Mid Side EQ Simplified - A Powerful Tool for Stereo Mixing

In this video, I share a few ways to use Mid-Side EQ to improve your production and mixing. It is important to have a good understanding of Stereo EQ to get the most out of Mid-Side EQ but it can be used by anyone of any ability.

I find that it is a good tool to help me do less damage and be more precise when mixing but it is certainly not essential in most situations. It can be used to create width, depth and space in a mix. Many mixers use this to create a 3D, spatial sound stage.

0:00 - Introduction
0:30 - What is Mid Side
2:10 - Production Example
5:05 - Mixing Example
9:26 - Something to Try

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Thank you to The Workday Release for allowing me to use their music for some of the demos. If you want to hear more of their music, check out some of my mastering and mixing tutorials or search for them on your favourite streaming service :)

In this video, I am using Beyerdynamic DT900 PROx Headphones

[tud-music]

When people ask if I plan on going to college for music I just send them this channel

[Sykelone]

Words cannot express how incredible a mid/side EQ really is. The amount of difference it's made to my tracks after just 4 minutes of this video is mind blowing. You're doing gods work ♥

[CiDK]

Man everytime I think I'm getting pretty good at mixing you always show me how little I actually know.

[Dirtyfrequence]

If there are people that work in FL that cant afford a mid/side eq, in Patcher you can split the signal with the Stereo seperator (preset mid to side) and you can rout that to two instances of parametic eq 2. That way you have a mid eq and a sidr eq.

[TnMusic]

this makes my master sounds so much better after 5 mins into this video. Such a masterpiece and powerful information, thank you for sharing your knowledge

[ITLMONEY]

This dude right here is a well known unknown. Most definitely appreciate your time of examples and clear delivery.

[natdanairoj]

I'm an amateur producer from Thailand. You are absolutely the one I learn from the most among all the YT channels teaching music producing techniques. Thanks for contributing for amateurs (or even the pros) like us! Your explanations are so clear and the tips you've picked are extremely crucial for me, and by the way, everything about your videos are just great!! God Bless You :D

[ndhumakhoza]

one never leaves your tutorials/Videos in doubt nor confusion, They're brilliant explanations .Thank you

[drakewatkins]

I applied what you did at the start of this video and the clarity my mic is louder and more prestige great in depth info thank you for posting I learned so much from this 🙏

[shaunmaqproduction]

Its fun iv bn watchn mid/side vidz for 3months now ...now i understand ...iv found out that in music u must not worry your self too much if u dnt understand something ...it simply mean that u not on that level yet ...keep on perfecting what u know ...few weekx or months u suddenly understand ...bt dnt dnt ever stop to be curios and for and get and insight of what to come ...thank u Sir for this info now im confindent to use mid side processing...thanx

[constantinezh]

Man this is like... You're a mind reader, I was just battling with mud in EQ and this is

[stevedendera]

Was just watching a video where someone said about mid/side and I came straight here to see if you had a video. Always such perfect explanations!

[BusinessNic]

been here last year and did not understand anything but am here today understanding these things now after thanks, you have help me alot🙏

[rahulnero]

I have heard/learnt about Mid/sideEQ but have ignored for a while. Thanks for an honest and informative session tackling this essential tool.

[bpm-hz]

much cleaner after. great demonstration.

[RISHUMUSIC]

Very informative! Thanks for sharing brother 💓

[m___motion]

Big thanks as always opening my mind, so interesting how we're doing so much on 2d huds for 3d sound scapes

[bnignmusic]

This would've saved my first 2 years of mixing.. lol Michael is doing God's work...

[cph]

I can't believe all this time, I was looking for the answer to making my music sound better and It has been right infront of me all along. DOPE!!

[dagty]

"Welcome back to the channel..."
*pauses video and immediately upvotes
*resumes video