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Heath
Apr 30, 2008

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I saw they recently repressed all of The Beatles' albums in mono for some reason and they're horrendously expensive, is there some appeal to mono that I don't get aside from the nostalgia value?

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poopzilla
Nov 23, 2004

because they were originally recorded in mono and thats how they were meant to be heard

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Medium Cool
Dec 27, 2006

Yr sister is a beauty when she's naked
Grimey Drawer

poopzilla posted:

because they were originally recorded in mono and thats how they were meant to be heard

/thread

Doctor Dogballs
Apr 1, 2007

driving the fuck truck from hand land to pound town without stopping at suction station


lol if its not quadrophonic

Edmund Sparkler
Jul 4, 2003
For twelve years, you have been asking: Who is John Galt? This is John Galt speaking. I am the man who loves his life. I am the man who does not sacrifice his love or his values. I am the man who has deprived you of victims and thus has destroyed your world, and if you wish to know why you are peris

They were recorded on 4 track but originally released in mono.

Heath
Apr 30, 2008

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poopzilla posted:

because they were originally recorded in mono and thats how they were meant to be heard

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that's retarded

Medium Cool
Dec 27, 2006

Yr sister is a beauty when she's naked
Grimey Drawer

Heath posted:

that's retarded

beatles stereo mixes loving suck except for abbey road which was actually recorded in stereo. the beatle didn't givea poo poo about their stereo mixes and all the instrumentals and vocals are hard panned to one channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtVF4zl_N0U

Manifest
Jul 7, 2007

HELLO THERE I COME FROM THE FUTURE

Heath posted:

that's retarded

It's totally retarded to enjoy things in the format which they were made.

I bet OP watches Lawrence of Arabia in pan and scan.

Medium Cool
Dec 27, 2006

Yr sister is a beauty when she's naked
Grimey Drawer
op buys full screen dvds

ilikedirt
Oct 15, 2004

king of posting
white ppl talking about music itt

Heath
Apr 30, 2008

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Medium Cool posted:

beatles stereo mixes loving suck except for abbey road which was actually recorded in stereo. the beatle didn't givea poo poo about their stereo mixes and all the instrumentals and vocals are hard panned to one channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtVF4zl_N0U

i have a stereo copy of revolver that sounds totally fine to me

Medium Cool
Dec 27, 2006

Yr sister is a beauty when she's naked
Grimey Drawer

Heath posted:

i have a stereo copy of revolver that sounds totally fine to me

that's cool but the mono version is better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dchCB-2TPY&t=138s

Vince MechMahon
Jan 1, 2008



Yeah, with old music unless it's a special new remix version (which does exist for some of the Beatles stuff, mainly the Yellow Submarine Songbook) mono is usually the way to go, as stereo was more of a novelty and not the standard for the first several years of it's existence. They were throw away extra versions, while the mono was the real mix.

open container
Sep 16, 2008

Heath posted:

I saw they recently repressed all of The Beatles' albums in mono for some reason and they're horrendously expensive,

you buy music

redshirt
Aug 11, 2007

Reporting for shovel mission Sir.
I tried to catch mono in high school, but failed.

Maldoror
Oct 5, 2003

by R. Guyovich
Nap Ghost
I read somewhere that the Squirrel Nut Zippers record their studio albums with a single mic that is above and front center of the band. (Because that's how the music they play was originally recorded back in the 30's.)

Wootiebabeh
Dec 21, 2009




Monobrow culture.

von Braun
Oct 30, 2009


Broder Daniel Forever
lol if you listen to stereo

Bivens
Jun 23, 2003

die mensch·maschine
why would you buy an album? it just encourages lazy people to not find tax-paying jobs

Doctor Butts
May 21, 2002

lol if you buy media not in software form

Dr. Furious
Jan 11, 2001
KELVIN
My bot don't know nuthin' 'bout no KELVIN
deaf in one ear

not really but it's a reason

Medium Cool posted:

beatles stereo mixes loving suck except for abbey road which was actually recorded in stereo. the beatle didn't givea poo poo about their stereo mixes and all the instrumentals and vocals are hard panned to one channel.
early stereo mixes like this are really good for grabbing samples though

redshirt
Aug 11, 2007

Reporting for shovel mission Sir.

Dr. Furious posted:

deaf in one ear

not really but it's a reason

early stereo mixes like this are really good for grabbing samples though

Me too! My life is mono.

Synonamess Botch
Jun 5, 2006

dicks are for my cat
i heard that brian wilson refused to mix in stereo because he was almost totally deaf in one ear

Comfy Fleece Sweater
Apr 2, 2013

You see, but you do not observe.

what the gently caress is an album?

redshirt
Aug 11, 2007

Reporting for shovel mission Sir.
I still buy CD's AMA.

Vince MechMahon
Jan 1, 2008



redshirt posted:

I still buy CD's AMA.

Where do you find room to keep all that poo poo?

Costello Jello
Oct 24, 2003

It had to start somewhere

Medium Cool posted:

beatles stereo mixes loving suck except for abbey road which was actually recorded in stereo.

100% agreed. The new stereo remasters of the mono albums that came out a couple years ago suck, and you can tell they tried too hard separating the channels, I guess so you felt like you got your money's worth for both ears, durr, it's poo poo.

a bone to pick
Sep 14, 2011

by FactsAreUseless
If you're a person who only keeps one earbud in at a time mono music is so much loving better.

redshirt
Aug 11, 2007

Reporting for shovel mission Sir.

TheJoker138 posted:

Where do you find room to keep all that poo poo?

I have a large house with ample storage space.

Mermaid Autopsy
Jun 9, 2001

i listen to all my phil spector tracks in stereo because once you're convicted of murder all claims to artistic integrity are nullified

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6rdCPJD1Gs

von Braun
Oct 30, 2009


Broder Daniel Forever

Mermaid Autopsy posted:

i listen to all my phil spector tracks in stereo because once you're convicted of murder all claims to artistic integrity are nullified

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6rdCPJD1Gs

that is a great pop song. if you listen to it in mono hehhh

Iprazochrome
Nov 3, 2008

Manifest posted:

I bet OP watches Lawrence of Arabia in pan and scan.

of course, why would you want those black bars hiding half the screen

you irl
Jan 22, 2014
the correct way to consume music is

Buddha.
Sep 24, 2007

"Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little."
College Slice

you irl posted:

the correct way to consume music is

through your ear holes

Saalkin
Jun 29, 2008

mono means one
and rail means rail

you irl
Jan 22, 2014

Buddha. posted:

through your ear holes

actually this is a common misconception, the correct way to consume music is with one of those toothbrushes that vibrates music through your jawbone

Prettz
Sep 3, 2002

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcZ0IbyIT-M

unlimited shrimp
Aug 30, 2008
life's the same i'm moving in mono
life's the same including my shoes

No. 6
Jun 30, 2002

If you're deaf in one ear, stereo music would still be better than mono.

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Ramsus
Sep 14, 2002

by Hand Knit
Are the beatles good? I never really gave them a shot.

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