Bluecat's MB-7

[JCBigler]

Looking at Blue Cat's MB-7 plugin.

Say I have a single mono file of a band playing live: drums, bass, guitar, vocal, recorded live from the sound console.

Will MB-7 take that file and split it into different bands so I can mix the various parts, somewhat independently? Effectively turning it into a multitrack recording?

Is there a different technique that will accomplish this any better?

Yes I understand the limitations of trying to do this with a single mono file of the whole band, and that it will never be as good as a full multitrack recording. But anything has to be better than nothing, right?

[Stephen Bond]

Dunno about that plugin but I would certainly look at any M/S EQ/processor if you have a stereo feed from the FOH desk. That said, most FOH mixers will mix predominantly in mono. However, any stereo information will give you more control than a pure mono mix.

Stephen

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by JCBigler

Looking at Blue Cat's MB-7 plugin.

Say I have a single mono file of a band playing live: drums, bass, guitar, vocal, recorded live from the sound console.

Will MB-7 take that file and split it into different bands so I can mix the various parts, somewhat independently? Effectively turning it into a multitrack recording?

Is there a different technique that will accomplish this any better?

Yes I understand the limitations of trying to do this with a single mono file of the whole band, and that it will never be as good as a full multitrack recording. But anything has to be better than nothing, right?

MB7 splits a full band into different frequencies. What you're looking to do would be the equivalent of changing the type of flour used in a cake after the cake is baked. Dynamic eq can help a little bit as might the Brainworx bx_panEQ but it won't work wonders.

[DetroitT]

OP
MB is great at Gain dividing.
Dup by 4 (or more) and process many Frequency-Gain Bands.
Also useful in surround playback scenes.

It is also host for vst>components

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by DetroitT

OP
MB is great at Gain dividing.
Dup by 4 (or more) and process many Frequency-Gain Bands.
Also useful in surround playback scenes.

It is also host for vst>components

What is gain dividing? Don't you mean frequency dividing?
How can MB7 be useful in surround playback scenes?

[DetroitT]

Right, gain for the frequency

In surround playback settings:
Block bands of frequencies per speaker.
**Soloed they are incomplete but together they sound correct.
L C R Sl Sr= Mid L, Low C, Mid R, High surrounds or many other variations.


I mention gain devision as the MB-7 is Gain Rooted in it's setup.
Divide by 4 bands (Freq) mute and solo gains as needed.
i.e.
If I have a recording for a Band and duplicate it 3 times
then I can re-ballence and effect seperatly the Low's Mid's and high's.
Better than nothing in salvage.

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by DetroitT

Right, gain for the frequency

In surround playback settings:
Block bands of frequencies per speaker.
**Soloed they are incomplete but together they sound correct.
L C R Sl Sr= Mid L, Low C, Mid R, High surrounds or many other variations.


I mention gain devision as the MB-7 is Gain Rooted in it's setup.
Divide by 4 bands (Freq) mute and solo gains as needed.
i.e.
If I have a recording for a Band and duplicate it 3 times
then I can re-ballence and effect seperatly the Low's Mid's and high's.
Better than nothing in salvage.

Your first method would never sound good. In a regular recording for example you don't have highs coming from left front, mids from right rear, etc.

For the second there's no need to duplicate things. You only need one MB7-2 and use multiple frequency bands in that one instance.

Again the only thing that might rescue a recording like is being asked about is some type of mid/side processing.