Stereo

[ejecta]

ANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNND I did it. What a dumb thing to subject myself to

To quote DrX from Operation Mind Crime… “You can’t walk away now. Ha ha ha…”

 

[JiveTurkey]

To quote DrX from Operation Mind Crime… “You can’t walk away now. Ha ha ha…”

I'll be hearing this live here in a few weeks

 

[KingsXJJ]

Stereo is fantastic. Gotta manage that phase live just as someone mentioned.

I have everything ready for a W/D/W experiment once I’m physically capable.

 

[Count_Drugula]

You don’t, that’s why I’m looking for a cheap SS combo to lug around to get that fix when I’m not at home.

 

[KingsXJJ]

You don’t, that’s why I’m looking for a cheap SS combo to lug around to get that fix when I’m not at home.

@Count_Drugula needs a fix? Sounds apropos.

 

[GuitarBilly74]

I like stereo in the studio, but it can be problematic live, so my live rig is mono. But at home or in the studio, it is great, specially with delays.

 

[ejecta]

I like stereo in the studio, but it can be problematic live, so my live rig is mono. But at home or in the studio, it is great, specially with delays.

Yeah no way I’d gig stereo either.

 

[Count_Drugula]

I like stereo in the studio, but it can be problematic live, so my live rig is mono. But at home or in the studio, it is great, specially with delays.

Same, I only want a cheap amp for stereo when rehearsing or jamming with friends. I've tried it live and it's too much fockery and it can get lost in the sauce.

 

[GuitarBilly74]

Same, I only want a cheap amp for stereo when rehearsing or jamming with friends. I've tried it live and it's too much fockery and it can get lost in the sauce.

yeah it's not only that, but stereo needs proper placement. Meaning, you have to be in the center and have sound coming from the left and right to get the correct stereo picture.
On a live show, you will have some people in the middle but you will also have people that are in front of stage right or stage left and are getting most of the sound out of one side of the PA and a stereo sound can get very weird in these situations.
For example, let's say you have a stereo delay that is 350ms on the right and 700ms on the left. The people right in front of the right side of the PA are hearing nothing but a short slapback and the people on the left are getting hit with a long delay with no connection to the main sound. So that kind of stuff gets weird. It's better to have a mono source and let the soundguy put them on both sides equally.

Stereo is great for things that can be listened to with headphones or at least with you properly placed around speakers, like a car or a living room. In a huge hall with people on all 4 corners, it doesn't really work that well.