Subject: [AUDITORY] Eight Years of the monotoSTEREO.info Website! From: Christopher Kissel <monotostereo@xxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2023 22:48:08 -0500--Apple-Mail=_BB7325B8-7AE5-4599-A201-95B81C0C6D04 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Greetings! For many years it was considered impossible to realistically convert = mono musical source material to stereo. In fact, consider this statement = in the Third Edition of The New Stereo Soundbook = <https://www.stereosoundbook.com/> by Ron Streicher & F. Alton Everest = (2006 Audio Engineering Associates), undoubtably one of the most = authoritative books published on the subject of stereo sound: =E2=80=9CThe most important point in studying the various methods of = converting a mono signal to stereo is the realization that it is = impossible to do so: the best that can be hoped for is a signal that has = some of the characteristics of a stereo signal.=E2=80=9D On January 29, 2015 my website, monotoSTEREO.info = <http://monotostereo.info/>, went live. I started the website to provide = a collection of resources for individuals interested in upmixing older = mono source material to stereo through the use of spectral editing and = audio (sound) source separation... more specifically, music source = separation. In that time the website has been visited over 66,000 times = by individuals in 185 countries! The goal of this technology is the creating of stereo mixes that are = virtually indistinguishable from stereo mixes created using multitrack = session tapes, had they existed. There are now several hundred examples mono recordings that have been = upmixed to stereo using this technology which have been linked to on the = MEDIA pages of the website. A number of these have been released = commercially: MEDIA 1 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-1> MEDIA 2 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-2> MEDIA 3 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-3> MEDIA 4 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-4> MEDIA 5 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-5> MEDIA 6 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-6> MEDIA 7 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-7> MEDIA 8 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-8> MEDIA 9 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-9> MEDIA 10 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-10> MEDIA 11 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-11> MEDIA 12 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-12> MEDIA 13 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-13> MEDIA 14 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-14> MEDIA 15 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-15> MEDIA 16 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-16> MEDIA 17 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-17> MEDIA 18 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-18> MEDIA 19 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-19> MEDIA 20 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-20> MEDIA 21 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-21> MEDIA 22 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-22> MEDIA 23 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-23> MEDIA 24 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-24> MEDIA 25 <https://www.monotostereo.info/media-25> Links to commercially available releases which utilize this technology = can be found here: LATEST RELEASES <https://www.monotostereo.info/latest-releases> RELEASED 1 <https://www.monotostereo.info/released-1> RELEASED 2 <https://www.monotostereo.info/released-2> There are now a total of 106 tools featured on the TOOLS pages of the = website, which are accessible from the pull-down menus anywhere on the = website: TOOLS (A-C) <https://www.monotostereo.info/tools-a-c> TOOLS (D-I) <https://www.monotostereo.info/tools-d-i> TOOLS (J-R) <https://www.monotostereo.info/tools-j-r-1> TOOLS (S) <https://www.monotostereo.info/tools-s> TOOLS (T-Z) <https://www.monotostereo.info/tools-t-z> More tools continue to be added, including web-based services and even = music source separation apps that run on iOS and Android devices! There are now over 1,700 research papers, presentations, etc. linked to = on the RESEARCH <https://www.monotostereo.info/research> pages of the = website! A companion Facebook page <https://www.facebook.com/monotostereo.info> = for the website provides updates and related content. Be sure to = =E2=80=9CLike=E2=80=9D the Facebook page = <https://www.facebook.com/monotostereo.info> to follow it for the = updates! You can also follow me on Mastodon: = https://techhub.social/@xxxxxxxx I=E2=80=99d like to take this opportunity to again thank the engineers = who have been showcasing what is possible with this technology. I must = also thank the various researchers and developers who have made this = technology accessible, powerful, and useable for so many. The technology = and the tools to utilize it continue to improve dramatically! Lastly, a = big thank you to the visitors to the website. Your continued interest = and support are very much appreciated! I sincerely hope that you = continue to find the website interesting, informative, educational, and = inspiring! Best regards, Christopher Kissel Owner & Webmaster of monotoSTEREO.info <https://www.monotostereo.info/> --Apple-Mail=_BB7325B8-7AE5-4599-A201-95B81C0C6D04 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;">Greetings!<div><br></div><div>For many years it was = considered impossible to realistically convert mono musical source = material to stereo. In fact, consider this statement in the Third = Edition of <a href=3D"https://www.stereosoundbook.com">The New = Stereo Soundbook</a> by Ron Streicher & F. Alton Everest (2006 = Audio Engineering Associates), undoubtably one of the most authoritative = books published on the subject of stereo = sound:</div><div><br></div><div><b>=E2=80=9CThe most important point in = studying the various methods of converting a mono signal to stereo is = the realization that it is impossible to do so: the best that can be = hoped for is a signal that has some of the characteristics of a stereo = signal.=E2=80=9D</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>On January 29, 2015 = my website, <a = href=3D"http://monotoSTEREO.info">monotoSTEREO.info</a>, went live. = I started the website to provide a collection of resources for = individuals interested in upmixing older mono source material to stereo = through the use of spectral editing and audio (sound) source = separation... more specifically, music source separation. In that time = the website has been visited over 66,000 times by individuals in 185 = countries!</div><div><br></div><div>The goal of this technology is the = creating of stereo mixes that are virtually indistinguishable from = stereo mixes created using multitrack session tapes, had they = existed.</div><div><br></div><div>There are now several hundred examples = mono recordings that have been upmixed to stereo using this technology = which have been linked to on the MEDIA pages of the website. A number of = these have been released commercially:</div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-1">MEDIA = 1</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-2">MEDIA = 2</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-3">MEDIA = 3</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-4">MEDIA = 4</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-5">MEDIA = 5</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-6">MEDIA = 6</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-7">MEDIA = 7</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-8">MEDIA = 8</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-9">MEDIA = 9</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-10">MEDIA = 10</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-11">MEDIA = 11</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-12">MEDIA = 12</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-13">MEDIA = 13</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-14">MEDIA = 14</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-15">MEDIA = 15</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-16">MEDIA = 16</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-17">MEDIA = 17</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-18">MEDIA = 18</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-19">MEDIA = 19</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-20">MEDIA = 20</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-21">MEDIA = 21</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-22">MEDIA = 22</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-23">MEDIA = 23</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-24">MEDIA = 24</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/media-25">MEDIA = 25</a></div><div><br></div><div>Links to commercially available releases = which utilize this technology can be found = here:</div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/latest-releases">LATEST = RELEASES</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/released-1">RELEASED = 1</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/released-2">RELEASED = 2</a></div><div><br></div><div>There are now a total of 106 tools = featured on the TOOLS pages of the website, which are accessible from = the pull-down menus anywhere on the website:</div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/tools-a-c">TOOLS = (A-C)</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/tools-d-i">TOOLS = (D-I)</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/tools-j-r-1">TOOLS = (J-R)</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/tools-s">TOOLS = (S)</a></div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/tools-t-z">TOOLS = (T-Z)</a></div><div><br></div><div>More tools continue to be added, = including web-based services and even music source separation apps that = run on iOS and Android devices!</div><div><br></div><div>There are now = over 1,700 research papers, presentations, etc. linked to on the <a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info/research">RESEARCH</a> pages = of the website!</div><div><br></div><div>A companion <a = href=3D"https://www.facebook.com/monotostereo.info">Facebook = page</a> for the website provides updates and related content. Be = sure to =E2=80=9CLike=E2=80=9D the <a = href=3D"https://www.facebook.com/monotostereo.info">Facebook = page</a> to follow it for the updates!</div><div><br></div><div>You = can also follow me on Mastodon: <a = href=3D"https://techhub.social/@xxxxxxxx">https://techhub.social/@xxxxxxxx= no_to_STEREO</a></div><div><br></div><div>I=E2=80=99d like to take this = opportunity to again thank the engineers who have been showcasing what = is possible with this technology. I must also thank the various = researchers and developers who have made this technology accessible, = powerful, and useable for so many. The technology and the tools to = utilize it continue to improve dramatically! Lastly, a big thank you to = the visitors to the website. Your continued interest and support are = very much appreciated! I sincerely hope that you continue to find the = website interesting, informative, educational, and = inspiring!</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Christopher = Kissel</div><div>Owner & Webmaster of <a = href=3D"https://www.monotostereo.info">monotoSTEREO.info</a></div><div><bl= ockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div><div = style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = line-break: = after-white-space;"><div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><br></d= iv><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></= div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_BB7325B8-7AE5-4599-A201-95B81C0C6D04--