mr34h7jm Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 I am looking for some clarity in the Helix Owner's Manual, 1. What is a "mono play-back system" ? 2. Why "connect only the left/mono XLR jack? Below is a link to the Helix user manual regarding this topic. 25. XLR OUTUse balanced XLR cables to connect to your studio gear or the house mixer, PA or FRFR speaker(s) when playing live. When using a mono play-back system, connect only the LEFT/MONO XLR jack. This should be an informative post for, (i would guess 1,000's of people? If not more), and expect to expand on the topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd2rk Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 MONO = 1 A typical guitar amp is a MONO playback system. A stereo playback system requires two speakers and two independent amplifiers. It creates a "soundstage", whereupon different sounds can be located anywhere between the two speakers. An ideal stereo configuration is an equilateral triangle between the two speakers and the listener. The L/MONO out collapses a stereo signal from Helix into a MONO signal. If the last block in the signal chain is MONO, then the signal is already MONO, and will be the same at both the Left and Right outputs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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