m/s for mastering

[derfbonker]

What's up, Just registered yesterday, but I have been reading the forum for a while, and I have to say it is one of the better ones I have come across.

I was wondering if anyone has a clue how to separate a stereo recording into mid and side components for mastering. I would like to be able to do this for when I am mastering, so I can compress and eq the mid and side channels separately form one another.

 

[metalkingdom]

I would like to be able to do this for when I am mastering, so I can compress and eq the mid and side channels separately form one another.

why? Why? WHY????

 

[derfbonker]

why not?

 

[CJWall]

What's up Audios Amigos =)

This is Charlie from G.O.R.

Funny to see you here

Voxengo makes a free MS Encoder/Decoder.

Give it a shot.

 

[derfbonker]

Thanks bro!
This is Billy, You've been talking to Tyler so far. He lurks on here, but I don't know if he has an account.

 

[CJWall]

Thanks bro!
This is Billy, You've been talking to Tyler so far. He lurks on here, but I don't know if he has an account.

Right on dude.

Either way, good to 'meet' you bro, haha.

 

[HeadCrusher]

I've set this up on Cubase somewhere on my drive. I'll try and look it up as soon as I get home.

 

[James Murphy]

gonna "dive in" eh?.... and you don't even know what it is..... or WHY one might possibly use it if it were necessary.... i'd suggest diving in to a book on subject first.

 

[nwright]

*edit

No need to ask as I've just read up on it...

 

[JBroll]

What's up, Just registered yesterday, but I have been reading the forum for a while, and I have to say it is one of the better ones I have come across.

I was wondering if anyone has a clue how to separate a stereo recording into mid and side components for mastering. I would like to be able to do this for when I am mastering, so I can compress and eq the mid and side channels separately form one another.

It's been discussed before, and I have to agree that you should read up on it more before this - there are plugins for it and you can even do it by copying, pasting, and combining if you understand the basic mechanics of it.

Jeff

 

[derfbonker]

I do have an idea what it is, and why i might need to use it. I will agree I need to read up some, but every search I try come up with almost nothing. Thats why i posted this, because I thought someone here might want to help me out, I didn't know I was going to be chastised for trying to learn about something.

The reason I wanted to know about the whole mid/side separation thing was because of an old mix that my friend and I did a while back that came out sounding very mono and had weak sounding kick (no low end). With the plugin that CJWall told me about, I did fix the problems somewhat, although I know I will never be able to fix it totally, without remixing the song.

 

[HeadCrusher]

Sorry for the delay - if the Cubase project is any help for you I can send it over. In that case please PM me your Email as I can't access the FTP for a few more days). I also have a diagram of how to implement this on an analog system (after which i configured the said Cubase session) available - Maybe that would be better for basic understanding!?