Main Output: Master Mono vs Master Stereo - Different sound/feel ?

Vertigo13 · Jun 2nd 2015

Been playing around with different main output settings. I swear there's a difference between master mono, master stereo and master left.
More in feel but still in sound ever so slightly.
Are my ears just deceiving me?

Kempermaniac · Jun 2nd 2015

Hm...not sure what you mean, but stereo and mono can't sound the same. A comparison between them is not fair.

Vertigo13 · Jun 2nd 2015

Just in amp tone.
FX's like Reverb and alike are of coarse different given they correspond with whatever the output is set to.
I'm just talking dry amp and cab profiled tone.
Going through the interface and toggling between the three output settings, whatever profile I got on seems slightly different with each setting (through headphones). It's so subtle I feel like it's just the ears playing tricks but....

Michael_dk · Jun 2nd 2015

Be sure they are absolutely level matched before making any such comparisons.

Ingolf · Jun 2nd 2015

To me they sound the same if there are no stereo FX involved.

Vertigo13 · Jun 2nd 2015

Cool, cool. Going sound crazy again I think.

viabcroce · Jun 15th 2015

Just record a short clip... and listen to it Loop it and guess. If you guess it more than not, there might be a difference

IanVenter · Feb 4th 2017

Same issue here. I'm also just using pure amp profiles. So I shoouldn't need to connect in stereo, right?? So it means for mono recording it should be fine to select master mono and connect to the interface with just one cable but still I noticed a difference in the sound quality compared to the Kempers Headphone out which sounds better and juicier! I just want it to sound the same on my recorded track of my DAW. I also tried to uncheck the "space->headphOnly" button.
My interface's headphone out has quiet the same impedance as the Kempers headphone out ( 30 Ohms).
anything else that could help?
thanks

skoczy · Feb 5th 2017

Quote from IanVenter

Same issue here. I'm also just using pure amp profiles. So I shoouldn't need to connect in stereo, right?? So it means for mono recording it should be fine to select master mono and connect to the interface with just one cable but still I noticed a difference in the sound quality compared to the Kempers Headphone out which sounds better and juicier! I just want it to sound the same on my recorded track of my DAW. I also tried to uncheck the "space->headphOnly" button.
My interface's headphone out has quiet the same impedance as the Kempers headphone out ( 30 Ohms).
anything else that could help?
thanks

So you're comparing mono signal in speakers to stereo coming out of your headphones? Correct me pls if I'm wrong.
What's more if you have set Space parameter in output settings, then listening to your headphones will be much more enjoyable that mono signal.

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