This video provides an explanation for some of the differences between mono and stereo sound as well as how to record stereo sound.
Difference between mono and stereo vinyl.
Mono recordings make use of a single channel while stereo recordings utilize two or more channels.
The key difference between mono and stereo has to do with the use of channels to reproduce the sound.
So mono mixes from the 60 s sound more cohesive fatter and more powerful than their stereo counterparts.
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.
Unfortunately in the early 70 s when stereo replaced mono as the standard re releases of the music from the 60 s used the stereo mixes making the mono mixes less common.
Differences between mono and stereo records.
Casual listeners will notice one main difference in the output of mono and stereo records.
Compatibility mono is compatible with and usually found on phonograph cylinders disc records like 78 rpm and earlier 16 33 and 45 rpm microgroove am radio and some very few fm radio stations.