Solid State Logic Soundscape Mixer Manual

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Soundscape Mixpander

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MS Decoder

NOTE:TheMS(“mid‐side”)recordingtechniqueconsistsof combining(matrixing)twosignals,

typicallyfromonecardioidandonefigureofeightcondensermicrophones,tocreateastereosignal.

Thissignaltranslateseasilyintomono(thesignalrecordedfromthefigureofeightmicrophoneis

phaseinverte dononeside,

sothatwhensummingupintomonotheleftandrightsidescanceleach

other out,while the signalrecorded from the cardioidmicrophone remains unaffected). It is also

possibletocontrolthestereospreadbyvaryingtherelativelevelsofthemidandsidecomponents.

Onatraditionalmixingconsole

matrixingrequiresseveralmixercolumns.IntheSSLSoundscape

Mixer,onlyonestereoin/stereooutmixercolumnwiththeMSDecoderplug‐inelementisneededto

createthestereopair,anddedicatedcontrolsalloweasyadjustmentofallparameters.

Cardioid microphone, mid signal

Figure of eight microphone, side signal