KVR Audio

otristan · Post by **otristan** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:55 pm

Hi Guys,

I would like to know what you guys usually do when doing a mono > stereo FX, do you duplicate the mono channel as is, or apply as well a -3 dB gain on both channel (pan like) ?

Both make sense IMHO, but was wondering what is considered as good practice.

Thanks !

Miles1981 · Post by **Miles1981** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 2:17 pm

I haven't thought about that actually, but I think it relates to pan law in a way: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panning_(audio)

camsr · Post by **camsr** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 2:49 am

Great question. A stereo mixer track host (like FL studio) uses two channels for mono, others use one. If the monitoring output goes to stereo, it's safe to say that the mono signal was already gained properly, and attenuating the sum would lower output level.

otristan · Post by **otristan** » Wed Aug 05, 2015 12:22 pm

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the feedback.
After some test in Protools own plugin, looks like the mono channel is duplicated and no gain is applied.
Will do the same then

Mono > Stereo FX