Raising Jake Studios SideMinder ME2 (Download)

WHAT DO THE SIDEMINDER PLUGINS ACTUALLY DO?

signals.

limiter.

"overs" the SideMinder plugins prevent WIDTH "overs" where mono compatibility becomes reduced.

signals while leaving the amplitude of the stereo signal relatively untouched.

WHY IS MONO COMPATIBILITY IMPORTANT?

mix.

any elements in the mix that are completely out of phase on left/right channels may disappear completely when mixed to mono.

speakers.

Maybe you have too! The SideMinder plugins can help prevent this.

Read what Larry Crane, Chief Editor of Tape Op Magazine, has to say about the SideMinder plugins:

WHY SO MANY VERSIONS OF SIDEMINDER AND WHICH ONE DO I NEED?

2018.

choice when used on many tracks in mixing.

tweak every variable. This plugin uses traditional, analog style Linkwitz-Riley discrete crossovers for band separation.

use.

plugin is real-time vs the "lookahead" core of ME2 and provides a somewhat more relaxed result.

bands.

filters.

plugin can be used in all applications (mixing, mastering and video post production) but with somewhat higher CPU load than the other versions.

SideMinder Series Dynamics Width Maximizer Plugins (44.1k-192k Sample Rates) VST2, VST3 and AAX – 64-bit Windows 8+ with OpenGL2 or higher graphics VST2,VST3, AU and AAX – Mac OS 10.11+ on Intel & Apple Silicon with Metal graphics Please try the 14 day free demos before purchasing.

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SideMinder ME2 – 2nd Generation Dynamic Stereo Width Maximizer – Mastering Edition SideMinder ME2 provides the ultimate in MONO COMPATIBLE stereo image enhancement and control. SideMinder ME2 is an advanced and feature-packed version of the original SideMinder with up to three independent bands of stereo width control plus extended range Bass Narrow control. Additional features include selectable input/output correlation metering, stereo/mono and normal/delta outputs for quickly auditioning SideMinder ME2’s action. Also included is an “Advanced” control section for those who want to fine tune SideMinder ME2’s Width Limiter section. SideMinder ME2 can be used to enhance and control the stereo width of mixed program material and can add a “3D” quality that has to be heard! As in the original SideMinder, SideMinder ME2 is not a compressor and does not affect the dynamics of your mix, only the stereo width. SideMinder ME2 does not add ambience but, instead, brings out the width in the original source material. Fit It In The Mix WIDTHWISE ! SideMinder ME2 now features an external sidechain input for a very unique way of “fitting a signal in the mix” – WIDTHWISE ! In the same way that a compressor can be sidechained to duck the level of the source signal in response to increases in sidechain level SideMinder ME2 can reduce the stereo width of the source signal in response to increasing width of the sidechain signal. Cool! (External sidechain must be supplied a stereo signal which is not supported in some DAWs.)

SideMinder 2 – 2nd Generation Dynamic Stereo Width Maximizer Big, wide, stereo mixes are impressive but can fall apart when mixed to mono and played back on a single speaker. This can happen when the left and right channels contain out of phase signals that partially (or maybe even completely) cancel when mixed to mono. Many stereo image enhancers can cause this – or make it worse – by pushing the left and right channels further out of phase. This out of phase condition shows up as negative correlation on correlation meters. If your stereo mix shows up in the negative range on a correlation meter it means that parts of the signal will cancel when mixed to mono. NOT GOOD! SideMinder 2 can help control this stereo imaging problem! SideMinder 2 "listens" to the stereo material using lookahead FIR correlation detectors and dynamically narrows the stereo image precisely if/when negative correlation begins to occur. Since the stereo width is only narrowed when it needs to be an overall increase in stereo width can be applied that remains MONO COMPATIBLE. This effect cannot be obtained using typical "mid/side" compression techniques nor does SideMinder alter the overall dynamics of the signal (SideMinder 2 is a "differential limiter" not a dynamic range limiter). Additionally, by seeing and hearing what SideMinder is doing to the signal one can make better choices when mixing and mastering to produce the best sounding result when played on any system. SideMinder 2's width enhancer section includes a "Bass Mono" control that narrows the stereo image below the selected cutoff frequency. This control helps to center the bass and provides a more solid feel to the sound. This is a very important feature when mastering for vinyl. When SideMinder 2’s processing is bypassed the Output Correlation meter remains active for visual indication of the effect of the plugin before/after processing.