Not sure I'm following - mid/side is a stereo format. Maybe I'm misunderstanding?KevTav wrote:Even my Izotope Ozone 7 suite has a Mid/Side ability to get extra clarity but I feel I truly need a real EXTERNAL reference like a Mono Cube. Splitters help, mono buttons with certain plug-ins seem to help, but nothing feels like it does when I actually had access to a real SPEAKER in a studio setting. It doesn't feel like 'real' mono.
If that makes any sense.
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Mono-checking a mix where you're messing with mid/side would be essential IMO, as it's really easy to mess things up with mid/side IMO. I wouldn't personally use mid/side on an entire mix, rather, finding it better for individual elements for some effects.
A mono speaker is really handy IMO, and so is a cube (single driver monitor with no crossover), but for entirely different reasons. IMO a full range mono reference is essential first, then you can add a cube monitor for checking the critical mid-range frequencies sans crossover.
Maybe what you're hearing that doesn't sound 'real mono' is hearing mono from TWO speakers (which I agree is not the same thing as using a single monitor). But that's easy enough to hear if you can mute one of your monitors when mono-checking.
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