Below is a set of brief style guidelines for using YS-Stereo Makeup. Each section is tailored to specific genres: what to prioritize, what to avoid, and which indicators to monitor.

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## Rock / Indie Rock

**What to focus on:** Clarity and density in the center with airiness at the edges.

**Practical Settings:**
* **Bass:** Strictly Mono; Mono+Bass can be slightly adjusted to create a solid foundation.
* **Vocals:** Keep the Mids strong, and only extend the treble (using the Narrow on the top band). A Haas 8-15 ms will add depth without echo.
* **Electric Guitars:** Use the Narrow split for the mids to separate the left and right guitars into separate narrow bands—this will give you clear stereo without mush. * **Drums:** Cymbals and hi-hats should be extended, kick and snare should be centered.
* **Controls:** Watch the green VUs (Mid shouldn't dip), white VUs shouldn't be "stuck" in the upper range.

**What to avoid:** Strong Side Response in the lower mids (600–1200 Hz) will remove the punch from guitars and vocals.

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## Pop / Contemporary Vocal-Oriented Mix

**What to focus on:** Vocals in the center, "glow" and space around them.
**Practical Settings:**
* **Vocals:** Mids should be as tight as possible, extension should be only in the highs. Phase Shift ±90° — moderate, only in the upper range. * **Synths and Pads:** You can use the Side effect more actively and a subtle phase effect to create ambience.
* **Reverb:** Verb 30–50% (moderate length), Vol 15–30% — to glue the stereo image together without blurring the vocals.
* **Haas:** 10–18 ms if you want to add depth without obvious echo.
* **Controls:** The green VUs on the Side should not be more than 6–8 dB above the Mid — otherwise, the vocals will be lost.

**What to avoid:** Aggressive midrange extension — the vocals will immediately become quieter and further away.

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## EDM / Dance Music

**What to focus on:** Maximum width and energy, while maintaining mono compatibility at low frequencies.
**Practical Settings:**
* **Bottom:** Bass and kick — Mono, Side on lows — minimal. This is critical for clubs and large systems.
* **Mid and Highs:** Use Narrow and Side actively to fill the stereo field. You can increase the phase shift on the top 2-3 bands.
* **Haas:** 12-25 ms on synths and pads for depth.
* **Reverb:** Verb up to 60-70% for long tails on pads, Vol 20-40%.
* **Controls:** White VUs — watch for transient peaks; green VUs — Mid should remain noticeable even with wide Side.

**Avoid:** Completely cutting out the center for width — the track will sound weak on larger systems.

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## Acoustic / Folk / Art Singer

**What to focus on:** Naturalness, "live" stereo, and instrumental proximity.
**Practical Settings:**
* **Minimal Processing:** Often, a light boost in the highs and a small Haas effect (5-12 ms) for depth is sufficient.
* **Acoustic Guitar:** It's best not to split the guitar into Narrow, but rather use Wide with a moderate Side effect.
* **Phase Shift:** Either off or very subtle in the high band.
* **Reverb:** Minimal or off — natural acoustics are more important.
* **Controls:** The Dry/FX balance should favor the Dry — the effect shouldn't overpower the original.

**What to avoid:** Excessive stereo effects — the acoustics lose their naturalness. ---

## Hip-Hop / R&B

**What to focus on:** Tight center (bass, kick, vocals), wide elements (keys, samples, effects).
**Practical Settings:**
* **Bottom and Lower Mids:** Mono, keep Side low.
* **Vocals:** Strong Mid, extension only in the highs. Haas 10-16 ms for "depth" without echo.
* **Samples and Synths:** Can be actively extended through Side and Narrow to "spread" out to the sides.
* **Reverb:** Vol 10-25% for a light ambiance, Verb to taste.
* **Controls:** Green VUs should indicate a dominant Mid; white VUs indicate no clipping on the peaks.

**What to avoid:** Too wide a midrange sideband—vocals and drums lose clarity.

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## Electronica / ambient / experimental

**What to focus on:** Space, textures, unusual stereo effects.

**Practical Settings:**
* **Experiments:** Use Random actively as a starting point, then adjust 1-2 parameters.
* **Narrow and Phase Shift:** can be used across multiple bands to create a "layered" sound.
* **Haas:** Closer to 25-30 ms is acceptable if it's an artistic touch (a subtle echo as part of the texture).
* **Reverb:** Verb can be set longer, Vol—depending on the feeling of space. * **Control:** Focus not only on the VU, but also on the mono check: even in experiments, the mix shouldn't fall apart completely.

**What to avoid:** Losing all reference points (center/sides) — even in experimental music, it's useful to maintain at least one "anchor" in the center.

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## Podcasts / Voiceovers / Speech

**What to focus on:** Clarity and natural depth, without "musical" effects.
**Practical Settings:**
* **Better without widening:** In most cases, D is sufficient.
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* **If you need "space":** light Haas 5-10 ms and minimal Side on the highs.
* **Phase Shift and Narrow:** are best turned off, as they can reduce intelligibility.
* **Reverb:** do not use, or use very little (Verb 10-20%, Vol 5-15%) for a "light room".
* **Controls:** Set Gain so that the white VUs remain in a comfortable zone; Mid should be noticeably higher than Side.

**What to avoid:** any techniques that make the voice "washed out" or "echoic" - this reduces speech intelligibility.

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