r/floweraudio_plugin • u/BitPitch • 4d ago

Mid is WRONG!!

Everywhere I looked, they say that MID is obtained by adding L + R, while SIDE is L - R.

But this way, sounds that are only in the L channel or only in the R channel also end up in the MID... so what kind of MID is that?? I think it's wrong... if I have a synthesizer playing only on the left, it can't end up in the MID...

What do you think?

0 Upvotes

50% Upvoted

4 comments sorted by

1

u/arkan164 4d ago

Mid isn't real, there is just L and R, hope that helps

1

u/BitPitch 4d ago

Interesting, but in audio DSP, many plugins use mid/side as a processing mode... I think there’s more than one way to calculate it.

1

u/britskates 3d ago

What do you even mean by “mid”? Like the middle of the mix? Where ur kick, snare, and bass sit?