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Originally Posted by bgrotto  I thought records were cut using M/S, not L/R? Am I making things up? |
The signal sent to the cutter head is in fact L/R. But Mid channel (mono) energy is cut as lateral (horizontal) motion - while Side channel energy of this L/R pair are cut into the lacquer as vertical motion.
A really good visual illustration of all this that easily clears up what is confusing as written above is at -
How to pack a stereo signal in one record groove
Best regards,
Steve Berson