Music In Stereo

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ahoustondj

ahoustondj

Mac Daddy DJ
Aug 13, 2007
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Here are some of my favorites, as we all know You Tube uploads do not give one the best harmonics but be objective and listen to the Stereophonic effects in these. The separation is awesome. They won't sound as good in Mono. I sometimes use these cuts after setting up if I am real early to the Gig or for Cocktail Hour.
Some of these may no longer be available. I have them all on Vinyl ripped to MP3s with endcoing so there are no crackles and pops in the recordings.

Na Na Hey Hey - Claude Denjean & Moog Synthesizer.

Nights In White Satin - Claude Denjean & Moog Synthesizer.

United We Stand - Claude Denjean & Moog Synthesizer.


Bridge Over troubled Water - Claude Denjean & Moog Synthesizer.

For the Love Of you - Hill St. Soul


Mostly for the stereophonic effect!


Family Tradition - Hank Williams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHjaW9sXl7s&feature=related

Tighten Up - Archie Bell & The Drells
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wro3bqi4Eb8

Samba Pa Ti - Santana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5AUm_xaE9A

Guajira - Santana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVMVxLibzK8
 
Can't believe you didn't put "California Dreamin"
 
This is one my of my favorites (a Canadian band too) By the way I always do stereo....

 
Yes .. when it works .. Stereo is great ... ;)
 
steve149 said:
Yes .. when it works .. Stereo is great ... ;)
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In pro sound I can see using mono at a concert but at a gig I use stereo. The brain is hardwired for stereo and even when we are far away from one side of the stereo effect (ie speakers) our brain will pick up the stereo cues. Yes there is a sweet spot but try it for yourself even if you are far from on of your speakers if there is stereo cues you will hear them...
 
I like the sweet spot, she knows I do! :sqlaugh:
 
drzinc said:
In pro sound I can see using mono at a concert but at a gig I use stereo. The brain is hardwired for stereo and even when we are far away from one side of the stereo effect (ie speakers) our brain will pick up the stereo cues. Yes there is a sweet spot but try it for yourself even if you are far from on of your speakers if there is stereo cues you will hear them...
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Those that poo poo the mono thing .. has anyone actually walked a large room with stereo and then mono to actually hear the difference? Not as much as you might assume (except maybe on the dance floor). Use it where you can, but don't be afraid of the dark side.
 
steve149 said:
We then go mono ... (carryover from another thread).
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I think I had mono once... :eek:

I play in stereo myself -- kinda miss the days when I had the quadrophonic system in the Ford Maverick. Tooling across the Utah desert, listening to America and The Doobs. That was cool :sqbiggrin:
 
steve149 said:
Those that poo poo the mono thing .. has anyone actually walked a large room with stereo and then mono to actually hear the difference? Not as much as you might assume (except maybe on the dance floor). Use it where you can, but don't be afraid of the dark side.
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Steve, I have never disagreed that Mono Sound is uniform. My argument is that my sound is geared to those on the Dance floor. If that is adequately covered with proper speaker placement the Music experience there is far better with stereo. Forget about those off to the sides, if one is so concerned, that is why they make larger sound systems and fill speakers.

If someone to the far left of the room cannot hear the music coming from the far right speaker(s), then that calls for a more powerful sound system. Again, remember the scale of a perfect stereo system in a living room, as the space increases, so should the sound and not to forget height for more projection. It can be done and is not hard to do. Maybe YOU should try it.
 
ahoustondj said:
Steve, I have never disagreed that Mono Sound is uniform. My argument is that my sound is geared to those on the Dance floor. If that is adequately covered with proper speaker placement the Music experience there is far better with stereo. Forget about those off to the sides, if one is so concerned, that is why they make larger sound systems and fill speakers.

If someone to the far left of the room cannot hear the music coming from the far right speaker(s), then that calls for a more powerful sound system. Again, remember the scale of a perfect stereo system in a living room, as the space increases, so should the sound and not to forget height for more projection. It can be done and is not hard to do. Maybe YOU should try it.
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First, you can't always turn it up or make it more powerful, .. that's not the issue.

In a club setting, it's ALL about the dance floor. In a wedding setting, it shouldn't be, as there may be just as many people listening to the music as dancing to it. An experienced sound guy/gal knows when the layout of the room, the location of the equipment and where the listeners are dictate whether stereo or mono would be better in that particular environment at that particular time.

Just saying in my experience, that it's about 50/50 when one or the other is appropriate, given the needs of the event. Don't be afraid to step out of your comfort zones (I think you said that previously) !
 
Technically the people sitting on the sides of the dance floor are listening in mono so it does not matter much to them if it is in mono or stereo but I concentrate on the people that are dancing. Also many sounds in a recording are recorded out of phase and fed to each speaker so those sounds would be lost if you combined them to make mono. In a wedding the only thing that should be mono is the mics.
 
People dancing are enjoying the music. People sitting on sides are busy talking and visiting. ;)
 
Not wanting to start any arguments here on such a wondrous Father's Day o_O, but most dance clubs that I have worked at (not bars or bring your system clubs) run their sound systems in mono, mainly because they ring the floor with speakers and the necessary cues to perceive stereo are lost anyway. In fact one of the larger ones here had a multi-way sound system with the drivers spread all over (subs under the sound booth), mids ringing the floor and 2 360 degree tweeter arrays above the floor. Yesiree, those dancers loved their mono ...
 
SoftJock Rick said:
Tooling across the Utah desert, listening to America and The Doobs. That was cool :sqbiggrin:
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PERFECT!
I was gonna mention "Black Water" as a great stereo song.
We used to turn the balance on the car stereo all the way to one side,
and then sing the missing vocal part.
(funny, "Doobs" were usually involved in more than one way)

But it's songs like this that drive me crazy and force me to play in mono...
in SOME of the local venues that are irregularly shaped.
(L shaped rooms, more than ONE room, etc)
 
SoftJock Rick said:
I think I had mono once... :eek:

I play in stereo myself -- kinda miss the days when I had the quadrophonic system in the Ford Maverick. Tooling across the Utah desert, listening to America and The Doobs. That was cool :sqbiggrin:
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i had one of those also, back then that was the coolest thing to have in your car
 
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