How do I record vocals in stereo?

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How do I record vocals in stereo?

Hi,

I'm trying out my new ART Tube project series with Logic Pro 8. Recording vocals using a shotgun mic, input via xlr, I can't seem to record in stereo, just in mono. Is there a setting in logic that I need to change to get stereo or is it something to do with the input?

Thanks.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on May 10, 2008 12:17 PM

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May 10, 2008 12:26 PM in response to billtekker

Well it's a one-channel tube preamp so it puts out a mono signal. Also if you are recording with one mono shotgun mic why would you want to record a stereo signal?

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May 10, 2008 12:34 PM in response to Sampleconstruct

I'm very new to this so my ignorance is slightly embarrassing but I recorded a guitar with it (via the 1/4 inch input) and it did it in stereo...do you know why? Also, if I can't record vocals in stereo can I duplicate the track and have one playing in the left speaker and one in the right?

Thanks very much for your help.

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May 10, 2008 12:54 PM in response to billtekker

You don´t have to duplicate a mono track in order to hear it through both speakers. Just pan it into center position and the signal will be equally distributed to both ouput channels. Stereo recording only makes sense if the signals from left and right side differ from each other like when you use two microphones which pickup the signal from different angles (or a stereo mic).
So record mono signals in mono - you can later add effects like reverb/chorus/flanging/stereo delays and much more to spatialize your mono signal.

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May 10, 2008 3:42 PM in response to Sampleconstruct

Thanks very much. I've been playing around with it and I'm getting some good effects. Very powerful application is Logic.

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