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What's the best Stereo Enhancer. I need one that works good on mixes any suggestions?

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iznogood Thu, 09/22/2005 - 02:02

the waves s1 stereo shuffler is ok..... or some m/s manipulation....

but i recommend only using stereospreader on individual tracks like pads and stuff you want to appear beyond the speakers....

if you want a big "wide" mix i recommend using some time on panning and reverb/delay .... don't be afraid to do some hard left/right panning....

oh and speaker placement has alot to say too.... my rule of thumb is to listen at about 1.5 times the distance between the speakers..... so if your speaker are 1m apart you should sit at 1.5m (from the imaginary line between speakers).... wide speaker palcement including the equilateral triangle).... although very common.... can result in narrow mixes...

and blabla... :lol:

Massive Mastering Thu, 09/22/2005 - 08:45

Nick1790 wrote: What's the best Stereo Enhancer. I need one that works good on mixes any suggestions?

A good sounding mix is the only decent technique I know for a quality stereo field. Running an entire mix through a stereo enhancer (even a great one like Samplitude's built-in plug) is nothing more than a band-aid.

And I use a lot of bizarre little tweaks for stereo field enhancement and manipulation - But none of them come close to handling it in the mix.

anonymous Thu, 09/22/2005 - 15:14

Nick1790 wrote: What's the best Stereo Enhancer. I need one that works good on mixes any suggestions?

Massive is correct.
And this next suggestion is not a Stereo enhancer, but a nice reverb unit can really work wonders for the stereo image of a mix.
Maybe get a nice reverb unit? Lots out there to choose from.
Just a thought