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The Mastering Show #25 - Stereo: width, depth and image - how to measure, monitor and master them
Published 9 years, 5 months ago
Description
It’s amazing how much control you can have of the stereo image in mastering, even with quite simple tools. In this show we explore:
* What is stereo ? The simplest and most sophisticated types
* Ian's new favourite mixing plugin for creating stereo from a mono sound
* How to measure stereo width and control it
* How to influence reverb levels in mastering
* What is M/S processing - and why it's probably not exactly what you think
* The power & problems of M/S processing
* Recommended stereo processing plugins
Our guest this week is Ian Stewart
Links:
Ian Stewart's Blog
http://ianstewartmusic.us/blog/
Flux stereo tool
http://www.fluxhome.com/products/freewares/stereotool-v3
Jerobeam Fenderson - music made for oscilloscope
http://oscilloscopemusic.com
Voxengo MSED - mid/side plugin
http://www.voxengo.com/product/msed/
VUMT - VU meter emulation (new version)
http://klanghelm.com/contents/products/VUMT/VUMT.php
Fabfilter Pro Q 2
http://www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-q-2-equalizer-plug-in
Stereo width in mastering – how to measure, monitor and modify it
http://productionadvice.co.uk/stereo-width/
(Video includes demos of a simple correlator and the Nugen Visualizer 2 with 'correlation by frequency' display)
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