Making Tracks: Side Order

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Brian Smithers

CREATIVE EFFECTS PROCESSING USING THE MID-SIDE MATRIX

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1: Return the stereo mix on Bus 1-2 to the two stereo aux inputs called Mid and Side.

Step 2: Use multimono Trim plug-ins to trim both auxes by 6 dB and to invert the right channel of the Side track. You'll need to unlink the left and right channels of the plug-in to do this.

Step 3: Assign the outputs of Mid and Side to Bus 3 and Bus 4 to accomplish the summing (L + R) and subtracting (L - R).

Step 4: Return Mid and Side (Bus 3-4) to the two stereo auxes called Left and Right.

Step 5: Use a multimono Trim plug-in to invert the right channel of the right aux input. Assign their outputs to Bus 5 and Bus 6 to accomplish the summing (M + S) and subtracting (M - S).

Step 6: Return Left and Right (Bus 5-6) to a stereo aux. Adjust the level of the Mid aux to vary the stereo width.