, and how you can use tools like iZotope Insight and iZotope Ozone to manage phase cancellation, pinpoint frequency imbalances, and make important adjustments to achieve mono compatibility.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:42 What is mixing in mono?
03:02 Mono vs stereo audio example
04:23 Phase relationships and mono compatibility
07:37 History of mono and stereo mixing
09:05 Ways to use mono in mixing
12:43 How to get optimal mono compatibility
14:45 Outro
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[@iZotopeOfficial]

Are there any tips you have for mono compatibility that we haven't covered? Let us know!

[@failsaferecords]

Does Izotope offer any plugins and presets for mastering to vinyl that has some very important mono requirements? ie as Sam notes stereo bass elements are very detrimental to cutting a good disc. Allegedly vinyl hates it and will spit the stylus out of the groove if not done right.I've heard vinyl plants ask bass below 150htz to be mono'd. How would we go about that? Maybe Ozone has something? I've just looked in the presets and see nothing marked vinyl.

[@gbigbo_zjebeezjeboo]

Excellent explanation !

[@nsjx]

Appreciate the thorough explanation

[@Simbosan]

i do level mixing/gain staging in mono due to the pan law issue. Good point about it helping with masking issues as well

[@thereal808rsa2]

Insightful video 👌🏽

[@Farbodammi]

very necessary and important points 👌💯

[@KILLABOMB_UK]

Good information as always
Izotope is a killa 🚀

[@v3zMedia]

Amazing explanation, also I own the Presonus 26x32 as well and had no clue that the mono button was used for this. 😅

[@4thumbsdown]

I think that was the quantum 😊

[@v3zMedia]

@@4thumbsdown yeah the 26x32 is a Quantum. That's what I was referring to.

[@maneli_yt5403]

thsank you for this

[@sharchik916]

Love my PreSonus quantum with the Mono button ❤

[@dafingaz]

Gems!

[@GlenReed]

Great Info! 👉🏻 Side note: please work with BlackMagic Design to get better compatibility between Izotope and Resolve Studio.

[@PPCRecords]

When should you use the stereoize button? It seems like you can still spread without using it. Please give me a good explanation

[@88keyz]

👍🏾

[@user-eb8vs8ks2p]

I like the tune, “get out my way”

[@hopethisworks1212]

Are we really supposed to care about idiots that listen to their mobile phone speaker or people in clubs if our target audience will listen on their Hi Fi system in stereo rather than inferior mono? I think you should have made this point clear. To listen to stereo through headphones or well positioned speakers is a delight. Its similar how talking to someone over a telephone or even Skype is far superior to text messages. Modernity is often a step backwards.