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Mid-SideProcessingforPros:

10AdvancedTips

LearnhowtoEQandcompressyourmidandsidesseparatelyforanenhanced

stereoimage:addwidth,clarityandothercreativeeffectsformixingand

masteringwith10advancedmid-sidetips.

Inapreviousarticle,wetookalookattheverybasicsofmid-sideprocessing–atechniquethat

allowsyoutothinkaboutyoursoundfieldintermsofwhat’scomingoutofthemiddleversus

what’scomingoutofthesides,asopposedtojustleftandright.

Thisadvancedguidewillcoverourtop10tipsforusingmid-side(MS)processingduringboth

mixingandmastering.

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1.UseM/SEQtopolishtheleadvocal

Onthemostimportantelementinanysong–theleadvocal–carefulMSprocessingcanmake

anyvocalwiderandmore“three-dimensional”whilestillkeepingittightlyfocused.

Forexample,producer/engineerBillyBush

(Garbage,JakeBugg)typicallyinsertsa

Waves/AbbeyRoadRS56equalizeronboththe

vocalchannelandthevocaleffectsreturn

channels,settingittoMSmode.“Iturnupthe

sidesandrolloffalotofthelowend–6dBofa

shelfat256Hz–allofwhichI’mputtingbackin

onthemidchannel,”heexplains.“Also,onthe

sides,I’maddingalotofthetopendthatI’m

takingawayfromthemid.SoI’meffectively

EQingthemidrangeinformationtoberightin

thecenter,andallofthehigh-frequency

informationtokindofbepushedandhypedon

theoutside.Tome,that’swhereyougetareal

senseofthree-dimensionalsound,becausethe

vocalgoeswiderthanitnormallywould.”

Onoccasion,heexaggeratestheeffectbyfollowingtheRS56withtheWavesS1StereoImager

plugintowidenthestereoimageevenfurther.

Thereasoningbehindthisapproach,accordingtoBush:“Whenyoubringupthehigh-end

informationi