Anyone here running a stereo rig?

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Thinking about getting a second Yamaha DXR 10 and running stereo.
Anybody here doing that. Pluses or minuses? Thoughts?

Wonder if it sounds even huger in stereo.

Thanks

RC

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I have a stereo setup and it sounds AMAZING. Delays and overall sound is much better, imho. I run two TS115A's. Highly recommend it. The rig sounds HUGE. Here is a pic

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Hey i got the exact same setup only i have the alto 112A

Can't image performing mono.

My stereo setup : 4 x 12 marshall cabinet + atomic clr

I love stereo delays

I have a twisted opinion about this.
Although I love stereo, stereo delays, chorus, things that pan from left to right etc. I'm not sure it works well in an average live scenario.

1. People in the audience standing not in the middle but too far left or right will not get something really useful out of your tweaked stereo efforts but only a crippled version (left or right channel) which will sound weaker than a strong mono signal with 'full content' if you know what I mean.

2. Even heavy FX users like The Edge, Andy Summers or Jonny Buckland of Coldplay play mono (and I mean playing live and also even record mostly mono).

That's why I'm playing mono at the moment.
Are there arguments that could persuade to go stereo?

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The stereo effect does not need to be 100% but maybe 60%.

Yes, but it is not possible to dial in less than 100 % at the moment.

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Also is there a way to send the mono signal up front and have stereo for my monitoring?

Thanks

This is easy: set main outs to master mono and monitor outs to master stereo.

How do you deal with Phase cancellation issues when you are playing in stereo?

Ingolf,

I think he meant to pan the KPA's input strips on the mixer to 60% L & R.

bd

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How do you deal with Phase cancellation issues when you are playing in stereo?

The phase cancellation occurs anytime you have more than one speaker. Most bands have L & R PA stacks. There is cancellation everywher but perfectly in the middle.

Even a single speaker in a room has cancellations due to frequencies reflecting from all 6 or more surfaces. That undesirable cancellatin IS the room...the same room we want our KPA to sound like! Running stereo doesn't make it worse, just different. the sound is less in your face and more "in the room" IMHO.

bd

I also have the Alto TS112A. I set Kemper to output mono and master output to max, I then use 2 mic cables to go into the Alto and turn both channels on, sounds good, better than single cable mono.