Yes, FM receivers switch to mono when reception is problematic, but also, because of the L-R, L+R FM stereo derivation, out of phase content causes problems.  I don't remember the details because a) it was 40 years ago when I studied that, and; b) the majority of music doesn't have considerable out of phase content, so it's not something I've been overly concerned with.


On 11/25/2012 07:35 PM, Grekim wrote:
That's a good point!   When a receiver is not close enough to the transmitter, some receivers will switch to mono...as I recall.   I'm guessing there might be crosstalk issues and compression issues too?

In any case, I updated the program to allow the user to specify the pan law (up to 6 dB) and also do delay panning if you want :)   

Grekim

On 11/23/2012 12:49 PM, Al Thompson wrote:
On 11/23/2012 08:01 AM, grekimj@acousticrefuge.com wrote:

Is mono compatibility really worth worrying about these days?

Yes.  For many reasons, but one important one has to do with the way FM radio is broadcast.  


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