In mono playback, the Sides cancel, leaving a pure mono recording free of the kind of phase artifacts that might plague other stereo files. After running through the matrix, which duplicates and polarity-flips a copy of the Side signal, the resulting stereo recording consists of a mono Mid channel and a stereo Side channel. Mid-Side processing is traditionally a stereo miking technique that was widely employed back in the days of the transition between mono and stereo (and is still used today).Īn M-S stereo recording utilizes two mics run through a matrix - one directional mic points at the source - let’s assume a group on stage - the Mid a second, coincident Figure-8 mic points left & right, with its null aimed at the source - the Side(s). One method for trying to isolate particular elements of a stereo mix is, ironically, one of the oldest - M-S, or Mid-Side processing. But what can be done today-just how far can you reasonably expect to get in the quest to remove or extract individual elements from a mix? Here’s a brief look at the current state of affairs. It seems we’ll have to wait a little longer to enjoy the ability to routinely pull apart mixes (for whatever nefarious purposes we may want to do this). Well, we’re not all the way there yet, although current technology has come tantalizingly close, and some limited degree of separation is possible even at this point, though not reliably and certainly not artifact-free.
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