mono vs. stereo bundle

[willyp]

Hi
I am new to this forum and have been using Performer Lite now for several months to record solo acoustic guitar.
I have recorded it using two mono tracks and also as a stereo bundle. My question is- what is the difference? I would assume it has to do with panning left and right during mixdown but please enlighten me if there are other reasons for the difference.

Thank you

Will

[HCMarkus]

Two Mono Tracks provide enhanced control over each individual part of the take... individual track editing and differing plugins, automation and volume, while sacrificing some convenience for a two-input setup. If a true stereo field is being recorded with the desire that it be preserved, a Stereo Track is the way to go as the left and right recordings' phase relationship will remain consistent across edits. Otherwise, either approach works. As the Moody Blues once wrote:

Red is gray and yellow, white, but we decide which is right...

You can always split a Stereo file into two Mono files after the fact if desired:

viewtopic.php?f=30&t=67579&start=15

and yet another method:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=62781&p=575438&hili ... no#p537859

[willyp]

Thank you Markus. That was very helpful.