Newbie question re instrument input

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deniswrs
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2013/01/09 01:29:29 (permalink)

Newbie question re instrument input

Hi all. I hope somebody can advise me. I have just started using Sonar X1 LE. I'm using a Vaio Laptop with a V-Studio 20. I watched the video on creating an audio track and it advised that I should use mono for recording my guitar. When selecting this I was given the following options:- 1. VS 20 Left,  2. VS 20 right, 3. VS 20 Stereo. What difference does it make choosing left or right and is one preferable to the other. I am completely new to recording having very little experience with Guitar Tracks software which came with my V-Studio 20 so any help would be much appreciated.
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    Kalle Rantaaho
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    Re:Newbie question re instrument input 2013/01/09 05:17:03 (permalink)
    AFAIK there's no difference whether you use left or right. Of course, you must plug the instrument in the respective input. Did you notice a difference when you tried - if that's why you're asking?

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    deniswrs
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    Re:Newbie question re instrument input 2013/01/09 08:50:24 (permalink)
      Thank you for your help. I was just trying to ensure that I was setting up my 1st Sonar audio track correctly for guitar. I had looked at the on-line video which advised that you should set a guitar input to mono as opposed to stereo. this is my first real venture into recording software because until now i have just used my V-Studio 20 as an interphase into my computer whilst learning the guitar. Regards Denis :-)
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    Re:Newbie question re instrument input 2013/01/09 12:49:58 (permalink)
    It would only make a difference if you were using your computer's sound card and it's line-input. That's normally a stereo 3.5 mm TRS jack and if you plugged a (mono) guitar cord with a 1/4"-to-3.5 mm adapter into it, only the left side would get an input.
    If you tried recording a stereo input, there would oly be sound on the left side of the track; the right channel would be blank.
    If you had a stomp box with cool stereo effects, you might want to record on a stereo track.

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