[Ardour-Users] Summing up to mono ?

[jonetsu at teksavvy.com]

On Sat, 27 Feb 2016 19:44:52 -0500
Paul Davis <paul at linuxaudiosystems.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 7:35 PM, jonetsu at teksavvy.com
> <jonetsu at teksavvy.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 27 Feb 2016 18:02:22 +0000
> > Leo Francisco <lists at boywithwings.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > > I monitor in mono sometimes to check the mono compatibility and
> > > also the balance. Often the level of the vocals, kick and reverbs
> > > will be more obviously too loud or too quiet in mono.
> > >
> > > The single speaker Thomas is referring to is often this one:
> > > https://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun10/articles/mixcubeactives.htm
> >
> > I saw a Behringer C50A "as-new" on Amazon warehouse deals, so I
> > thought that saving $100 would be worthwhile.  As Joe mentioned I
> > would be not so sure about the mono switch in Ardour, simply
> > because it still goes physically through two speakers.
> >
> 
> mono mix testing is not intended to be limited to 1 speaker.
> 
> it is intended to make sure the mix works in settings without stereo.


When limiting to one speaker, what would be the best approach in Ardour
to route the tracks to this single output ?  New mono bus with sends
form all tracks ?