Setting up a column PA stereo/mono question

Longtallronnie

Finally bought a new PA for my acoustic gigs, an LD Maui 28 which sounds bloody brilliant but I've got a potentially stupid question...

I'm only using one column so it's running in mono but I've been connecting both the L & R outs from my mixer to the L & R line inputs on the LD, mainly out of habit but it seems a bit pointless to me. I might as well just connect the L mixer out to the L in and pan all the channels to the left unless I'm missing something really obvious?

All my inputs are mono and it has a separate MP3/BT input for music. I guess it doesn't make much odds but just thinking it's one less cable to worry about.

maltingsaudio

For the performance point of view it doesn’t make any difference, however  the mp3 source may be chucking out a stereo signal in which case the stereo channel on your desk should be sending L and R to the main out of your desk in which case your playback may sound odd. Just put the stereo out of your mp3 player into mono channels not panned  on your desk problem solved. Or put your mp3 straight into the Maui again problem solved

Nb you don’t have to pan all channels as the mono inputs get sent equally to left and right out.

Longtallronnie

Awesome, cheers @maltingsaudio