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7. Re: M/S recording setup

Subject: 7. Re: M/S recording setup
From: "Marinos Koutsomichalis" marinoskouts=
omichalis
Date: Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:07 am ((PDT))

I still think that if the maths are done correctly there will be no loss at=
 all.. some plugins may have 'strange' algorithms for doing this, but if yo=
u find the right one, or better if you program this yourself in some platfo=
rm then it should be totally transparent..

m


On 20 =CE=91=CF=85=CE=B3 2010, at 7:09 =CF=80.=CE=BC., Dan Dugan wrote:

> > Yes the sample rate remains the same. Yes the file size probably remain=
s the same. And yes the duration of the recording stays the same. But I fin=
d it hard to believe that a twice edited digital file (L/R -> M/S -> L/R) i=
s a bit for bit exact copy of the original(even if you exclude the headers =
from the comparison).
>
> I wouldn't expect it would be, but the "generation loss" would be down in=
 the noise bits and insignificant. MS equalization is quite commonly done i=
n mastering suites, where you find the best monitors and ears in the busine=
ss.










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