"Brian Gaff" wrote in message
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I can recall playing a very warped bit of mono vinyl, and if you did switch
from stereo to mono you could hear the changes in phase presumably.

Are we saying then, that some mono recordings are cut in stereo and that
the engineering is such that they can get the balance badly wrong?


See below.


I suppose this could occur where stereo and mono tracks are being cut on
the same disc. However it gets even worse as it was of course a regular
practice in the bad old days to 'synthesize the stero using echo, delays,
phase and tone changes.


That's not a vinyl recording Brian, it's purportedly a live recording from
one of the self-styled *meister-yappers* here who considers himself a bit of
a 'recordist' and good enough at it, apparently, to try and put a true
industry professional like Iain Churches in his place - constantly aided and
abetted by his trusty pooch, of course!

What I see is that, for a supposed 'stereo recording', the tracks *appear*
nearly identical throughout which would suggest to me that either the mics
are too far away from the recording target or the target material is
completely homogenous, left to right - whatever, but the channel imbalance
can only be real *sloppiness* at some point, whether it be down to poor mic
placement, poor level settings or some cock-up in post processing...??

Anyway, here's what it sounds like (completely unadulterated by me):

http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/showntell/HeejusDin.wav


Terrible racket, ain't it? God only knows where the nasty, *tinny* sound
comes from - ****e mics, ****e mic choices or recorded over the *phone*
possibly?

LOL!