Music Production 101 Live Music recording sample. Guitars are recorded live with a mixture of Midi.

hi guys, does anyone have a plugin they wish had a mid-side feature, but doesn't? Or maybe it just costs more? I have the older, non-mid-side version of blackbox, and was annoyed at the idea of buying it again. I found a plugin that fixes this, sortof, called dime[m-s]. I mean, its the same sale price as the sale price of blackbox m-s ($31-ish), however, it will let you throw any plugin you've got on just the mid or just the sides. pretty cool, I think. this little test with a drumkit made me happy. any plugins you'd like to have mid side controls on that don't? Note.. only works for VST3, Audio Unit, and AAX. also, unlike what bluecat patchwork can do, this thing does not solve the waves plugin problem in izotope rx, but it works every other way i've tried it so far. It also has an interesting parameter passing setup (the second pic). It does make finding a particular set of parameters across a few plugins easy, if not in a slightly limiting fashion.

What would it be? Right now… for me it would be a toss up between a Massive Passive, Pultec… or The Swift from Thermionic Culture. I’ll let you know if I decide 🤷‍♂️

For those of you who might be interested, I'm hosting a Zoom session next Friday on the topic of File Organization in Logic Pro on Mac. If time permits, I can cover other Logic-based questions. I've set aside two hours for this. I believe I'm limited to 50, but, truthfully, don't expect near that many. We'll see, n'est pas? Details: Topic: Gus Dikteruk's Zoom Meeting Time: Dec 26, 2025 10:00 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83131180960?pwd=VBQ2IV6RjrQ2L96wFFjhb1KJ8abkN3.1 Meeting ID: 831 3118 0960 Passcode: 8675309 --- One tap mobile +13092053325,,83131180960#,,,,*8675309# US +13126266799,,83131180960#,,,,*8675309# US (Chicago) --- Join by SIP • 83131180960@zoomcrc.com Join instructions https://us06web.zoom.us/meetings/83131180960/invitations?signature=5KodNxRPYkpWcRwiFHvnLdIHuuH5kumUVnAiXVCSGG8

Do any of you put EQ / Compressor / EQ on your instruments or vocals to watch levels in the compressor before adjusting or do you focus just on master level or volume comparison of ref track? The mastering Manual from here (the book) chain is similar to some vocal chains order , but daw tutorials sometimes do it a different way? Which way is your way? I’m looking at the manual from here as my guide but the daw tutorials sometimes throw me off track a bit. Trying to find my own way. Grey spot… Thanks!