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Post by swurveman on Feb 26, 2017 8:35:47 GMT -6
I am finding that my reference mixes , which I import into Cubase 8 on a stereo channel and output to a different stereo output than my mixes, are narrower than my mixes when I A/B them. So, I'm wondering why. There's no difference between the output channels. So, it's not that. And, the channels use the same pan law. So, it couldn't be that, could it?
I can narrow my mixes to the reference with my Smart C2 on my Mix Bus using the stereo button instead of using it in dual mono. But I don't want to do that if the width difference has to do with something within the DAW's settings. So, if it could be something in the DAW causing this, I'd like to know.
Thanks to anybody who can provide insight/information!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2017 4:49:02 GMT -6
Might be way off, but wonder if it's something to do with optimising mono translation (for DAB etc). I've noticed that a lot of mixers keep all the low end mono too. Dunno .....
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Post by Ward on Feb 27, 2017 13:08:41 GMT -6
Might be way off, but wonder if it's something to do with optimising mono translation (for DAB etc). I've noticed that a lot of mixers keep all the low end mono too. Dunno ..... Sounds plausible to me. We tend to over-widen anyhow. |
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Post by swurveman on Feb 27, 2017 13:44:29 GMT -6
Might be way off, but wonder if it's something to do with optimising mono translation (for DAB etc). I've noticed that a lot of mixers keep all the low end mono too. Dunno ..... Sounds plausible to me. We tend to over-widen anyhow. Yeah, it's strange: There are all these internet threads about wider mixes and the pro one's I reference are narrower than the width from my DAW. I hit my C2 stereo button and boom, there it is. |
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 28, 2017 11:31:12 GMT -6
Sounds like a good thing to me...
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Post by johneppstein on Feb 28, 2017 16:02:23 GMT -6
Sounds plausible to me. We tend to over-widen anyhow. Yeah, it's strange: There are all these internet threads about wider mixes and the pro one's I reference are narrower than the width from my DAW. I hit my C2 stereo button and boom, there it is. Well, remember that most internet threads are populated by amateurs.... |
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Post by donr on Feb 28, 2017 16:53:17 GMT -6
Seems there's a lot of stereo wideners and surround stuff common today that wasn't around a while back. I use Waves S1 for instance, to clear the middle. Listen to this, it sounds pretty impressive even on a laptop. qsound.com/demos/jet.htm |
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Post by bowie on Feb 28, 2017 17:01:42 GMT -6
This may or may not be helpful, but I used to think my mixes were "wider" sounding than the commercial material I was comparing them to. Listening back, I think they suffered from smearing (some of it was my gear, some was me over-processing) and a bit of scooping in the mids. It gave a sense of things being wider (left to right, top to bottom) but lost punch and depth down the center.
Again, that may or may not be relevant to your situation but when evaluating width, I recommend keeping an eye on what's happening in the center because it's easy to lose track of that.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2017 17:16:21 GMT -6
Mixing jamaican music, vintage sound:
1. Get a cheap bucket brigade delay.
2. Stereo is overrated.
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Post by massivemastering on Feb 28, 2017 19:43:20 GMT -6
I'm just glad that most of the mixes that come in here don't have that (late 80's early 90's-ish) "band inside the kit" sound where the overheads (and usually the toms) are panned 100% and everything else is within that field.
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Post by ChaseUTB on Mar 1, 2017 17:24:20 GMT -6
iPod earbuds
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