Re: I know, stereo

[faisal moro <faisalmoro@mac.com>]

If i could add a lil' off topic question: does anybody knows if big 
setups out there (read: the Edge, David Gilmour, and so on) are 
stereo?
I know that VanHalen was using a three channels setup (left - center 
- right), and Vai should use a similar setup too.
Any advice on this?

TIA

Faisal

>I've often wondered about that too, in regards to live performance. 
>How useful is stereo on stage?
>
>I can see the point in a small, intimate setting where the audience 
>is sitting in front of the speakers much as they would sit in front 
>of their stereo at home. But how could that work in a larger venue? 
>Wouldn't a lot of people only hear one channel or the other? Would 
>the stereo effect be totally lost for most of the audience? Or 
>worse, actually harm the sound for significant portions of the 
>audience?
>
>Does the sound guy at a larger club even care if you give him a 
>stereo feed? Do they actually use it or just run it mono?
>
>And what about a dance club? Is stereo even used in that context?
>
>I'd be really interested to hear from people with experience with 
>these things.
>
>kim