Reply To: Collapsing the bottom end to mono: always a good idea?

[face (chris) JantonParticipant]

M/S EQ would effectively do the same thing. Levels get tricky. Mongoose has a gain knob for both sides of the crossover.

I hardly ever use Mongoose anything other than live performances where there is no problem with ambient low end information - many microphones, a whole lot of bleed. It sounds better (to me, and the band) if I focus the low end and widen up the instruments and voices a bit.

Right on the vinyl. It doesn't sound better, it has special needs.

Sculpting with M/S EQ is probably way more flexible.