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JPROBERTLA
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 Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 11:15 pm Post subject: Stereo to Mono Question |
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I use my Kronos in stereo with a Behringer XR 18. A venue we will be playing has a mono PA; literally one XLR input. Is it ok to use a "Y" connector on the XR 18 main outputs to combine into one signal for input to the PA?
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geoelectro
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| Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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Just use one cable from the Left/Mono output to the XLR. The mix happens internally. It's probably the same as using a Y but less to go wrong with a single cable.
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Xenophile
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| Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:54 am Post subject: |
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| geoelectro wrote: | | Just use one cable from the Left/Mono output to the XLR. |
That's correct. But you will probably notice that things sound strange. Especially stereo piano patches. Summing to mono creates some strange phasing effects on stereo patches. |
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Falcon2e
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| Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 2:54 am Post subject: |
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Don’t use a “Y” to join two signals together, bad things can happen. A “Y” is ok to split a signal though.
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geoelectro
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| Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Falcon2e wrote: | | Don’t use a “Y” to join two signals together, bad things can happen. A “Y” is ok to split a signal though. |
Not a bad rule of thumb actually, however, in the Kronos the exact same mixing is happening internally as would happen with a "Y" adapter. In fact, it's typical of most modern keyboards these days.
As said above, it can affect the sound in a bad way. You can try just running one channel by selecting the R channel and compare that sound to the mono version (L side/mono). In a lot of cases, listening to just one side of a stereo sound sounds better than listening to both sides mixed.
If running MONO is something you have to do often, you can re-program sounds to work better in mono. Of course, stereo works best!
Geo
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Falcon2e
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| Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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I found this a while back, interesting article.
http://www.rane.com/pdf/ranenotes/Why_Not_Wye.pdf
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psionic311
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