I'll check that out later today, Rob. Thanks for that suggestion.
> >Bernie,
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>>Waves, I think, either have a plug-in for synthesising stereo from a mono
>>source, or a setting for their Q10 graphic EQ. Either way, what it does is
>>split the frequency bands of the sound between 2 channels (ie band 1 to
>>left, band 2 to right, etc).
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>>Have you tried this technique? I've never experimented but would expect this
>>to generate an illusion of space in the recording at the expense of audio
>>fidelity - which may or may not sound OK. Might work for an installation
>>where the 'feel' is more important than absolute frequency integrity.
>>
>>Geoff.
>>
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>A home-patched, more sound-specific variation of the Wave's eq based
>synthesis that sometimes works pretty well is to create eq that
>"dries up" or reduces the prominance of the most resonate frequencies
>in the original mono track. This takes some careful listening and a
>multi-band parametric eq plug like Eqium. Place this eq on the
>channel that one wishes to render in the stereo field as closer.
>Place the original on the other channel and insert sample delay and
>eq. Play with both variables to create a stereo field. The volume of
>the original (more resonant) side usually needs to be lower because
>its placed further away with this technique. Use hard pans only. If
>this field lacks luster, a tricker technique is to phase cancel sum
>these two channels and bus this sum with its own eq and very modest
>space-appropriate reverb to the center. This last step can create
>some oddities that require filtering but if you are patient in
>removing them with eq, it can add "depth" that is more spatially
>defined than reverb alone. I've also used Tom Erbe's plug that Mark
>suggested to create a mono sum for the center inserted with eq and
>mild reverb. If the stereo file is headed for broadcast, its
>probably a good idea to insert Waves S1 at the output stage. S1 uses
>m-s processing and will usually make it mono compatible. I haven't
>tried it, but if you put S1 in the chain from the start, you could
>tweak it too as you proceed with the other adjustments. I'd up
>everything to 24 bit at the outset. Rob D.
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