Mixing a Synth Lead Using Mid-side Processing

Oct 15, 2013 | 88,146 Views

In this video, mixing engineer Eric Tarr shows how to use mid-side processing to mix a synth lead in electronic music using the Waves Center and OneKnob plugins.

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