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bx_control
Control Listening and Monitoring Instrument
M/S Matrix with Mono Maker and Stereo Width Control
MANUAL
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for SCOPE systems
© 2008 by BRAINWORX GmbH
Brainworx Music & Media GmbH
Hitdorfer Str. 10
40764 Langenfeld
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Page 1: ...Listening and Monitoring Instrument M S Matrix with Mono Maker and Stereo Width Control MANUAL for SCOPE systems 2008 by BRAINWORX GmbH Brainworx Music Media GmbH Hitdorfer Str 10 40764 Langenfeld inf...
Page 2: ...or mixing session 12 a RECORDING M S microphone signals with the bx_control 12 b using the bx_control on various elements of your MIX SESSION 13 c using the bx_control in a standard L R mastering sess...
Page 3: ...phase correct in phase to the Left channel and phase reversed out of phase to the Right channel This means you will have to split the S signal and use a total of 3 channels for only 2 microphones tha...
Page 4: ...d the S parts of a mix and use some additional tools EQs dynamics etc you can do exactly THAT 4 Features of the bx_control Individual SWITCHES for input and output L R or M S let you determine how the...
Page 5: ..._control will not use any CPU DSP power OVER LEDs will indicate internal CLIPPING RESET them by clicking RED LEDs o bright RED LED signal is clipping RIGHT NOW o dark RED LED one or more clippings hav...
Page 6: ...ble mono units work best so you can adjust M S individually in between 2 two instances of the bx_control Plug In No1 Insert 1 bx_control as M S ENCODER set INPUT to L R OUTPUT to M S Plug In No 2 Inse...
Page 7: ...you can tilt the whole stereo image conveniently to balance out a stereo mix perfectly you can monitor the BALANCE METER LEDs see 8 and adjust the BALANCE CONTROL knob until your mix is CENTERED most...
Page 8: ...ally In bx_control the MONO MAKER goes up to 26 kHz so it is actually possible to make a mix MONO completely 6 STEREO WIDTH CONTROL via internal M S technique adjust the stereo width of any stereo mix...
Page 9: ...ereo sub group of a mix session and will drastically improve your possiblilities to increase your stereo width of any stereo signal 7 CORRELATION METER LEDs a standard CORRELATION METER tool to monito...
Page 10: ...n L R and M S METERING will NOT AFFECT the output signal This way you can monitor M S levels while listening to L R mixes monitor M S while listening to M S signals or any opposite possibility PEAK HO...
Page 11: ...lug in in their sequencer host program so we will skip the total basics of how to use a plug in and go on with the possibilities arising from using just THIS plug in Inserting the bx_control into any...
Page 12: ...ements of your MIX SESSION The bx_control is a GREAT tool to control the multiple elements that a stereo mix usually contains of try it in SUB GROUPS AUX INPUTS etc for controlling STEREO WIDTH of o g...
Page 13: ...rol in L R in L R out mode simply INSERT the bx_control into any INSERT SLOT of your host program and run it in L R in L R out mode We suggest you put the bx_control as the SECOND LAST plug in into yo...
Page 14: ...s or treble signals you might be better off working in L R mode DO NOT let anybody tell you that changing stereo signals in M S mode can t be done or shouldn t be done at all because of phase problems...
Page 15: ...fect the M signal to the LEFT channel of the inserted plug in s Apply all changes that should effect the S signal to the RIGHT channel of the inserted plug in s Plug IN NO 3 Insert 3 bx_control as M S...
Page 16: ...GUI modes SWITCH the upper unit or the lower unit of the bx_control ON OFF Switchable GUI windows use units individually and save CPU DSP power Bypassed functions or switched off units will not use C...
Page 17: ...low values MONO MAKER set to veryhigh values SOLO M is active Wrong panoramas If you hear parts of your stereo signal not properly in place panorama wise you might be working with the INPUT OUTPUT SWI...
