Mono vs Stereo

The most evident distinction as a listener is that stereo sounds may provide the illusion of breadth, but mono sounds cannot. The number of channels utilised to record and playback audio is what distinguishes monophonic/mono and stereophonic/stereo sound. A single audio channel is used to record and play back mono signals, whereas two audio channels are used to record and play back stereo sounds. Stereo systems are playback systems that make use of two speakers. Stereo audio files, such as stereo MP3 and WAV files, contain information about the left and right channels that tells the left and right speakers when to push and draw air (Hoffman, 2022).

Bibliography

Hoffman, C., 2022. Mono vs. Stereo Sound: The Difference Explained (With Audio Examples) | Black Ghost Audio. [online] Blackghostaudio.com. Available at: https://www.blackghostaudio.com/blog/mono-vs-stereo-sound-the-difference-explained-with-audio-examples#:~:text=Mono%20signals%20are%20recorded%20and,whereas%20mono%20sounds%20are%20not.

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