Stereo and mono testing at master bus

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2013/05/01 11:45:51 (permalink)

Stereo and mono testing at master bus

Why is it when i set master bus to mono the volume meter gets louder?

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    scook
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    Re:Stereo and mono testing at master bus 2013/05/01 11:51:30 (permalink)
    Because you are adding the left and right channel together. FYI, there are numerous discussions about testing with mono in the techniques forum.
    post edited by scook - 2013/05/01 12:02:08
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    Re:Stereo and mono testing at master bus 2013/05/01 12:31:19 (permalink)
    Pan laws my friend, pan laws.. And what Scook said. 1 + 1 = 2. 2 is greater than 1. 
    The same logic goes into the left and right channels

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