Using the MClass Stereo Imager

The name may cause you to think this effect creates a stereo file from a mono one, but this is not what the MClass Stereo Imager does. Instead, it splits the audio into low- and high-frequency bands, and allows you to make each more mono or more stereo.

The most common use for a stereo imager is to make the low end more mono. This tightens up the bass and adds punch.

Increasing the stereo width for the high band can also "open up" the sound. However, widening is more unpredictable than narrowing, and depends largely on the character of the mix being processed.

To narrow the bass

1.	Start your song and set the MClass Stereo Imager Bypass switch to On (Figure 11.8). Figure 11.8. Set the MClass Stereo Imager Bypass switch to On.
2.	Use the X-Over Freq knob to select a frequency at which to divide the signal into low and high bands (Figure 11.9). Figure 11.9. Use the X-Over Freq knob to separate low and high signals.
3.	Turn the Low Width knob counterclockwise to narrow the stereo image for the bass (Figure 11.10). Figure 11.10. The Lo Band Width knob determines the stereo image of the bass.
4.	Enable the Solo Lo Band button to hear just the low frequency output (Figure 11.11), and adjust the X-Over knob as needed. Figure 11.11. Enable the Solo Lo Band button to concentrate on bass adjustments.