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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