Mono - what happens ?

Posted by: DIL on 15 August 2003

What happens when you hit the Mono button on a Pre ? Does the pre average the channels and if so, isn't this likely to cause audio 'funnies' to happen - bits of information getting canceled etc.

/dl
Posted on: 15 August 2003 by Paul Ranson
Yes...

By definition a single channel can carry less information than two channels. So when you convert stereo to mono you lose information, the amount depends on how wide the stereo signal is.

Paul