Stereo out into a mono amp?

[dcraftfrombr]

I'm planning to play the Nord stage 2 with a Roland kc-550. The roland has left and right inputs for each channel but only one speaker. Should I activate mono mode or not?

The Roland amps have left and right inputs because if you chain a 2nd Roland amp (using their stereo link) you get true stereo. So if you use both inputs and output both L+R to FOH, then with only one KC-550, you should get stereo to FOH but mono onstage. If you are outputting only a mono feed, then use only one input and activate mono mode.

My suggestion is to get a 2nd KC-550 and run stereo. It makes a lot of difference in the pianos.

[SimonT]

Thanks dcraftfrombr. That's really useful.
Although having just squeezed the bank account for the Nord, a second KC 550 isnt an option at the mo!!

[wcmusician]

I find the pianos drastically different if you're talking about the difference between you sitting at home with a set of IEMs plugged into the headphone output of the nord vs you processing through a desk and sending the signal
Back to IEMs through aux channels. I've been thinking, my crap mackie desk is colouring the signal of my nord, but my fantom and Hammond are cool, and I'm finding that the sample/synth section is fine. The piano doesn't come across as well. Dunno if the output 1&2 is maybe coloured compared to the headphone out? Can't think. Why you'd want to do that.

I'm puzzled.

The way you're wiring it sounds fine to me. Sounds like you're using one of those small behringer type 4 channel things. Can't the house PA give you a stereo return back to your mons? It'll take up two of their sends, but.... Reason I ask is because I use a summing mixer (passive) to basically buss 3 keyboards in stereo down to two channels on my desk. Check out unit audio in Nashville. Pretty cheap compared to any other summing mixer around and it's designed NOT to colour your sound.

[rb4u1]

General consensus seems to be run one cable when using one amp
Whether you prefer a partial stereo signal or a premixed mono signal.
Mixing at the amp doesn't seem to work.