> I'm not sure if any of this is true or not - but I have heard some > talk > about the stereo spread in logic not being as wide in the mix as it > could > be. I think it had to do with using a stereo track vs two mono tracks > instead. If you have a stereo channel with sound on the left and no sound on the right, that's how it'll come out of a stereo channel. I can't imagine any way the stereo image could be any wider than that. :o) I guess this "talk" consists of misunderstood complaints about certain plugin-combinations or other situations. In fact "stereo spread" refers to a plugin (as you mention below) but it has nothing to do with the wideness of your existing stereo image (which is what you seem to be concerned about). > Is any of this true? Is it better to use 2 mono tracks rather than one > stereo track to get a wider stereo spread? No. :o) The only reason for using 2 mono tracks instead of one stereo track is if you want to apply completely different effects to the individual channels. Without plugins or other tricks applied, a stereo file played through a stereo track will give the exact same result as the same file played through a separate left and right channel. > Someone else mentioned that it might be a good idea to use some > sort of > existing logic plugin to help widen the stereo spread on these stereo > tracks. There is a special logic plug-in called " stereo spread " - > would > this be the proper plug-in to alleviate this issue? Is it really > needed? As I said, stereo spreading is something completely different. The stereo spreader gives a stereo impression to a mono signal by dividing it into chunks across its frequency spectrum, and spreading out those chunks across the stereo image. It can be nice for "stereo- izing" mono solo instruments, but often a short stereo delay will give a much nicer and fuller effect. However, the stereo spreader is fully mono-compatible, whereas short stereo delays can cause unwanted effects if your music is played back mono. Anyway the stereo spreader has nothing to do with enhancing an existing stereo image; in fact it totally destroys it. :o) But seeing that you call the stereo wideness "spread" as well, you might not have confused the solutions but rather the problems talked about. Maurits