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Need some help here guys.....

I often use twin mono to single stereo jack leads out of my Stage 2 https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Cables-Leads ... B00A4BK3WK

This is fine going into my mac, or home speakers via an interface and usually fine going straight in to the desk live (with or without a DI box) but occasionally I get a weird phase effect (probably the wrong term) or what sounds like a massive reverb on certain patches. I've tried to read up on this and have come across "mono summing" (which I don't entirely understand TBH). I think this is something to do with how some samples/patches are panned. I've tried using the "mono output" on the Stage 2 and this resulted in no output whatsoever.

Is there a solution to this? Do most people just use 2 x mono jacks and just take up an extra input on the desk?

Any helps greatly appreciated.
Cheers!
Thom

Hi, just an idea; maybe your jack is used in the wrong way ? That i see on the amazon link is to split a stereo jack into 2 mono output.

Ahhhhh! So I'm using a lead that splits stereo, not sums 2 monos! Duh.

That makes a lot of sense, thanks Phil.

thomrowlands wrote: Do most people just use 2 x mono jacks and just take up an extra input on the desk

Exactly or 2xmono jacks to L/R of a stereo channel on the desk, never (!) use Y cables to merge signals (unless you are 100% sure you have a stereo in on the other side) only to split them.

Thanks team. Time to go lead shopping....

Instead of merging two signals into one, what about using the "Mono" button?

And you should not use Y cables to merge audio. http://www.rane.com/note109.html