Stereo Width Production Trick For Clarity and Space
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ค. 2018
- NOTE: There is a part where I talk about needing to press the "Stereoize" button for the effect to work. I should have clarified that this button needs to be pressed if your source is in MONO. If you already have some stereo width to your sound, this button is not essential. I hope I didn't cause confusion that this button must be pressed before the plugin does anything, I was only referring to MONO sources (Which is what we used in this video, the Rhodes and vocal). What I was referring to is also a common thing I see where a plugin being tweaked in "bypass" mode but the person swears it is making a difference.
This simple stereo width trick really gives a lot of space and focus to the vocal and transforms the sound of the song from a classic recording sound to a modern soundscape. Sometimes when trying to make an element more clear (such as the vocals) it's good to look at things competing with that element as opposed to trying to boost the clarity in the vocal. As with all stereo techniques make sure the sound doesn't end up out of phase or degraded too much, this technique can often be a "less is more" thing.
You can hear the full song used in this tutorial here.
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NOTE: There is a part where I talk about needing to press the "Stereoize" button for the effect to work. I should have clarified that this button needs to be pressed if your source is in MONO. If you already have some stereo width to your sound, this button is not essential. I hope I didn't cause confusion that this button must be pressed before the plugin does anything, I was only referring to MONO sources (Which is what we used in this video, the Rhodes and vocal). What I was referring to is also a common thing I see where a plugin being tweaked in "bypass" mode but the person swears it is making a difference.
Dude you're nitpicking now .... The song was awesome. Don't fall into the trap of spending days trying to "perfect" a track. Get it done, get it out and start touring.
Tip#1: get a better singer and don't add reverb to vocals ever. Tip#2 record everything in mono, double it and then seperate each channel to left and right. Been working in industry for over 20 years now. Too many people think they can sing but they really can't.
nice video, vocals sound much better without all that reverb :)
I would definitely love to see a video on Mid-Side EQ. It's something that I still don't fully grasp. Will check to see if you've already posted on though since you posted this video a few months back. Thanks! ...and I love that you use Ozone to demo this stuff since I use it as well, haha.
nice awesome
I would love to see a tutorial about stereo separation in more ambient, soundscape type tracks where more reverb, delay, and general spaciousness is used ... .
I'm in a bit of a pickle lol. I want to use the imager on a vocal bus that my lead vocals are routed to, but it is a mono signal and the bus is mono, there is only a stereo variation of this plugin and when i load it up on the mono bus track, the plugin doesnt work properly. there's no spread just a mono line. is there an alternative to this rather than having to turn the vocal bus into a stereo track?
Second question: StudioOneArtist does not support the outside VTS plugings, is there any pluggin in StudioOne Artist that can give an effect of Ozone Imager2 (widening the sound, phase)?First question: StudioOneArtist, the volume of an acoustic guitar recording through microphone is very low (compared to previously recorded tracks of acoustic guitars with pickups), the knob on interface is at the maximum, tracks out level -12db, the amplitude of the signal wave is low to normal, still the sound is hardly hearable even when i pop up the buss' level to +4db. Why? What can i do?
great video
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Your channel has helped me with so many different elements from understanding Serum, the types of sine waves, saturation, different types of VSTs/effects, mixing etc. (just off the top of my head). Great production quality and it's sincerely made my music sound fuller and better produced. No filler either. You're a real one bro
You have a keen ear and seem very intelligent. Thank you for this tutorial! It has helped me in my production goals.
Thank you so much Michael. Your videos are always very useful, well presented, easy to understand and as far as I am concerned, greatly appreciated.
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It's super clear! Good song btw and always outstanding tutorials! I've considered taking your advice and sending out to a professional for mastering but I'm eager to learn how to do it myself. I might be able to someday but until then thanks for all the tips and quality tutorials!
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