Mid, Side, and Everything In Between (A Mid/Side Deep Dive)

Mid/side processing is an undeniably powerful technique, and one which gives the mastering engineer a wide range of sonic sculpting tools not available with traditional stereo processing. However, as we all learned from Spiderman’s Uncle Ben, “with great power comes great responsibility.”

We’ve talked about mid/side before, and if you’re new to the subject, I strongly recommend you first check out these three articles. In this piece we’re going to take a deep dive into how exactly the left/right-to-mid/side transform works, how the phase relationship between mid and side effects stereo placement, and some techniques to effectively employ mid/side equalization (with accompanying audio examples), so put on your scuba gear and let’s go!

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