mid/side (or m/s) processing is a technique that i use in almost all my tracks. it's pretty simple to set up in ableton live and you can get stunning results that are otherwise impossible to achieve. i've always thought it was pretty standard, but when i show it to people, i often get looks as if i pulled something from an ancient audio alchemist's handbook. not quite so.

i was once told that a painter spends about 80% of the time looking at the painting from a distance. somehow, emotionally detaching yourself from your work and perceiving it as somebody else would, seems helpful when making creative decisions. here are a few techniques that i use to listen from a distance.

for the upcoming meerestief compilation, minz contributed the track 'minzer'. the fine folks at meerestief were impressed and decided to release it on vinyl with 3 other killer tracks from the compilation.

keeping you folks out there posted on minz releases is only one reason for having this blog. another one is to share tips and tricks that help me to get music done at all. first off is something you think should be easy: automating gforce's minimonsta plugin in ableton live.

aussie christian vance got remixed by quarion and minz, which resulted in yet another high quality ep on ripperton's perspectiv label.