19 May
2016
19 May
'16
4:18 p.m.
On Tue, 17 May 2016, at 15:45, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote:
On 05/14/2016 05:35 PM, Paul Davis wrote:
Disagree vehemently, M/S processing gives very natural control of the
stereo image. I find that I use M/S EQing when I want to shape the
stereo image subtly and M/S compression when I want to exaggerate it or
make it more exciting.
-w
On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 4:57 AM, Fons Adriaensen <fons(a)linuxaudio.org
<mailto:fons@linuxaudio.org>> wrote:
It only makes sense if you use different EQ on M and S (otherwise
there's no point to convert to M/S in the first place). That's a
case not covered by Ardour's strip structure, unless you have
a stereo EQ plugin that has separate controls for the two channels.
If not, you need to build the required path using additional mono
bus strips.
Not true in nightly builds.
And with older versions of Ardour:
1. you have a stereo track already. disconnect it from the master.
2. create a mono "M" bus-
3. create a stereo "S" bus (yes, see below).
4. route both outs of the stereo track to "M".
5. route the L out of the stereo track to the first input of "S".
6. route the R out of the stereo track to the second input of "S".
7. invert the polarity of the second input of "S".
8. now add your desired processing (usually EQ) to M and S (use mono
plugins for S despite the bus being stereo).
9. set the M panner to center.
10. set the S panner to center and maximum width.
11. set the M and S faders to -6dB to begin with, adjust S level to
taste.
But: M/S processing is really only useful when you are remastering a
stereo mix without access to the individual components, or maybe if you
are dealing with stereo mic recordings as part of a larger mix.
If you are creating a multitrack mix from individual channels, M/S buys
you exactly nothing that couldn't be done better and more precisely in
the individual channels.
--
Jörn Nettingsmeier
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