Why is balance different in the car than on utube home speak

Steinberg Lounge
#1

Hi -

I recently uploaded a youtube, made in Cubase 6.

Listening on the little computer speakers, the stereo spread is fairly narrow, nothing too wide at all, as intended.

Listening in my car to the CD I burned of the same stereo mixdown - things are very wide, left and right. “Balance” in the car is “zero”.

Is there a common explanation for why that might happen?

Thanks -

P.S. Another observation is that the L/R is reversed in the car compared to the youtube. I’m not as concerned about that, at least at this point. I only mention it now in case that helps someone recognize a common problem …

#2

youtube compresses your audio.

You may want to download the file from youtube and do a spectrum analysis. That will tell you exactly what is happening.

Also, did you listen to your mix on the computer speakers before you uploaded it to youtube??

#3

Simple guess would be that in your car the speakers are further apart?

#4

Alexis should try moving his computer speakers apart if possible to simulate the car width and see what the difference is then.

I suppose he’s gonna say it sounds different in headphones too :unamused: :slight_smile:

#5

Thanks for the helpful replies! :smiley:

I’ll do some more investigating -

#6

some car systems might have some strange wide stereo effects (and sometimes reverb) switched on per default…
see that the car system is not “colouring” your sound…