Stereo vs Mono inputs

What is a mono? Monophonic audio is audio that comes from a single source. Think of a single bluetooth speaker in the middle of a room. In terms of mixing consoles, a mono input channel will have a single input source (single mic, di, whatever).

What is a stereo? Stereophonic audio is audio that comes from two different sources. Think of watching a movie or show on a tv where sound can come from either side of the tv. (with clever timing and level adjustments, the sound can appear to come from anywhere between those two speakers as well). In terms of mixing consoles, a stereo input channel will have two input sources (usually related to each other, eg. left and right keyboard).

On the DiGiCo, stereo inputs will mostly work the same as mono inputs, for our use cases, but there are couple minor differences:

The channel will no longer have an alternate input -link to alt input section-: if we need to have a backup input quickly available, that needs to be on a mono input.

Panning works slightly differently: Mono inputs will allow you to pan both inputs wherever one wants in the stereo spectrum, whereas stereo inputs will only allow you to adjust the level of each side with pan.

Stereo only needs one fader: Win!