Talk:Monaural

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This article is just a bunch of bullet points. I don't know anything about it, but hopefully someone does.Steverit 13:08, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Haha, what on earth is "six-track stereo"? I think I can improve this article; I'll watchlist it and come back later. --G0zer 11:39, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia Section

It's not true that "2001" was Kubrick's only non-monaural soundtrack. Prior to that, "Spartacus" had been released in multi-channel sound. Also, "Eyes Wide Shut" was mixed in Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround.

Not a big deal, but since there's only one bit of trivia on here it may as well be correct.24.161.86.156 02:40, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Phil Spector popularized a mono recording technique called the wall of sound.

Removed that because it is misleading. The technique may have happened to be recorded in mono, but it was not because it was monophonic, it was simply the overlaying of many layers of sound. Wall of Sound can happily be done in stereo.

People with unilateral hearing loss can only hear in mono.

Removed that because it is a tautologous statement, a bit like saying that someone with one arm cannot be ambidextrous.

Spenny 07:41, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Facts required

I've cited myself on a few things. I know that monophonic recordings were released after 1968 mentioned in the original articles. I know they were available in the 1970s as I was a record buying member of the public then, and not before then, but I haven't got a good source. Sgt Pepper pressing information discredits the 1968 date [1] but I haven't got anything definitive. The tone of the article suggested there was a consensus on stopping these recordings, but I think that they more or less petered out as different labels wound up and sold out their stocks. I think the vague 1970s is as good as we can get unless someone knows better.

The bit on "electronically enhanced stereo Ø" (remember that sign) needs some better write up, but might belong in the stereo section.

Spenny 08:14, 6 June 2007 (UTC)