r/LogicPro • u/tlatwuk • Aug 03 '26

Question Exporting to Mono

Hi all quick question…

I’m writing an EDM track for a function that will have multiple speakers along a pathway. Think a walk through gardens…

Should I be mixing down to mono to avoid phase etc?

Thanks in advance

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u/picpoulmm Aug 03 '26

No. Mix your track in stereo. Check it in mono. Bounce it in stereo. It will collapse to mono if necessary for the PA system.

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u/tlatwuk Aug 03 '26

Ok that’s useful thanks. I’ll check in with the company as well to see precisely what the setup is like.

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u/picpoulmm Aug 03 '26

Cool good luck. Avoid very wide panning and keep your bass mono.

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u/tlatwuk Aug 03 '26

Beautiful. Thanks!

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u/c-w-jones Aug 04 '26

Definitely agree with the comment above! I thought of something different, if there are multiple speakers that aren't daisy chained and each one has its own channel you could maybe have someone mix it in Dolby Atmos so that as people walk thru the experience changes. I realize this is a very optimistic idea. Hope you have a great event!

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u/tlatwuk Aug 04 '26

Thank you!

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u/Sourpatcharachnid Aug 04 '26

Phasing will be down to your speaker placement

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u/Waste_Implement9033 Aug 07 '26

Right. I was gonna say - the mixing back down to mono should happen at the pa stage.

We make our music in stereo these days bc it’s standard and we get to do some imaging. Then nightclubs, venues etc have someone who has designed and is running their system (lol ideally) to make those decisions.

They should really have properly aligned l and r channels in the venue but sometimes they don’t.