Hey Jim,

What exactly do you loose when there is phase cancellation due to summing the outputs of stereo instruments? I know you loose direction or placement or soundstage along with some effects but does the original sound source change? In other words, you play a grand piano sound, the original signal is stereo, and if you were to sum the stereo outputs, it no longer sounds like a piano or sounds like a very sick piano or whatever?

This whole mono-stereo thing can really perplex me (if I let it). I had a whole slew of questions back when Roel was helping Terry out with is mono-stereo recording issues. But I held back...Tech-talk doesn't always appear to be popular here.

If you've got the time to explain, I'll definitely listen.

mike