What Rob said, except I think it would be clearer to use the term "matrix" =
rather than "encode."
James wrote,
> ...if you mix to stereo in the field, even though you can derive most of =
the non-stereo version in post. You lose resolution by doing do. So your =
44100Hz sample is for all intents 22050Hz once you split it apart. Which i=
sn't as useful when you need to do severe edits like EQ or time adjustments=
to sync with another device.
I don't understand that. A 44.1KHz stereo interleaved WAV file (also called=
"poly" because any number of channels can play) splits into two 44.1KHz mo=
no files with no loss. The utility "Interleaver" does this easily. Stereo f=
iles are just as long in playing time but twice as big in storage, because =
they have all the data for two channels.
All my stereo and 4-channel files get split into mono files by Pro Tools wh=
en I load them in for post. No losses.
-Dan
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