Solid State Logic Soundscape Mixer - Manual (Page 61)

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 inverted 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