The Mastering Show #25 - Stereo: width, depth and image - how to measure, monitor and master them

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)