Mono

[solstice_moscow]

Hi.
Noob question.
What are the ways to make mono in Reason?
The width parameter just adjusts the stereo mode, right?
And the leftmost position is mono, right?
Thank you.

[selig]

Correct! Technically, it's "two channel mono" because you're still feeding the mono signal into a stereo (two channel) mix bus, and "true mono" would be a single channel of audio. This would be more an issue when exporting the file and comparing a stereo file with two identical channels (two channel mono) vs one channel consisting of the same audio. Make sense?

[solstice_moscow]

Thanks!

[motuscott]

Within my Reason mix I achieve mono by the old school method of disconnecting the right cable on the mix channel.

[Aquila]

Within my Reason mix I achieve mono by the old school method of disconnecting the right cable on the mix channel.

Interesting. I'd have thought that'd silence everything panned right.

[motuscott]

Within my Reason mix I achieve mono by the old school method of disconnecting the right cable on the mix channel.

Interesting. I'd have thought that'd silence everything panned right.

The individual channels, not the mix bus.
I may have confused myself.

[Aquila]

Ah, gotcha - make the channels mono

[motuscott]

I could be wrong. I'm assuming the L(mono) designation on the back of the mix channel GUI means the left channel receives all the channel info rather than just the left channel info.

[selig]

I could be wrong. I'm assuming the L(mono) designation on the back of the mix channel GUI means the left channel receives all the channel info rather than just the right channel info.

It's more about the other end of the cable, aka the source. On most devices if you only plug in one cable you'll get a mono signal. But if you're using two devices (like two DDL-1s for true stereo), then unplugging one cable would only allow you to hear one channel.

[TritoneAddiction]

I always use the Stereo Splitter RE for this. It has a mono button. Makes it very easy to quickly compare between stereo and mono.

[Skimrok]

I love Seliq gain for mono check, best purchase away from Reason, quickly turn on to check mix easy as 123

[Skimrok]

I always use the Stereo Splitter RE for this. It has a mono button. Makes it very easy to quickly compare between stereo and mono.

I didn't know this one

[aeox]

I always use the Stereo Splitter RE for this. It has a mono button. Makes it very easy to quickly compare between stereo and mono.

I didn't know this one

I have both of these RE but Gain uses less CPU
Using the splitter only when needing that extra functionality.

[TritoneAddiction]

I didn't know this one

I have both of these RE but Gain uses less CPU
Using the splitter only when needing that extra functionality.

Ok I didn't know that. Though I must say Stereo Splitter isn't exactly a CPU hog. I use it everywhere in my projects. Both for mono, Swap L-R, volume automation, extra stereo (side).
For me the Stereo Splitter is one of those REs that I don't talk about because there's nothing fancy or particularly fun about it, yet it's one of my most used REs ever.

[aeox]

I have both of these RE but Gain uses less CPU
Using the splitter only when needing that extra functionality.

Ok I didn't know that. Though I must say Stereo Splitter isn't exactly a CPU hog. I use it everywhere in my projects. Both for mono, Swap L-R, volume automation, extra stereo (side).
For me the Stereo Splitter is one of those REs that I don't talk about because there's nothing fancy or particularly fun about it, yet it's one of my most used REs ever.

I"m still running my server xeon cpus from 2011 So, always trying to minimize DSP usage. Something I probably won't worry too much about once I upgrade to the new ryzen chip!