Topic: 4 channel mono matrix ?

[kirk97132]

So where does the 4channel X1 setting fall?  Wouldn't it be writing 4 channels at once then?  BUt you do bring up interesting points regarding the R-44. 

[SmokinJoe]

So where does the 4channel X1 setting fall?  Wouldn't it be writing 4 channels at once then?  BUt you do bring up interesting points regarding the R-44. 

I've never done it, so this is speculation... 4 channels into 1 file... easier on the hard drive, 24/48 would split at 1:02 when it hits 2gb.  I believe I saw a post from someone who did this, and was struggling to find an editor to read it because his favorite editor didn't like it.  I decided after reading that post "don't do that".  That's all I remember.

[kirk97132]

I use Adobe and don't have a problem opening the 1x4 file.  But i have pretty much given up on 96 recording and do everything @ 48.  Personally I like the mono x 4 setting to load things into multitrack that way I can control pan on each track or set it to be two stereo tracks.  If I were to use stereo x 2 I'd have to split the stereo tracks to do that which would involve an extra step.  I do a lot of on stage matrix's and find that it sometimes is better to not pan something full L/R as in a stereo track.  Of course everyone has different tastes and different reasons/applications.   It would seem to me that the 4 channels into one would still be a huge amount of data, comparable to monox4.