Original Message                 Date: 27-Nov-00  @  09:34 PM   -   Stereo Expansion

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I need tips on how to to make my music stereo expanded and still balanced.

If I expand the drums the rest sounds crappy and things.

I would appreciate any advice on this matter. What do I have to think about?

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Message 11/13                 Date: 04-Dec-00  @  10:34 PM   -   RE: Stereo Expansion

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Thanks again for a lot of nice answers.

I tried some of the ideas and I managed to get it to sound somewhat like how I wanted it anyway.

My next problem is the equalization thingy. What kind of software should I use to eq my instruments and is there any standard setups I should use?

I've managed to get things to sound somewhat "real" but something is still missing. Hard to just hear what's optimal at times especially when you haven't got any really good speakers at home like me.

I will take care of that problem in a near future though of course  

Take care all

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Message 12/13                 Date: 06-Dec-00  @  07:58 PM   -   RE: Stereo Expansion

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I have posted this already once but this might help you... so here... try this:

1. Record your lead or whatever sound to mono track.

2. Open recorded file in audio editor and convert it back to stereo.

3. Duplicate that file.

4. Roll of all HIGH frequencies ABOVE 1kHz from file_1...

5. ...and roll of all LOW frequencies BELOW 1kHz from file_2.

6. Now add stereo fx to file_2 with some plugin.

7. Mix file_1 and file_2 together(50/50).

Now you should have lead sound which have bass frequencies in center and high frequencies widely spread in stereo field.
I read this from Keyboard magazine and when I tried it I thought it sounded huge. So this might help you a little bit and it sounds professional if done with care.

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Message 13/13                 Date: 10-Dec-00  @  03:36 PM   -   RE: Stereo Expansion

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here's a little trick for percussion sounds. You probably won't want to do this to kicks, bass or primary snares/claps, but works great on hats, and wierd noises. Try sticking the sounds through a slight (1-20ms, no feedback) delay, and put the dry on one side and the 100%wet on the other side, and bounce them back and forth randomly in the mix, and just watch what happens. this is after whatever other effects you want to put on the individual sound. Do it to each sound individually, and then watch what happens with four or five sounds. You can even apply slight (maybe LFO based) volume variations to each side. Add a bit of reverb to each side , and you're talking about all kinds of serious expansion and separation, creating a very large sound. That's a it of a complex way of doing it, but it works.


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