Mid-side EQing

Mid-side EQing enables us to equalize an audio signal’s mid and side components independently. This provides us with much greater control of the stereo image and can clear up mixes super quickly.

In this example, we will apply this technique to our Master track.

In Live, it is actually super simple to set up; let me show you how in the following steps:

1. In the Chapter 16 project, launch the Mid-side EQ scene.
2. Apply the EQ Eight device on the Master track.
3. Now, it’s time to turn our old EQ Eight device into a mid-side EQ.
4. Under Mode choose the M/S option instead of Stereo.
5. Under the Edit section, you can choose between M (mid) and S (side) (Figure 16.17).

Figure 16.17 – Switching between mid and side under the Edit section of the EQ Eight device

6. Now, we will take the opportunity to ensure that there is no low-frequency bleed into our side/stereo signal. Simply switch to S (side) under...