What's The Difference Between Stereo Sound And Mono Sound?

best nightclub speaker system image

bostonselk

If I listened to a stereophonic audio clip and then a mono audio clip, what would be the the diference between the two and why do we use stereo sound?

Answer
Stereo means two channel as in a seperate right channel and a seperate left channel. Mono is just one channel. Usually the left and right channel combined. In the early days of reproduced sound there was only mono recordings. It wasn't until 1925 that the first radio broadcast was presented in stereo. Stereo uses at least two microphones to capture sound to be recorded. A left mic and a right mic. The reason we use stereo is because we have two ears(left and right) and it creates a more believable soundstage. Stereo recordings may have seperate information on the independent channels. The bass and vocals are for the most part in mono. When you sit in the "sweet spot" between two speakers in a stereo set up and listen to music, you will hear different sounds coming from either speaker. The voice will usually be dead center unless it was recorded off center or live and the performer moves around in which you will hear them do so. If you were to listen to a mono recording with the same set up, everything would appear to come from exactly in between the two speakers and it will be a duller sound. Mono sound still has its uses though. It is used mainly when people will not be sitting or standing in the sweet spot. Such as a concert or other live event or a nightclub for example where people are constantly moving around. That way they can still hear all the left and right information and not just what would be coming out of just the side(L or R) that they are nearest. Other uses are like in a 70 volt audio system. Like when you go to a store and they're playing music through those ceiling speakers. Happy listening.

does any body know what a typical sixties nightclub/disco was like?

Isabelle

What was it look like furniture wise,did they have that cool mulitcoloured checked flashy floor thing,DJ,bar,ect?

Answer
Disco Bars were mid to late 70's dependent on your location . Sixties Nightclubs still has plush comfortable chairs, often wood or flock wallpaper. Sixties Clubs were often like a hole in the ground with little or no air, sweating brick walls, and heaving mass of bodies - Dancing. In many cellar clubs Drink was non alcoholic.
Live Beat Groups were the Sounds of the Clubs with the latest imports played by trend setting DJs on the Sound System which had a Bass Speaker set up designed to get the walls to shake. A UV light was the attraction with a follow spot if space allowed and any flashing lights were a had operating the switch.
In the Night Clubs Music was supplied by a single pianist to a full Dance Band dependent on size and status but never lighting other than soft,romantic and flattering.
Disco had the first of the Lighting Control Boxes and Sequencers the old Moving lights prior to that were from Slide Projectors and Slides with Different Inks Projected { Early Pink Floyd were the Masters}
So which do you need the info on . The 60,s Beatles, Stones, Yardbirds, Animals from Uk
or The Disco days as per Saturday Night Fever

Powered by Yahoo! Answers

Title Post: What's The Difference Between Stereo Sound And Mono Sound?
Rating: 98% based on 989 ratings. 5 user reviews.
Author: Yukie

Thanks For Coming To My Blog