Answers:
1-What
does it mean to have a microphone wired "Dual Mono"?
What we at The Sound Professionals call "Dual Mono"
is a mono microphone that has it's signal sent to both contacts
of a stereo plug, so that it feeds both channels of a stereo
microphone input jack. Typically, this is a stereo 1/8"
mini plug.
2-Why
would I want this?
If you are
recording with a mono microphone into a stereo recorder, but
would like to be able to hear what you recorded on both channels
upon playback, having a mic wired "Dual Mono" would
accomplish this.
3-What
happens if I plug a "Dual Mono" mic into a stereo
recorder?
If you
plug a "Dual Mono" mic into a stereo recorder's
mic input, the mono signal will feed into both channels. The
same signal will be recorded on both channels.
4-
What happens if I plug a "Dual Mono" mic into a stereo
MD recorder in the mono mode?
You would
get the same signal on both channels, but you will get double
the record time, since recording in the mono mode with a MD
recorder doubles your record time.
5-
What happens if I plug a "Dual Mono" mic into a mono
recorder?
You don't
want to do this. Plugging into a mono recorder would short on
contact to ground and the mic won;t work properly and you risk
damaging the mic and/or your recorder (although the risk of
damage is extremely remote). If you plan on ever using this
mic with a mono recorder, don;t get the "Dual Mono"
version.
6-If
I record with a "Dual Mono" mic, would it be the
same as making a stereo recording?
No. Technically,
you would still be making a two channel recording, but both
channels will have the exact same signal on them. Therefore,
it really isn't "stereo", since a stereo recording
normally would have a slightly different signal on each channel
This difference is what aids in the spatial effect you get with
a stereo recording.
If you
have any questions regarding this topic, please call 800-213-3021
or 856-638-0008
