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** PLEASE READ **

This video (slide-show) covers a sensitive topic among many people in the audio field. This video is about the use of stereo vs. mono for front of house (FOH) sound. The video is NOT trying to convince anyone to mix in mono, but rather shed more light on the use of mono in a sound system.

A lot of people run stereo FOH mixes. Both stereo and mono have their place in sound. However, there seems to be a misunderstanding of what mono is in live sound.

Most all of the videos we produce/post are related to a mono FOH system. Stage Left Audio Productions runs 99% of all shows in mono.

Videos on our channel related to stereo FOH configurations were produced by requests from some of our viewers.


PASSIVE / ACTIVE setup:

The video covers MONO for PASSIVE speaker setups. The text below references the connecting of a mono signal for ACTIVE speakers:

There's a couple of ways of getting the mono signal to powered speakers. If your subs have actual parallel outs, connect the mono signal from your board (or snake) to one of the subs (it doesn't matter which one). Then, just run an XLR from that sub, using the parallel XLR connection on the sub, to your other sub. Then, connect the top speakers to their respective subs (using the sub's mid/high XLR output) like you normally would. The only daisy-chaining is on the subs. The tops connect directly to the sub they are associated with.


The other method (if subs don't have parallel outs) - place a "Y" connector at the end of the mono XLR cable (at the stage end). Then, run separate XLR cables from the "Y" connector to each sub. Then, connect the tops to their respective subs (as you normally would).