STOP Doing This When Mixing in MONO

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Mixing in mono can be helpful for a lot of folks, but you have to be careful…
In this video, I’m going to discuss some commonly overlooked issues that cause problems in many mono mixes.
Do you mix in mono? How is it working for you?
Let me know in the comments!
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:30 An important caveat from Chris!
2:35 Advantages to mixing in mono
6:00 The biggest mistake when mixing in mono
7:15 Mono mixing tips
10:10 Using reference mixes in mono
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@876Plug 2 жыл бұрын

Mixing in mono gives you a good feeling of where your sounds are in level if one sound is clashing with another sound or maybe too loud that you can’t hear the other sound and it also help you to pick up harsh frequencies in a sound

@nzprojects 2 жыл бұрын

Its like eargasm , when mixing in mono and then switching to stereo hehe🥂😎✌

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty much! LOL!

@desmondweston490 2 жыл бұрын

Haha lol! That's so true!

@GUPRPEET-Singh 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah true👍😂

@fastwaysniffy1240 2 жыл бұрын

This is true 😩😂

@Kaylone0 Жыл бұрын

So do I render out in stereo if I mixed in mono or render out in mono im on fl studio??

@dannydaniel1234 2 жыл бұрын

All I know is, if you can get instruments, vocals and effects to sit on top of each other well in mono, and switch back to stereo, the mix will blow you away. By all means, mix in mono!

@MrScrooge1980 2 жыл бұрын

All facts☝🏽

@qu4zz4r Жыл бұрын

Totally true. The easiest way to set vocal, snare and kick in balance

@johnvance5118 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video Chris. I’m exactly like you. I mix in stereo, but check in mono. I like to make sure frequencies are not masking each other in mono and then mix in stereo. It’s always easier, to me at least, to hear things that need to be corrected in mono.

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff!

@sm5574 2 жыл бұрын

Up until the late 1960s or so, it was common for recod labels to release separate mono and stereo versions of the same album, because getting a stereo mix to translate well to mono is not the same as getting it to actually sound good in mono. Translating well just means there's no frequency cancellation or masking, not that the balance stays the same. If you want a mix to sound good in stereo, your best bet is to mix it in stereo, and occasionally check it in mono for translation issues.

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

You got it, Scott!

@proverbalizer 2 жыл бұрын

Mixing in mono/stereo is like mixing tracks in solo vs mixing a track in the context of the entire mix. You should do some of both

@skiiizo 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for this video Chris. As always very helpful. I mix time to time in mono, or should I say, I often check it in mono, but your insight made me understand some mistakes I made. Thank you

@dodgingrain3695 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear your opinion on mono, I agree, worth checking to make sure the mix still works but not worth it otherwise.

@kdcyp 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris. That really clarifies a lot for me. I’ve seen numerous videos relating to mixing in mono and consequently I was using mono when I shouldn’t have been eg. re setting levels of heavily panned instruments

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it clarifies things up! :-)

@buzzpsy Жыл бұрын

Top notch advice, not to make your video viral but to give a genuine knowledge and advice, a big fan sir of yours!

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that, thanks!

@johncostigan6160 2 жыл бұрын

That'll teach me to think I know all about something... Chris never fails to give you tips that show, you didn't know what you didn't know. Thanks!

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, John and you're welcome!

@enricmarshal 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks chris for this video. It cleared my doubts. Thumb up!

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@Googahgee 2 жыл бұрын

The fabfilter series about stereo mixing has a TON of great stereo techniques that are going to be more/less mono compatible, and also helps explain why there are some things you don’t care about keeping too much in mono - biiiig reverbs, ambience, etc you might be fine without having them muddying up the mono mix

@gospelmuvgospelmuv 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris for sharing. Awesome!

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@olivierdesaint-max4066 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris ! I use a Mackie 1402 VLZ-2 to monitor my system, the electronic circuit is designed so that the volume of a signal is equivalent, whether it is panned on the side or in the center, because the console compensates for the perception of the volume of it, according to its position in stereo space. This "Constant Loudness" function is I think a bit unknown of this very good console to check mixes in mono! (I don't know if the following generations VLZ3 VLZ4 etc ... have this function)

@willievaughn6474 Жыл бұрын

Awesome 💯 thank you

@reziahamed9255 2 жыл бұрын

As always, a TON of worthy, reliable info from you. If possible kindly explain about the Pan Law wwthin Cubase & how we go about it... THanks a lot.. Cheers !

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

That will next week's video ;-)

@joshdraghe2403 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Chris, great channel. Please do an in-depth mix to mastering session. I think a lot of us use Cubase Pro who are not only the songwriter, performer, producer and engineer, and there's nothing worse been getting that great performance in mix but falling short in the mastering. I'm constantly trying to get that in your face radio sound but never seem to be able to keep any special integrity that I work so hard for in the performance and mixing.

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Josh, I have a playlist on Mastering that you can check out. kzfaq.info/sun/PLHfS_0liDLINy-gMAAlx4u4-o-E5tb-NO Maybe that will help. Hope that helps!

@konradhoroszko255 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris!

@ganragRAM 2 жыл бұрын

Great one Chris

@davidball7211 2 жыл бұрын

Great video as always Chris. I'm relatively new to mixing and have seen other video's where they will take a stereo track, reduce it to mono (using stereomonoizer), duplicate it on a new track then pan them hard left and hard right then sum them to a stereo Group or Aux bus creating a phase corrected dual mono sudo stereo bus. I know that a true stereo track has slight differences between the left and right tracks which can have slight phase issues (sometimes pleasing, sometime not) but is there any real advantage to this process other than ending up with a phase correct stereo channel? It seems like allot of extra work to really get back to where you started with a stereo track.

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

Never did that in my life, but I guess it can be useful if you're stuck with such a sound. I would bother with this unless you're dealing with stereo bass sound that disappears in mono.

@Grigga 10 ай бұрын

I Was mixing in stereo for 3 years, when I started making music but the last year that I mix in mono I get better headroom and clear sound compared to my previous work. I think its an important step as Dr. Dre said

@WAVSAudioStudio 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Chris! Need a talk about Pan law in cubase! Please possibly explain all the modes that are available in Pan law! And also explain what is the main difference between 0 db and equally powered!! Thanks in advance

@zeusbeatz3586 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much sir I really appreciate it!!

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome

@jordandinstrumentalz99 4 ай бұрын

Gold advice.

@Bring_MeSunshine 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris. I'm not so sure all phones are stereo, these days. Mine's not, (Samsung), which is why, it's the only time I get to check a mix in mono. I mix in stereo, always, because it's fun and exciting. And, as we're in the Atmos mixng era, there's nothing wrong with mixing in 50 year old technology 🤣 All the best

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the Atmos mixing era...Soon, I'll have to make a video on checking your mixes in Stereo LOL

@SuperMax_____0.0_____ 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Chris, thanks for sharing and caring, Im seeing a huge market now for surround mixing, maybe not naming it correctly but Apple seems they got an approach with their earphones in which they can translate into surround or similar so you can start to find some artists albums mixed for it. what is your take on this , are you mixing in surround ? Maybe you can do a video if it helps you better, cheers !!

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

Apple's approach is more aiming Atmos than surround which is the new thing. On my side, I don't have an Atmos setup and not planning on getting one for now. We'll see where the market for music will go.

@carlosp.1846 2 жыл бұрын

I'm confused, on one side we can say everybody listen now in Stereo and there is no point to mix in mono. But tons of people listen on these single Bluetooth speakers. What are they? Mono? Mono summing? What do we hear with these plugins who transform the signal to mono, mono or mono summing? is the mono equivalent to the mids when we listen only the mids? Would be nice a more explanatory video. Thanks!

@hanisiblini 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome back Chris I miss Montreal

@tjosselin 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris. Useful video. Do you have another one explaining pan in detail?

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! I don't have one on panning yet

@yams900 2 жыл бұрын

Good work mate.

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@J_a_k_e388 2 жыл бұрын

Great thoughts here. if I may ask, how do you conclude that most people listen in stereo? And can you share the source you used to get to that conclusion? Thanks and God bless!

@azevision 2 жыл бұрын

Great video chris Selim

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@oliverqueen3434 2 жыл бұрын

What you think about Fostex 6301B small monitors? I found to buy them cheap. Do they can do auratones job? And do i need a pair or single mono speaker is enough.

@AllenPendleton 2 жыл бұрын

I agree with Chris lord-Algie. It's not the 1950's anymore.

@Kaylone0 Жыл бұрын

So do I render out in stereo if I mixed in mono or render out in mono im on fl studio??

@billhassa Жыл бұрын

Oo Selim Bey

@HansMaxiBricks 2 жыл бұрын

Headphones and phone speakers are never truly stereo in terms of psychoacoustics. In fact you have to into account that people nowadays use bluetooth mono speakers, phones and even in bars you only dominantly hear one channel. Mono is making a comeback. A really good mix has to sound great both in stereo and in mono.

@Yabe55 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this great video! Best regards Jardim Asli

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@Arian-abbas 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, right, mono is wrong .. I tried and everything went wrong and when I went back to the stereo everything was fixed.. Thank you for explanation

@LuxElliott 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, but the thumbnail...ouch. Yours was right next to another video in my feed titled "Producers, do this to make..." - both with the youtuber reaction face and large red "STOP - doing this" vs. red "X - not this". We will look back at this trend and go, "what were we thinking?"....hahaha. I know, I know... the algorithm. : )

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

LOL, that's funny!

@DJSTOEK Жыл бұрын

💘

@sekritskworl-sekrit_studios 2 жыл бұрын

How do we set things up to go from stereo to mono? It seems as though there would likely be a quick function button or something to go from one to the other, or route to a single channel or something. BUT, i'm still fairly new to all of this and neither want to assume, or waiste time with inneficiencies if unnecessary.

@donnaboutin2775 2 жыл бұрын

Your DAW should have a mono/stereo button on your master track

@proverbalizer 2 жыл бұрын

I use the gain plugin in Logic Pro. Just tick the mono button in the gain plugin and then I can quickly enable or disable the plugin to go back and forth from stereo to mono

@morbidmanmusic 2 жыл бұрын

Frequency , panning.. it's all about volume. That is where all the other bucks stop. Also why mono is one of the most useful tools, no matter the end format

@morbidmanmusic 2 жыл бұрын

Also, mix at very low volumes in mono.

@airplay6475 Жыл бұрын

Many Clubs and Big Events play mono.

@paulmark992 3 ай бұрын

Shouldn't the sound be good on a sound system like a bluetooth speaker that can only play mono?

@frankwyatt627 2 жыл бұрын

mixing in mono is silly BUT checking your stereo mix in mono is smart and wise..

@marcel_max 2 жыл бұрын

LOL, j'adore le titre et le semi facepalm. Courage mon cher.

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

Lol! Merci! Je suis aussi sur la rive sud, mais wow, tu habite Taipei. Tu es là depuis longtemps?

@marcel_max 2 жыл бұрын

@@mixdownonline depuis 1998

@lahattec 2 жыл бұрын

Lost your hat on Vaca, eh? Nice. :)

@turfoid7899 2 жыл бұрын

I mix inmono, but only drums and bass

@ValerianoGaibazzi Жыл бұрын

What about TikTok that plays Your wonderful Stereo Mix in "Mono" at 32kbps at a frequency of 22Khz?

@abhishekchand9800 2 жыл бұрын

Sir can u suggest a good soundcard for home studio under 20k

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

Under 20k? All of them. I don't know if I ever heard of a sound interface at 20k. I'm working on a 2022 Gear Guide for the Home Studio that I will release in the near future.

@abhishekchand9800 2 жыл бұрын

@@mixdownonline ok sir

@ganragRAM 2 жыл бұрын

@@abhishekchand9800 I think you are asking in indian money.if it's so my choice will be audient series

@proverbalizer 2 жыл бұрын

What currency?

@MrMikomi 2 жыл бұрын

But I've heard a million times that clubs will mono the signal. To the extent that this is true how the mix sounds in mono can be of considerable importance.

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

A lot of clubs work with mono sound systems and some not. Like I said in the video, the key is to reference your Club Mix with Pro Mixed EDM Music in MONO to can determine what elements to focus on, that doesn't mean that stereo elements are not important in EDM. Listen and compare Stereo vs Mono with Pro Mixed EDM Music like old Lady Gaga and Deadmau5 you will hear that we get a very nice Stereo Experience compared to MONO that only keeps the main elements.

@zenith8417 2 жыл бұрын

There could also be the case of tracks being given to clubs that are built for mono speakers and not stereo, or the DJ EQ's them to sound good in mono. Same way the backing track an artist plays at their concert will have a different EQ(louder bass, louder drums, louder guitars, louder synths, louder backing vocals, etc) to fit what they want to have the most presence

@brokenegg4714 2 жыл бұрын

Always balance in mono, then make slight adjustments in stereo. Best way to do it. And when I say mono, I mean completely mono with only one speaker. I'd rather be tracking though. #freepalestine

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

If that works for you, and your mixes sound amazing, keep doing it this way

@brokenegg4714 2 жыл бұрын

@@mixdownonline yup, im not the best mixer out there by far, but to get true mono, one speaker is the way to go. No two speakers are exactly alike, so with two speakers there will always be a slight difference. Try it out, let me know your opinion.

@brianbartelli8731 2 жыл бұрын

Do you offer a mixing service; if so what is your fee?

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I do. Send me an email info@mixdownonline.com

@natevirtual 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Chris, great content as ALWAYS! Would love to see your Top 10 things You Hate About Cubase 😏

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm a positive guy so I'm not into share what I hate about a product ;-)

@natevirtual 2 жыл бұрын

@@mixdownonline I totally understand. Keep up the great content as always!

@proverbalizer 2 жыл бұрын

I don't care if your phone has 2 speakers 2 inches apart, it's still gonna sound like a mono signal by the time it reaches a listeners ears, And then there are bluetooth speakers And the majority of night club and bar patrons are also listening in mono.

@cjfromgtasanadreas 2 жыл бұрын

You shouldn't mix in mono, but you should DEFINITELY CHECK how the mix sounds in mono. I found that my mixes are way too stereo, everything falls apart in mono, well not everything, but my leads, mainly brasses I use in deep house kind of stuff sound horrible in mono, just way too stereo lmao

@zouxification 2 жыл бұрын

the only puropse for mixing in mono is to avoid masking , thats all !

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@Sheriffvlogs 2 жыл бұрын

What about Dolby Atmos music

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

That's the new beast. I'm not setup to mix in Atmos so I don't care much for now. We'll see where the market is gonna go with this.

@Sheriffvlogs 2 жыл бұрын

@@mixdownonline u know u can use headphones

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

@@Sheriffvlogs Yes and again, this is still a new thing used by a small amount of people (for now) so I'm gonna wait before investing thousands of dollars for a Atmos Mixing Setup and see if there's gonna be a good market for the regular music consumer.

@Phat-Monkey 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great video but this also demonstrates my argument on tutorials, what works for one genre may not work for another, for example dance music or EDM needs be mono focused due to club / festival systems. This is why so many new producers are confused today, one video says this, another says that, new producers pull their hair out in confusion. I think it is time now tutorials focus on their own genres and make sure that is made clear in tutorial videos. Great video as usual, but not for EDM... :)

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment :-) Not sure if you watched the full video, but I do briefly talk about EDM and the importance of Referencing with Pro Mixes in Mono (if that is a concern) to know what to focus on when mixing EDM. Even then, stereo is important in EDM. If you listen to any of old Lady Gaga or any Deadmau5 mixes and you will hear that the experience is better in stereo and that you lose some elements in MONO but the main elements are still there, and that is what's important. Reference is key in that case.

@Phat-Monkey 2 жыл бұрын

@@mixdownonline Tech House / House / Techno need to be as good in mono as they are in Stereo, sure there are some elements that will not translate to mono, but the foundation needs to be there and the foundation is mono from 200hz down, some 150hz, needs to be solid, needs to be down the centre unless its an effect or artistic choice. Some high end producers will narrow the field at the very high end also which helps hats translate better with less phasing on a club system etc. :)

@N8oRMusic 2 жыл бұрын

If your songwriting sucks in mono it's going to suck in stereo and in Dolby atmos. 🤣

@antoinecarter721 2 жыл бұрын

So mixing in mono is apart of your workflow? Which means you do mix in mono. Just not solely in mono. Without mono, your mixes wouldn’t be the same. Just say that.

@paulehigie9879 Жыл бұрын

Ok this is wrong. Mono will help you really detect phase, frequency placement and focus. I have tried mixing in stereo only and the result was not amazing. switching to mono will help then back to stereo to get a better idea of your track. I think thats why we all record vocals in mono.

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

This is not wrong, we all have our ways to mix, on my side, I don't care about mixing in mono :-)

@thesoundresidence 2 жыл бұрын

Setting your levels and/or checking your mix in mono should be done on ONE speaker (otherwise the phantom center will fool you).... Mixing in (or to) mono and monitoring in mono is two very different things. You are NOT mixing in mono as soon as you touch the pan knob or introduce any kind of stereo signal, even though you monitor in mono

@turfoid7899 2 жыл бұрын

Wrong

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

Should be done on ONE Speaker? Sure, using one speaker is great, but as far as I'm concerned, summing up with a controller or a plugin will do the job just fine.

@thesoundresidence 2 жыл бұрын

@@mixdownonline It's a difference between mixing in mono and checking mono compatibility... If you never pan anything other than up the middle (mono mixing) you can do a mono mix on two speakers... But setting levels in mono for a stereo mix (with things panned around) will not translate well on two speakers when flipping to stereo again...

@bartnettle 2 жыл бұрын

Only a fool would check it in mono; mixdown online would be full of mis infomation judging by this confusion "all talk" video..

@Demisak 2 жыл бұрын

You have good content but please stop using clickbait thumbnails!!

@mixdownonline 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like my content. As far the thumbnail goes, this is not clickbait. Clickbait would be to have a thumbnail or title that has nothing to do with the content of a video just to have a click. Not the case for any of my thumbnails.