Why has mono more points then stereo?

[dreizehnX]

I have started playing youtuber's life today and I have also just purchased a new microphone (I am making a music channel).
What I do not understand: Why is mono giving me 1 point but stereo 0? Shouldn't stereo be better?

[Loken Stoneheart]

Ive noticed this as well. Omnidirectional sound gives you -3. It makes no sense, especially since you need to buy better mics to get these options, and they have no power benefit.

[Kyle]

omnidirectional is all directions
why would you want to record sound that comes from the opposite direction of you
?

idk stereo/mono
( i think mono is one)
Depending on the type of video, it'll be different.
pretty sure omni is good for vlogs

[L'CARPETRON]

It depends on the type of video you're making. If it's just you talking to mic/camera/monitor, you only want it to record from 1 direction, you. Otherwise, you get ambient noises from keyboards, shaking/vibrating desks due to pc, people across the house, etc.

If you're interviewing a person, then you want the mic to be recording from two directions, you and the other person.

If you're doing a "vlog", then you can get the omnidirectional so that it's capturing the sounds of your surroundings.

[dreizehnX]

Wow, thanks. Honestly I did not expect this feature to take all that into consideration. Since I'm only recording mic and acoustic guitar now, mono should be ok for me.
If I understand you right, the points I get for using mono/stereo should vary depending on what I'm recording.

[Loken Stoneheart]

When you do a speed run in gaming, Omni is better. So that really kinda tosses the explainations out of the window, to be honest, since speedrunning isnt any different than gameplay.