Mid/Side Processing: Secret Sauce or Total Trap?

Mid/Side Processing: Secret Sauce or Total Trap?

In this episode of the Mixing Music Podcast, Dee Kei and Lu debate whether mid/side EQ and compression is secret sauce or just overhyped gimmick. From subtle mastering moves to totally wrecking your stereo image, we break down the good, the bad, and the reckless uses of mid/side processing. We talk real-world use cases, the plugins we trust (and the ones we’ve overused), and why blindly boosting the sides might be killing your mix. If you’ve ever used mid/side EQ just because you could — this one’s for you.

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The Mixing Music Podcast is a video and audio series on the art of music production and post-production. Dee Kei, Lu, and James are professionals in the Los Angeles music industry having worked with names like Odetari, 6arelyhuman, Trey Songz, Keyshia Cole, Benny the Butcher, carolesdaughter, Crying City, Daphne Loves Derby, Natalie Jane, charlieonnafriday, bludnymph, Lay Bankz, Rico Nasty, Ayesha Erotica, ATEEZ, Dizzy Wright, Kanye West, Blackway, The Game, Dylan Espeseth, Tara Yummy, Asteria, Kets4eki, Shaquille O'Neal, Republic Records, Interscope Records, Arista Records, Position Music, Capital Records, Mercury Records, Universal Music Group, apg, Hive Music, Sony Music, and many others.

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