Make stereo out of mono

[theElevators]

Hey guys, gals and pals.  I know it's not a new thing to turn mono to stereo, but just wanted to share something with you and how it can apply to guitar. 

 

So I took an old cartoon which had a very lifeless soundtrack and added more depth to it.  Here's what I did:

• copied the soundtrack into 3 separate tracks
• For track #1, EQ'ed the bass and removed everything else, and placed it in the middle
• hard-panned track #2 left; I EQ'ed all the bass out of it, and emphasized certain frequencies, e.g. cymbals/hi-hat
• hard-panned track #3 right; I EQ'ed all the bass out of it, and emphasized different frequencies, e.g. strumming guitar/voice
• Took track #2 and moved it a few milliseconds later, so there'd be a slight delay, but without a flam effect

End-result: a more balanced and stereophonic mix.  The same exact effect can be achieved using stereo IR's from 3.5--you have an ability to EQ left/right differently and adjust the microphone distance which may introduce the slight delay, which is what we want.  If you mix your signal correctly, it will take your guitar and make it sound huge.

 

The original source video is in the description.