SPL Hermes Mastering Router with Dual Parallel Mixes (Red) - Manual (Page 19)

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M/S with Hermes & Gemini
Pairing Hermes and Gemini
Hermes and Gemini (Mastering M/S Processor) operate in their complete range of fun-
ctions as stand-alone devices. A pairing of Hermes and Gemini enables lots of further
possibilities.
If the M/S Encoder and Decoder stages of Gemini are each paired with an insert of Hermes,
it is possible to freely choose a position for the M/S Encoder and Decoder within the pro-
cessing chain. This way, it is possible (see image below) to place the M/S Encoder on the
third position, an equalizer on the fourth to use it for separate processing of the mid and
side signal and then use the M/S Decoder stage of the Gemini on the fifth position to
generate an L/R stereo signal. If you now like to additionally use a compressor, as a fur-
ther device for M/S processing, you can place it on position 5 and the M/S Decoder stage
would thus move to position 6.
1
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8
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6 5
M/S
Decoder
4
Equalizer
3
M/S
Encoder
2
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L L M M L L L
R R S S R R R
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7
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6 5
M/S
Decoder
4
Equalizer Kompressor
3
M/S
Encoder
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L L M M M L L
R R S S S R R