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)