Mastering in MONO mode?

[mactreouser]

Hi,
* Mastering in Mono mode is the best way far than Stereo?

* Mastering with Mid-Side is necessary? To get better stereo result, outstanding Vocal?

 

[bouldersoundguy]

I've been mastering for years and yet I have no idea what you mean by "Mastering in Mono mode". No offense, but I get the impression that you don't know enough about the subject to ask an intelligible question.

It's a good idea to check your work in mono now and then, but that doesn't mean that you're mastering in a mono mode.

Mid-side processing can be useful but isn't in any way necessary. It's a tool. If you need to perform a job that needs that too then you use it, if it's not needed then you don't use it. Every mastering project requires different treatment so there's no "necessary" tool for every project.

 

[Massive Master]

I have to admit that (1) I probably use some sort of M/S processing on damn near everything. Generally EQ, sometimes dynamics, etc. (2) I have no idea what the OP means by "mono mode" either.

 

[VomitHatSteve]

Build your project in mono and then switch back to stereo right before you export, maybe?

 

[Farview]

Just about anything that you would hear listening in mono would need to be taken care of in the mix. By the mastering stage, it's too late to do anything.

 

[Waltz Mastering]

I have to admit that (1) I probably use some sort of M/S processing on damn near everything. Generally EQ

Same here. Pretty much eq only.

I wasn't always a big fan of m/s because it's easier to take things in the wrong direction if you're not careful,
but it can let you get at things that otherwise aren't available through other processes.

(2) I have no idea what the OP means by "mono mode" either.

Maybe just to monitor the mid signal on it's own for a bit and/or then switching between mid only, side only and combined.

 

[drtechno]

I normally use mono to "check the mix" at mix down and to see if I have issues with mic positioning after a take. The only application off the top of my head for making a mono master would be for a ringtone.

I only use m/s processing on stereo guitars when I mike them in stereo. and I use a buss for that. If you have to fix a mix with m/s processing, most likely, you have 3 or more microphones out of correct placement.

 

[Farview]

It would be nice if the OP returned to.clarify what he was talking about.

 

[Btyre2013]

I am not too bothered about mono thesedays, it used to really worry me, now I don't care too much as long as things aren't 'lost' when summed to mono.