Stereo widening on guitar bus.. does this make sense?

[kev]

That shred spread looks interesting.

 

[ahjteam]

My guitars tend to completely drown in mono when I use widening stuff... so I don´t

yeah, it usually kills the low end also. Thats why I use it on overheads to get rid of the low end and give more space for rest of the mix

 

[jimwilbourne]

yeah, it usually kills the low end also. Thats why I use it on overheads to get rid of the low end and give more space for rest of the mix

if you have a good widener, there's a Freq. HP so that it doesn't affect your low end.

 

[SimonSez]

M/S mixing techniques is one of the secrets the pro's have for their wide guitars. You can try brainworx new plug-in for that. The waves S1 imager works similarly but I think it's best left for the mastering engineer.

 

[bryan_kilco]

I know this is a bit off the topic, but do a lot of you guys use tape saturation on guitars? I find it really brings guitars and vox to life.

 

[Slammer88]

Besides M/S EQ'ing, i think not hard-panning is another way to get "a little centered yet stereo" guitar sound..pan it %85 in both sides..i've liked it more than hard-panning

 

[wibi08]

M/S mixing techniques is one of the secrets the pro's have for their wide guitars. You can try brainworx new plug-in for that. The waves S1 imager works similarly but I think it's best left for the mastering engineer.

That shred spread looks interesting.

It seems interesting

http://www.brainworx-music.de/en/plugins/bx_shredspread

video:
http://www.brainworx-music.de/en/videos/bx_shredspread?PHPSESSID=5ijcuqtna8fpudarlac0vvn9r4

it is the thread
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/equipment/616570-brainworx-shredspread.html

is it yay or nay?

 

[kev]

I know this is a bit off the topic, but do a lot of you guys use tape saturation on guitars? I find it really brings guitars and vox to life.

yep, can come in handy!