basic concept help

Hello,

 

I am struggling understanding basic concepts- panning, in relation to the following terms: mono and stereo tracks, and channels, in relation to stereo and mono tracks. I was curious if someone could point me in the right direction of where I could learn these basic concepts? It seems the material I have been using to learn mixing, mastering, and production have not really explained these terms at a basic level. Thanks for the help.

Hello,

 

I am struggling understanding basic concepts- panning, in relation to the following terms: mono and stereo tracks, and channels, in relation to stereo and mono tracks. I was curious if someone could point me in the right direction of where I could learn these basic concepts? It seems the material I have been using to learn mixing, mastering, and production have not really explained these terms at a basic level. Thanks for the help.

Perhaps this article could shed some light on the subject, in the Logic's context...

Perhaps this article could shed some light on the subject, in the Logic's context...

• You record mono sources onto mono tracks: a single mic, as in a vocal for example, or a single instrument, as in an electric guitar plugged directly into an instrument input your audio interface. That creates a mono audio file (one single audio channel), routed to a mono channel strip.

 

On a mono channel strip, when the Pan knob is in the center, the single audio channel is routed in equal levels to both the left and right speaker so that you perceived the sound in the center of the two speakers. Drag the pan knob to the left and the amount of signal routed to the right speaker is decreased so that you perceive the sound coming from the left of the stereo field.

 

• You record stereo sources onto stereo tracks: two mics, as in the two overhead mics used to capture the cymbals of a drumkit, or the two mics recording a stereo image of a grand piano, or the stereo output of a stereo synthesizer connected to two instrument inputs on your audio interface. That creates a stereo audio file (two channels: left and right), routed to a stereo channel strip.

 

On a stereo channel strip, the left channel is routed to the left speaker and the right channel to the right speaker. When the Pan knob (which is truly a "Balance" knob) is centered, both left and right channels have no gain applied. Drag the Pan knob to the left and you're lowering the volume of the right channel to skew the balance of the stereo signal toward the left.

 

If you control-click the Balance knob and choose Stereo Pan you can then pan the left and the right channel individually in the stereo field.

 

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No unfortunately it's quite a lot of work, always has been. It surprised me the first time I wrote a book but now I'm used to it. Not saying there aren't other ways to do it faster but... well it is what it is.

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Thanks David I'm looking forward to your new book. I bought your LP 10.4 book a couple of weeks ago and try to follow along on LP 10.5.1. I got a little confused when the the new sampler poped up in the drummer chapter

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Thanks David I'm looking forward to your new book. I bought your LP 10.4 book a couple of weeks ago and try to follow along on LP 10.5.1. I got a little confused when the the new sampler poped up in the drummer chapter

Ah yes definitely a few things have changed since.

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