<div dir="auto">Sorry for all the previous typos; writing emails on a phone makes me very sloppy.</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 30, 2022 at 10:00 AM Niall Munnelly <<a href="mailto:niall.munnelly@gmail.com">niall.munnelly@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Stereo’s good if you’re using synths with onboard effects or pad machines like your Proteus - or if you like the way your synth handles stereo (sequenced or otherwise modulated panning effects, eg). But so many sounds just aren’t suited to stereo “sourcing,” and is better handled as mono and managed downstream in whatever’s doing the mixing. There also a lot to be said for having one thing do the job of mixing and positioning in the stereo field, rather than tweaking each individual device.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Of course a lot of this also has a lot to do with where your audio is going and what you do with it - are you automating your mix with a DAW, or playing a mixer (hardware or software interface), or who knows what else. If you’re doing the heavy lifting of mixing on your computer, it seems to me that mono channels are your best bet, certainly the best use of your money.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I reckon I’m in the same camp as Jay now and when we talked about this here some fifteen years ago: most sources are mono, and there’s a reason mixers typically have lots of mono channels and maybe two or three stereo pairs. There are, of course, exceptions, and for that, we have stuff like the Speck Xtramix and other expensive stuff, or stereo line mixers like the Rane SM series that can be linked via Ethernet cables.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I’ve seen a lot of marketing buzz about the UDO Super Six’s binaural mode, and, while I’m sure it sounds pretty amazing in the right context, I’m not sure it justifies any additional price it may introduce.</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 29, 2022 at 6:38 AM Peter Korsten <<a href="mailto:peter@severity-one.com" target="_blank">peter@severity-one.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">As you may know, I've been struggling to find the perfect audio <br>
interface for years now. The good news is that I've made progress, in <br>
the sense that I realised it doesn't actually exist.<br>
<br>
Long story short, I'd need easily 12 stereo inputs, or 24 in total, and <br>
there aren't that many options. But considering that the primary reason <br>
for an audio interface is to be able to run all sorts of effects on my <br>
PC, do I really need the stereo connections? Or to put it differently: <br>
if I'm likely to use only one voice from certain synths (not including <br>
power houses such as the Proteus 2000s), does it actually make sense to <br>
use the stereo outputs?<br>
<br>
What do you guys use?<br>
<br>
- Peter<br>
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</blockquote></div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Yours,</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Niall.</span></div>
</blockquote></div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Yours,</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Niall.</span></div>