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stereo mono track
hi,
is there a cpu difference between empty mono and stereo tracks. and is the track count the same. 1 mono/stereo track ist equal to always "one track"? most 3rd partie manufactures make no difference between a mono or a stereo instance (not multi mono). How about Avid plugins? Are mono instances lighter?
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Re: stereo mono track
of course mono instance and mono track are lighter due to 50% less processing.
i have always hated the default way of logic to export a simple mono track as a stereo track, because that means i have to split it to dual-mono and delete one of the channels. extra work is always annoying...
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Re: stereo mono track
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This way I get the stereo files Logic outputs and get to treat them as mono in Pro Tools.
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Re: stereo mono track
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I use StereoMonoizer but I wish I had more control to decide what I want to make mono
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Re: stereo mono track
This is not rocket science, guys. If you have a two-way street full of cars then you have 50% less cars if you bulldoze another lane away. If you have a plugin that resets stereo pannings to mono, it is even more processing than simply having the stereo track panners centered in the mixer.
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Re: stereo mono track
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No. After the plugin (Spanner stereo/mono), the track output is a mono channel. All plugins after that one are receiving a single voice. To them it is literally the same as being fed a mono channel. Panning a stereo track to center leaves all plugins still receiving two voices/channels and processing two channels.
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Re: stereo mono track
the track still records two channels if it starts as stereo
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Re: stereo mono track
Yes. But the plugin processing is for a mono track (as you know) those are post input/record and fader. Which reduces processing workload. Which is not what you wrote. There is a reduced load vs center panning a stereo track.
And then you have the advantage of manipulating only the single channel during panning into the output path (in my case, surround) The bonus of this workflow is being able to accept dual mono files on the go (as outputted from logic).
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Re: stereo mono track
biggest cpu spike hurdle is the load from i/o so my point still stands
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