Audio playback of mono records is considered centered a simplified way to picture this is to imagine a listening setup with two speakers one to the left of you and the other to the right.
What is the difference between mono and stereo vinyl.
Differences between mono and stereo records.
Casual listeners will notice one main difference in the output of mono and stereo records.
John lennon s voice on the mono version.
He also notes a number of differences between the stereo and mono mixes.
To the point where when they made the 1997 vinyl box set they used the mono mix rather than stereo for piper and the mono mix was also used for the cd reissues for the album s 30th and 40th anniversaries ok in fairness the 40th anniversary edition had both stereo and mono but the 30th was just the mono.
This video provides an explanation for some of the differences between mono and stereo sound as well as how to record stereo sound.
For example the mono version of she s leaving home has a major change in pitch.
Stereo recordings make use of at least two audio channels.