We're currently living in the age of digital audio. Stereo Width is an incredibly powerful tool that is essential to any music producer.

But there are so many different Stereo Width plugins in the music production landscape, so we decided to create the ultimate list of the top Stereo Width plugins today that will help you find the perfect fit.


MSW2

Stereo Width by SoundSpot



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Description


After the soaring success of our MSW1 single band mono maker and stereo expander, SoundSpot decided it was time to give this hugely popular plugin a new lease of life. With that in mind, they started the development of the MSW2.

The new MSW2 is a complete overhaul in terms of code, interface & creativity, it can be used both subtly for better mixes, or pushed to the extreme to achieve a host of creative possibilities in the stereo field.

Below are the new features of this versatile, lightweight and creative update found in the MSW2!




Features

  • Intuitive, easy to navigate user interface.
  • Designed to work flawlessly with touch controllers such as the Raven by Slate Media.
  • Advanced Fourier Transform Stereo Analysis
  • 2 Band Stereo Enhancement
  • 2 Band Mono Collapse
  • 2 Band Variable Slope Crossover network  (12dB, 24dB, 48dB and 96dB per octave)
  • 2 Band Creative LFO
  • Stereo Width Display

  • The stereo width graph shows you the real-time stereo width of your track, over a frequency range of 20Hz to 20kHz. It uses a short-time fourier transform to continuously analyze and compare the amount of mid and side information in your track, plotting the stereo width independent of your track’s volume. 

  • Because the fourier transform has much less resolution in the low end than in the high end, the graph gets more accurate as you move up along the frequency spectrum, just like other fourier based graphs like the spectrum analyzer of an EQ, or the spectrogram of a restoration plug-in. 

  • Getting a visual representation of how the stereo information in your track is distributed over the frequency spectrum, allows you to identify any frequency ranges or mix elements that need their stereo image adjusted, and gives you more control over your mix as a whole.

  • Dual Band Stereo Enhancer & Mono Maker

  • The MSW2 has received a complete overhaul in our stereo enhancer and mono maker algorithm, and now includes 2 independent bands which allow you to alter the stereo information based on frequency crossover.

  • This allows you greater control of the stereo field, resulting in tighter mixes.

  • 2 Band Variable Slope Crossover Network

  • The MSW2 features a variable slope control ranging from 12dB to 96dB per octave, that allows you to specify how quickly one band transitions into the other, and can be set by dragging the handles on the main frequency crossover with the crossover graphic changing to reflect you new setting.

  • As this feature uses a total of 32 filters, it is best to set and forget this parameter, as automation may result in a clicking effect. It was possible for us to smooth the clicks, however, the increase in CPU usage proved too great to warrant including smoothing the crossover network's slope and frequency in the final product.

  • 2 Band Creative LFO

  • Whilst developing the MSW2, we found that great effects could be achieved by altering the stereo width over time. With this discovery, we decided that the plugin should feature a synced LFO control, allowing you to achieve these effects without the need to write automation lanes in your DAW.

  • The LFO itself has 2 bands, one for upper frequencies and one for lower. Once an LFO is activated, an orange arrow is enabled on the Imaging panel, which allows you to set the start position of the LFO.


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macOS:

  • 10.12 – 10.15 (older OS versions may work but are not tested)

Plugin Formats:

  • VST
  • VST3
  • AU
  • AAX (Pro Tools 11.0.2 or higher)

Windows

  • Windows 7, 8 or 10 (32 & 64-bit)

Plugin Formats: 

  • VST
  • VST3
  • AAX (Pro Tools 11.0.2 or higher)

Specification Requirements:

  • RAM: 8 GB RAM or more is recommended. Plus at least 8 GB hard disk space for installation.
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon 64 X2 or newer.
  • Formats: In theory any 32 or 64-bit VST, VST3, AU, or AAX compatible host application should work.
  • Licensing: Internet access for activating licence key. Please ensure any outgoing connection blockers are deactivated.
  • Sample Rates: Supported sample rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 and 192 kHz, in both mono and stereo.

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Propane

Stereo Width by SoundSpot



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A Unique Mid-Side Panner for Detailed Stereo Placement

A well balanced stereo image is essential in any mix. With regular panning however, the options for placing a rich stereo track in the stereo field are limited. Propane gives you the option to pan the mid signal separately from the side signal of a stereo track. This way you can position the mono part of your track in the stereo field as you like, and use the side information to shape the width and stereo image of the track.

Besides giving you much more control in comparison to regular panning, this technique can be used very effectively for compensating for a stereo track with an unbalanced or lopsided centre, or for creative automated and tempo synced stereo effects. Also, it is a very natural sounding alternative for panning a bus reverb.

Propane can be used in combination with the SoundSpot MSW1 stereo widener for full control over the placement of your stereo tracks, and has a similar smoothed out bypass function for automation without pops or clicks.




Features

  • Fast and intuitive workflow
  • Simultaneous mid/side and left/right separation 
  • Smooth bypass function for easy automation without clicks
  • Extremely light on CPU and RAM

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macOS:

  • 10.12 – 10.15 (older OS versions may work but are not tested)

Plugin Formats:

  • VST
  • VST3
  • AU
  • AAX (Pro Tools 11.0.2 or higher)

Windows

  • Windows 7, 8 or 10 (32 & 64-bit)

Plugin Formats: 

  • VST
  • VST3
  • AAX (Pro Tools 11.0.2 or higher)

Specification Requirements:

  • RAM: 8 GB RAM or more is recommended. Plus at least 8 GB hard disk space for installation.
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon 64 X2 or newer.
  • Formats: In theory any 32 or 64-bit VST, VST3, AU, or AAX compatible host application should work.
  • Licensing: Internet access for activating licence key. Please ensure any outgoing connection blockers are deactivated.
  • Sample Rates: Supported sample rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 and 192 kHz, in both mono and stereo.

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ANIMATE: GROW

Stereo Width by Mastering The Mix



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ANIMATE helps you inject life into your mixes in a precise, versatile and colourful way.

It consists of four modules, which can be purchased individually or as one multi-effect plugin. This product is one single module, the full version and followings modules are also available:

Grow

Grow mode lets you increase the width of the selected frequencies using a psychoacoustic precedence effect. Grow can be applied in a dynamic way meaning only the signal surpassing the threshold is widened. This along with the frequency selection gives you a new realm of movement to inject into your music.



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Mac:

  • Mac OS X 10.8 or higher
  • AU, VST 2/3 or AAX host (64-bit only)

Windows:

  • Windows 7, 8 or 10
  • VST 2/3 or AAX host (64-bit only)

Available in VST, VST3, Audio Units and AAX formats (64-bit only).

Please note: AAX compatible with Pro Tools 11 and later only.

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Pumper Stereo Image

Stereo Width by W.A. Production



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The Stereo Module of Pumper

Pumper Stereo Imager is a stereo image processing plugin which enables you to create wideness within your mixes. 

With this simple yet effective plugin you're able to add width to your sounds by using one single knob, without creating phasing issues in the mix. This great technique can be used in any scenario, whether it be applied to single or grouped tracks during the mixing and mastering process.

The Stereo Image will make your tracks sound wide with beautiful depth.

Features 

  • Mid/Side based stereo expander – wide stereo image



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Mac

  • macOS 10.15 and later (64-bit only) (M1 Apple Silicon Supported)

Formats:

  • Audio Units (AU)
  • VST
  • VST3

Windows

  • Windows 8 and later (32 & 64-bit) 

Formats:

  • VST
  • VST3

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Haas Snapin

Stereo Width by Kilohearts



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Haas: Stereo Widening

Panning sound is key in mixing and sound placement, but amplitude is only part  of how humans determine the direction of sound. The Haas effect targets another  mechanism that detects small differences in time between left and right to position sound.

Bottom line, it brings stereo width to sounds where there previously was none. Simple as that.

What's a Snapin?

This plugin is a "snapin". That means you can use it as a regular VST/AU plugin, or you can use it with our snapin hosts Multipass and Snap Heap where you can combine effects in amazing ways.



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These are the minimum recommended system requirements for running snapins.

CPU:

  • 2 GHz or faster

Memory:

  • 1 GB or more

Operating System:

  • Windows (7 or newer) or Mac OS X (10.7 or newer)

Software:

  • A VST / Audio Unit / AAX compatible DAW

Supported formats:

  • AAX
  • AU
  • VST2
  • Snapin

Please note: If you use a lot of snapins at the same time in your patch the CPU usage willincrease accordingly. Thus, we cannot guarantee that the snapins will work flawlessly in all use cases even if your system does meet the minimum recommended system requirements.

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WidthShaper 2

Stereo Width by Cableguys



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Get the complete ShaperBox 2 Bundle and save 62%!

Multiband Stereo Expander • M/S Modulator • Bass Tightener

Define your stereo image in ultimate detail with WidthShaper 2. Take control with three bands of mid/side stereo adjustment, each driven by its own drawable LFO and envelope follower. Use it on single tracks and buses, for sound design, mixing and mastering.

Running inside Cableguys' ShaperBox 2 effects plugin, use WidthShaper 2 on its own or with other Shapers — they all work in exactly the same way, stacking up to create elaborate, multilayered effects that'll make your productions stand out.

Do all this with WidthShaper 2

  • Get tight mono bass: Lock in your low end by narrowing bass frequencies to mono – keep it tight, centred and solid
  • Widen your top end: Shimmering synths, sizzling hi-hats, glossy FX… Spread them across the treble with multiband widening
  • Expand your drums: Widen specific hits in mixed material using LFOs, envelope followers, and multiband targeting
  • Create super-stereo risers: Make your risers expand until they fill up the entire stereo field, for an exciting build-up to any drop.



Features

  • LFOs That You Design

  • From gradual expansion to rhythmic widening, any mid/side modulation you can imagine is only clicks away. Simply draw the exact LFO shape you need with Cableguys' easy editing tools. Lock LFOs to tempo with sample accuracy, or trigger any rhythm with MIDI notes.

  • Introducing Pens

  • New! Designing your dream widening LFO just got even easier with three powerful, easy-to-grasp Pens. Draw crisp lines, smooth arcs and flowing S-curves. Create subtle mid/side movement or wild stereo fluctuations. Switch back to classic single-node editing anytime.

  • Flexible Envelope Followers

  • New! Create widening effects that react to the dynamics of your beats, loops, melodies – anything. Expand snare transients to make them leap out of the speakers. Have a synth fill the soundstage as it grows in volume. Trigger widening from other tracks in your project using sidechain routing.

  • Multiband Widening

  • WidthShaper 2 gives you a separate widening LFO and envelope follower for the lows, mids and highs. Add width only to frequencies that need it. Expand top-end air, widen mids, and make the bass mono for a super-solid bottom end.  New! Steep 24dB crossovers join the classic 6 and 12dB models, for even greater precision.

  • Runs in ShaperBox 2

  • WidthShaper 2 runs in Cableguys' ShaperBox 2 effects plugin. Use it on its own, or combine it with Time, Filter, Volume and Width Shapers for elaborate, multilayered effects that'll make your productions stand out. Buy Shapers individually — or save 42% and get all 5 Shapers with the ShaperBox 2 Bundle.

  • New! Redesigned interface with larger editing areas
  • New! Retina/HiDPI support for crisper, clearer graphics
  • Built-in help — hover over any control for description
  • Expandable LFO for detailed editing
  • Set LFO loop length in beats and bars, or Hertz
  • LFO loop length from 1/128 to 32 bars, with sample-accurate sync
  • Audio-rate modulation up to 5.24kHz for extreme sound design
  • Trigger LFO in any rhythm via MIDI
  • New! Trigger Smoothing to reduce clicks when MIDI Triggering
  • New! Dedicated selection tool for multinode editing
  • New! 2x/3x button — double or triple patterns with a click
  • Flip/resize/move/randomize wave or selection
  • Copy/paste waves between any Shapers
  • Unlimited undo/redo for LFO wave edits
  • New! 1-click Quick Presets for Mono Bass, Envelope Follower and Build-up
  • 44 Wave Presets covering all common uses
  • 9 slots to store User Waves, saved with the patch
  • Switch User Waves via MIDI
  • Dry/wet mix for each band
  • Solo bands for easy setup
  • New! Smoother, more accurate spectrum view
  • Large, precise oscilloscope view with Freeze option
  • New! Magnitude oscilloscope graph
  • New! Clearer oscilloscope waveforms and smoother LFO editing
  • Always 100% mono-compatible

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Mac

  • Mac OS X 10.8 or later (64-bit only)
  • VST, AU or AAX host sequencer.

Windows

  • Windows 7, 8 or 10 (32 & 64-bit)
  • VST or AAX host sequencer.

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PanShaper 3

Stereo Width by Cableguys



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Get the complete ShaperBox 2 Bundle and save 62%!

Multiband Panner • Haas Imager • Stereo Rhythm Generator

PanShaper 3 takes stereo control to a new level. With a drawable panning LFO and envelope follower on every band, you can design evolving, fluid pan patterns and make precise stereo edits in seconds. Blend regular panning with psychoacoustic Haas panning and make your mixes fill the speakers like never before.

Running inside Cableguys' ShaperBox 2 effects plugin, use PanShaper 3 on its own or with other Shapers — they all work in exactly the same way, stacking up to create elaborate, multilayered effects that'll make your productions stand out.

Do all this with PanShaper 3

  • Stereoise mono drums: Got a beat that's strictly mono? Bring stereo groove to just the top-end elements like hi-hats
  • Bring basslines to life: Keep those all-important low frequencies centred and solid while you pan the mids and tops
  • Fill the speakers: Go beyond regular panning with psychoacoustic Haas placement – the pros' secret stereo weapon
  • Surgically pan sounds: Want to pan just that one shaker hit in a loop? With drawable LFOs and multiband control, it's possible
  • Make percussion dance: Do the conga – bring the party to your tops! You simply have to try PanShaper on percs
  • Animate electric pianos: Easily create classic tremolo-style warbling pan effects – perfect for tines, vibes, and organs
  • Make synths groove: Add stunning left-to-right motion to melodies, pads and arps – and free up the centre of your stereo field

LFOs That You Design

From classic autopanning to complex stereo rhythms, any panning motion you can imagine is only clicks away. Simply draw the exact LFO shape you need with Cableguys' easy editing tools. Lock LFOs to tempo with sample accuracy, or trigger any rhythm with MIDI notes.

Introducing Pens

New! Designing your dream panning LFO just got even easier with three powerful, easy-to-grasp Pens. Draw crisp lines, smooth arcs and flowing S-curves. Create gentle back-and-forth movement or wild rhythmic patterns. Switch back to classic single-node editing anytime.

The Haas Effect

New! Using ultra-short delays, Haas panning creates a rich illusion of stereo placement while maintaining a full sound in both speakers. Blend it with regular panning for the perfect stereo balance. Or go extreme for pitchbending Doppler effects.

Flexible Envelope Followers

New! Create panning effects that react to the dynamics of your beats, loops, melodies – anything. Make percussion jump across the stereo field in sync with the loudest hits. Increase Haas separation as sounds grow louder. Trigger from other tracks in your project using sidechain routing.

Multiband Panning

PanShaper 3 gives you a separate panning LFO and envelope follower for the lows, mids and highs. Keep the bass centred while the mids and highs dance across the stereo field. Pan specific frequency ranges with pinpoint accuracy. New! Steep 24dB crossovers join the classic 6 and 12dB models, for even greater precision.

Runs in ShaperBox 2

PanShaper 3 runs in Cableguys' ShaperBox 2 effects plugin. Use it on its own, or combine it with Time, Filter, Volume and Width Shapers for elaborate, multilayered effects that'll make your productions stand out. Buy Shapers individually — or save 42% and get all 5 Shapers with the ShaperBox 2 Bundle.




Features

  • Redesigned interface with larger editing areas
  • Retina/HiDPI support for crisper, clearer graphics
  • Trigger Smoothing to reduce clicks when MIDI Triggering
  • Dedicated selection tool for multinode editing
  • 2x/3x button — double or triple patterns with a click
  • 1-click Quick Presets for Basic, Haas and Build-up
  • Adjustable Haas range, from 0-40ms, from subtle to extreme
  • Smoother, more accurate spectrum view
  • Magnitude oscilloscope graph
  • Clearer oscilloscope waveforms and smoother LFO editing
  • Built-in help — hover over any control for description
  • Expandable LFO for detailed editing
  • Set LFO loop length in beats and bars, or Hertz
  • LFO loop length from 1/128 to 32 bars, with sample-accurate sync
  • Audio-rate modulation up to 5.24kHz for extreme sound design
  • Trigger LFO in any rhythm via MIDI
  • Flip/resize/move/randomize wave or selection
  • Copy/paste waves between any Shapers
  • Unlimited undo/redo for LFO wave edits
  • 42 Wave Presets covering all common uses
  • 9 slots to store User Waves, saved with the patch
  • Switch User Waves via MIDI
  • Multiple panning modes (Balance 0/3/4.5/6dB and Stereo Combined) for deep control.
  • Dry/wet mix for each band
  • Solo bands for easy setup
  • Large, precise oscilloscope view with Freeze option

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Mac

  • Mac OS X 10.8 or later (64-bit only)
  • VST, AU or AAX host sequencer.

Windows

  • Windows 7, 8 or 10 (32 & 64-bit)
  • VST or AAX host sequencer.

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StereoSavage

Stereo Width by Plugin Boutique



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Broaden Your Horizons

Achieve the stunning stereo your mix deserves. StereoSavage provides an innovative stereo toolbox, combining tried and tested studio techniques with emulations of modern and classic tools that will bring your mix to life.

Generate stereo from mono with the 'Vox', 'Delay', 'Expand' and 'Split' programs. Place sounds precisely in the stereo field with the 'Width', 'Pan' and 'Rotation' adjustment tools. Create movement and chorus-like effects with the 'LFO' function, and retain a solid low end with the adjustable 'Bass Bypass' tool. 

StereoSavage includes all of these features in a single plugin for the first time, offering the flexibility to enhance your track with dramatic effects, or add the perfect subtle finishing touches. 

Audio Demos

Most of the examples start with an untreated example showing the original sounds before stereo savage was applied. The only difference between the untreated sounds and the treated sounds is the addition of the StereoSavage plugin.

Benefits:

  • Create stereo from mono sources for richer soundscapes.
  • Control the placement and width of stereo sources. Separate instruments within the stereo field.
  • Use the rotation effect for an incredibly natural sounding pan.
  • Get lush wide vocals in seconds.
  • Quick simple controls for achieving a ‘big sound’.
  • Add motion and excitement with modulation.
  • Retain great mono compatibility with the bass bypass feature.
  • Reduce the number of vocal takes required for rich, tight, backing vocals. 

Effects

Generate Stereo from Mono:

  • Vox: Get that classic wide vocal sound: huge leads or rich backing choirs. It’s also brilliant on synths, guitars and has hundreds of other uses.
  • Delay: Use a simple delay on a channel to pan or widen a sound, this is great for percussive parts.  It also has a huge benefit for club mixes where you want to pan some percussion without making either channel quieter!
  • Expand: Add some aggressive early reflections to make sounds stereo and engaging without adding any unwanted movement. 
  • Split: Splits the sound up into multiple frequency bands and pans those bands left and right. Compared with the other three modes it is exceptionally natural sounding.

Stereo Adjustment

Stereo Adjustment Features:

  • Width: Make it wider, make it wider than wide…or bring it in so other sounds draw focus. 
  • Pre: Move the panning before widening for super-wide auto-panning.
  • Rotation: Super-natural panning. 

Add modulation to key controls for movement and excitement. Use the sync to ensure all modulation happens in time with your track. Check out the audio demos to hear this in action. 

Bass Bypass

Essential for maintaining a solid low end signal by allowing the bass to be passed through the plugin unprocessed. The gain knob can be used to compensate for differences in level that may arise as a result of the stereo processing.

Metering

Metering Features:

  • Goniometer: Ultra precise goniometer for visual display of the stereo placement of your sound.
  • Phase Correlation: Keep a close eye on this to prevent any potential phasing issues.
  • Input / Output: Use the input and output peaks to help keep things balanced. 



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  • Max OS X 10.7 and later (Intel / M1 Apple Silicon supported) (64-bit only)
  • AU, VST, AAX (requires Pro Tools 10.3.6 and later)

Windows

  • Windows 7 and later (64-bit only)
  • VST, AAX (requires Pro Tools 10.3.6 and later)

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Spread

Stereo Width by DJ Swivel



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Unparalleled width, easy to use, SPREAD is the most powerful and usable stereo imaging plugin on the market. Make mono tracks stereo. Make stereo tracks stereoooOOOHHH DAMN THAT’S WIDE!

Beautiful Interface

Spread was designed for ease of use. With all features centered around a simple one knob design, Spread quickly gets you to the sound you want without any unnecessary complexity.

Multiband Processing

Spread enables you to change the stereo image of 3 independent user-definable frequency bands.

For Mixing & Mastering

Side Filter:

The Side Filter helps clean up phase issues and muddiness from low end stereo information. This feature takes advantage of Mid-Side processing to only remove the sides of the low signal, leaving mono basses intact and features an audition function.

Tilt:

Tilt will increase or decrease the volume of the left or right side allowing you to balance out your signal without compromising the stereo image.

Spread is an intuitive all in one multi-band stereo imaging plugin that will take your audio and spread it to widest and most accurate stereo image possible. Happy Spreading!




Features

  • One Knob design
  • Frequency Band Offsets
  • Frequency Band Mute / Solo
  • 3 band crossover
  • Side Roll Off (M/S filter) with Audition
  • Stereo balancing

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  • Mac OS X 10.11 or later, Windows 7 or later
  • An internet connection is required at the time of activation
  • 64-bit only formats

Plugin Formats

  • AAX
  • AU
  • VST3

Suppprted Sample Rates

  • Minimum 44.1 KHz, Maximum 192 KHz

Supported Hosts

  • Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton, Cubase, FL Studio, Reaper, Studio One, Nuendo

Notes

  • Spread does not support VST2 or earlier formats.
  • Each purchase of a DJ Swivel plugin includes 2 personal licenses, allowing users to install the plugin on 2 different machines. DJ Swivel plugins also include unlimited deactivations, allowing you to transfer the plugin to a new machine if desired.

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Magic Stereo

Stereo Width by Singomakers



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Best-selling Sound Design label Singomakers and REZONE (artist of Ultra Music, Mixmash, Big & Dirty, Skint, Toolroom) are very proud to present their first VST/AU plugin Magic Stereo.

Expand the stereo image of elements in your track with this professional stereo imaging tool. With it's simple intuitive controls Magic Stereo offers wide to super wide spatial widening without losing anything within the mono signal.

Presets designed for Bass, Leads and Drums offer instant results but these can be easily tailored to get the perfect width to your sound. Check out the audio demos in the player above and give the free demo trial a go.

Already championed by A-list producers including Hardwell, W&W, Dannic, Swanky Tunes, Joachim Garraud, Futuristic Polar Bears, D.O.D, Arston, Maddix, Paris & Simo, Patrick Hagenaar and a lot more! Magic Stereo is a fine and affordable addition to your plugin collection.



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Mac

  • OS X 10.6 and later

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  • Audio Units (AU)
  • VST

Windows

  • Windows 7 and later

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  • VST

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Pana

Stereo Width by Klevgrand



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Natural Panner

A pan knob for the human ear

Pana is a sophisticated stereo tool designed to let you do more elegant, natural audio positioning than what regular balance panning might accomplish.

Panning an audio signal can be done in several ways, where the most common is to alter the volume on one channel. This is a CPU-efficient way (and many times the best) to achieve a sense of positioned audio. Almost every DAW and mixing console has this feature built-in.

Another way is to add a short delay to one of the channels – the Haas method. This renders a richer sound, but can also make a sound come off as somewhat unnatural.

A more elegant way is to apply a low pass filter to one of the channels. This maintains the audio energy on both channels, but at the same time makes it sound positioned. This works very well on transient rich sounds like drums or other percussive instruments.

Pana uses both the delaying and filtering methods in combination, to achieve a more natural positioning. This makes Pana a very versatile tool for most types of sounds – and having these features in one plug-in makes for a great mixing experience. To top it all off, there’s also a crossover filter that makes it possible to leave the low-end frequencies completely untouched, letting the bass remain fully centered, to prevent the mix from tipping over on one side.

Anatomy

1. Pan the mic - The pan knob in Pana is actually more of a macro controller, controlling multiple parameters for filter and micro delay.

2. Set your head size - Binaural hearing (how humans perceive sound) is highly dependent on time difference between the ears, rather than sound level difference (as set by a normal pan knob). This time difference is bigger if you have a large head. To feel smarter, turn this knob to the right.

3. Keep your bottom in the middle - To prevent the mix from "tipping over", you can keep the low frequencies in the middle.

4. Steepen the curve - Apart from time difference, binaural hearing also relies on the filtering of high frequencies on the opposite side of the sound source. This knob controls that.

5. Not just a phase - For checking the mono compatibility, if your audio signals are in or out of phase.




Features

  • Adjustable micro-delay, tuned after human head size (variable size)
  • Adjustable low-pass filter on opposite channel
  • Bass crossover filter, keeps high-energy low frequencies in the center (to prevent the mix from tipping)
  • Quick button for checking mono compatibility
  • Correlation meter for checking the phase
  • Pan lock – for locking the pan knob when browsing presets
  • A collection of ready-made presets

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  • macOS 10.10 or later (optimized for the M1-processor)
  • Windows 7 SP1 or later
  • AU, VST-2, VST-3, AAX

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MAutopanMB

Stereo Width by MeldaProduction



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MAutopanMB is a powerful multiband auto-panner with an adjustable shape feature. This effect is naturally designed to bring spatiality to the sound. By using our fully adjustable oscillator technology you can take your sound to the limits of your imagination.

Features

  • Dual user interface - the plugin is not only extremely versatile, but also quick and easy-to-use thanks to 2 graphical user interfaces. First there is a simple default one with several predefined modes, but just a few controls, which lets you start quickly and easily without any knowledge. All you need to do is choose what you want and use a few knobs. And the plugins also has an advanced mode, which provides all the extreme features the plugin offers.
  • 1-6 fully configurable independent bands built on 3 perfectly transparent crossover algorithms (analog, linear-phase and hybrid) with fully adjustable limits and input gains. Includes peak meters for all bands and the master.
  • Continuously adjustable oscillator shape - every oscillator in our plugins is defined by a mix of predefined oscillator shapes, custom waveforms edited using our MeldaProduction Envelope System (MES), step-sequencer and several methods for algorithmic postprocessing. It is the most advanced approach for defining oscillator shapes.
  • 4 global modulators - in each instance you can have up to 4 fully-featured modulators that can modulate any set of parameters including other modulators! In this way you can make the sound move in time, be less static and more interesting. Each modulator works as LFO, follower, midi/audio triggered ADSR envelopes, a pitch detector or even a combination.
  • Up to 8 channels surround processing - our plugins can handle not only mono and stereo signals, but also up to 8 channels of surround audio, making them ideal for audio production for movies, games etc.
  • Full randomization - using a single button you can generate completely new settings. By clicking the button you can walk through the billions of possible settings and find the best one for you! And if that's too much, you can just hold ctrl and MMultiBandAutopan will only slightly modify existing settings.
  • Extremely advanced and easy-to-use user interface - our products are always designed to enhance the workflow. You can easily change all values, fine-tune each control in multiple ways. Easy orientation in a standardized GUI, textual editing and smooth visualization with almost unlimited zooming are standard in all of our plugins. Moreover our plugins are the world first (and still the only ones), which support resizable and stylable GUI's.
  • Automatic synchronization to host tempo - every oscillator and modulator in the plugin can automatically synchronize to the host providing as natural a sound as possible while not offending other tracks.
  • MIDI controllers with MIDI learn - you can map any parameter to any MIDI controller or MIDI keyboard and control it realtime or record and automate it.
  • Very fast, optimized for SSE and SSE2 processors.
  • Global preset management and online preset exchange - using a title button you can save your settings (which are shared on the computer) so you can easily access these in other songs. Moreover all plugins can automatically share your presets and download presets of other users from our servers (if this feature is enabled). We are building a community and you can be a part of it!
  • Fully Automatable.



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Windows

  • Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • VST / VST3 / AAX compatible host (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • Intel/AMD processor with SSE2 support

Always use 32-bit plugins in 32-bit hosts, or 64-bit plugins in 64-bit hosts!
 
64-bit plugins can't work in 32-bit hosts even if the operating system is 64-bit. Do NOT use 32-bit plugins in 64-bit hosts. They would have to be bridged and can become slow and unstable.
 
Mac OS X

  • Mac OS X 10.9 and newer (64-bit only)
  • VST / VST3 / AU / AAX compatible host (64-bit only)
  • Intel/AMD processor with SSE2 support or Apple Silicon processor

Note: Please check your product PDF documentation for more information and installation instructions.

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Energy Panner

Stereo Width by Sound Particles



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Energy Panner uses the intensity of a sound to control its movement. From traditional stereo to immersive, this plugin enables artists to add dynamic depth to their panning techniques without any effort or additional routing.

Sound Intensity Controls Panning

With Energy Panner, the sound intensity controls the panner, creating movement that reacts to sound. Imagine drums moving at the beat, synth notes that move on attack, among many other behaviours. From music to audio post, from stereo to Dolby Atmos, Energy Panner is a plugin that you definitely want in your toolset.

Panning Mode

The Pan mode is essentially a normal end-to-end particle-based panning. This type of panning effect changes the position of the sound source between two points (start point -> endpoint) previously defined by you. Therefore, the greater the energy of the input signal the greater the shift from the starting point to the endpoint.

Sliding Mode

Whenever the audio signal reaches a certain level (threshold value), the sound source moves on a trajectory that you define. As opposed to pan mode, the sound source does not return to the starting point as soon as the signal level drops. The sound source will freeze that position until the audio signal exceeds the threshold value again, leading to a new shift of the sound source in the dome space.




Features

  • Stereo, Immersive & Binaural Outputs: From stereo, 7.1, HOA to Binaural and Dolby Atmos, Energy Panner gives you several output options based on virtual microphones technology.
  • Dynamic Movement: Easily set how the sounds will move. For instance, will they move from the speakers position to the centre or will they move clockwise starting from a custom position?
  • Sidechain: Use external signals to control the effect of the plugin instead of using the track’s sound for this.
  • Visualization Dome: Track every single movement the sounds are making through the main component of the plugin’s UI: the dome.
  • Randomization: Running out of ideas? Don’t worry! The Energy Panner has a randomize option that outputs a new result each time you click it.
  • Absolute Control: Energy Panner brings you all the options you need to have complete control over how the sounds are moving in the panoramic field.

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Operating System

  • Mac OSX 10.11 or higher
  • Windows 10 or higher

Minimum Requirements

  • CPU - 2-core or higher
  • RAM - 4 GB or higher
  • Disk Space 600 MB

Recommended Requirements

  • CPU - 4-core or higher
  • RAM - 8 GB or higher
  • Disk Space - 600 MB

Formats

  • AAX Native
  • AU
  • AUv3
  • VST
  • VST3

Note: Pro Tools 64-bit compatible (PT11 and above) required for AAX

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Brightness Panner

Stereo Width by Sound Particles



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Brightness Panner will change the way you use sound in space, enriching your mixes by spreading sound around you.

This unique audio plugin makes panning easier than ever, by applying movement to your sounds using Brightness, Pitch and MIDI analysis.

Brightness Panner dynamically pans sound based on frequency, pitch or MIDI notes, using the familiar dynamics parameters of threshold, ratio, attack and release to pan channel outputs to any speaker configuration. From stereo to Atmos, from 5.1 to binaural or Ambisonics Brightness Panner enables music, post-production and game audio professionals to simply and creatively add dynamic movement to their mixes.

Brightness Analysis

Brightness Panner analyzes the spectrum of sounds in order to pan them in 3D according to a range of frequencies set by the user.

Pitch Analysis

Brightness Panner identifies the pitch of individual notes and pans them in 3D according to a range of pitch values set by the user.

MIDI Analysis

Brightness Panner receives MIDI notes and pans sounds in 3D according to a range of MIDI notes set by the user.




Features

  • Dynamic Movement: Easily set how the sounds will move. For instance, will they move from the speaker's position to the centre or will they move clockwise starting from a custom position?
  • Visualization Dome: Track every single movement the sounds are making through the main component of the plugin’s UI: the dome.
  • Randomization: Running out of ideas? Don’t worry! The Brightness Panner has a randomize option that outputs a new result each time you click it.

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Operating System

  • Mac OSX 10.11 or higher
  • Windows 10 or higher

Minimum Requirements

  • CPU - 2-core or higher
  • RAM - 4 GB or higher
  • Disk Space 600 MB

Recommended Requirements

  • CPU - 4-core or higher
  • RAM - 8 GB or higher
  • Disk Space - 600 MB

Formats

  • AAX Native
  • AU
  • AUv3
  • VST
  • VST3

Note: Pro Tools 64-bit compatible (PT11 and above) required for AAX

OS Compatibility



Stereoizer Elements

Stereo Width by NUGEN Audio



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Stereoizer Elements

Stereo width, streamlined

Streamlined & Accessible

Stereoizer Elements is a simplified version of our Stereoizer plug-in, giving access to all three of its stereo width algorithms - linear width, Interaural Intensity Difference and Interaural Time Difference - via one straightforward control.

  • Add polish and spatial balance
  • Create stereo audio from a mono source
  • Create a super-wide stereo image

And the best part, your mix will still sound great in mono.



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Mac

  • Mac OSX 10.7 and above
  • 512 MB RAM

Windows

  • Windows XP and above
  • 512 MB RAM

Plugin Formats

  • AAX, VST, VST3, AU and AudioSuite (64-bit only)

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MStereoGenerator

Stereo Width by MeldaProduction



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Description


MStereoGenerator is a unique natural sounding mono to stereo (or even surround) expander, which makes your tracks sound wider, stronger and punchier. It's perfect for almost any audio material from vocals to saxophones to drums.

Truly Natural Sound 

MStereoGenerator has been carefully designed to provide a truly natural sound suitable especially for acoustic recordings.

Fully Featured Parametric Equaliser and Stereo Field Analyser

An integrated equalizer lets you adjust which parts of the spectrum you want to expand and the stereo scope gives you an immediate view of the resulting stereo width.

MeldaProduction Goodies

You can also expect to find the standard MeldaProduction goodies: 16x upsampling, M/S, surround support as well as other channel modes, A-H presets for easy comparisons, and our easy to use integrated help system.




Features

  • The most advanced user interface on the market - stylable, resizable, GPU accelerated
  • Unique visualisation engine with classic meters and time graphs
  • exceptionally versatile modulators
  • Adjustable oscillator shape technology
  • 4 multiparameters
  • M/S, single channel, up to 8 channels surround processing...
  • Smart randomisation
  • Automatic gain compensation (AGC)
  • Safety limiter
  • Adjustable up-sampling 1x-16x
  • MIDI controllers with MIDI learn
  • Very fast, optimised for SSE/SSE2/SSE3 processors
  • Global preset management and online preset exchange
  • Supports VST, VST3, AU and AAX interfaces on Windows & Mac, both 32-bit and 64-bit
  • No dongle nor internet access is required for activation
  • Free-for-life updates

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Windows

  • Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • VST / VST3 / AAX compatible host (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • Intel/AMD processor with SSE2 support

Always use 32-bit plugins in 32-bit hosts, or 64-bit plugins in 64-bit hosts!
 
64-bit plugins can't work in 32-bit hosts even if the operating system is 64-bit. Do NOT use 32-bit plugins in 64-bit hosts. They would have to be bridged and can become slow and unstable.
 
Mac OS X

  • Mac OS X 10.9 and newer (64-bit only)
  • VST / VST3 / AU / AAX compatible host (64-bit only)
  • Intel/AMD processor with SSE2 support or Apple Silicon processor

Note: Please check your product PDF documentation for more information and installation instructions.

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Haaze 2

Stereo Width by Klevgrand



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Description


Stereo Tool

Bring any mono signal to life with this stereo enhancer.

The upgraded Haaze v2 from Klevgrand is an elegant solution for controlling stereo width and spatially positioning a sound in a stereo mix. Regular L-R panning is a weak tool that doesn't resemble real-world acoustics, which becomes clear when trying to place a mono sound naturally in a stereo mix (especially on headphones).

The result still feels very "mono". Haaze is an audio plugin that makes the positioning feel more natural, understandable, and pleasant for the ears. It splits the audio signal into 16 frequency bands. On each band, you can delay the left or right signal (which will make the listener believe the sound arrives from the side that’s reaching the ear first), pan it to the left or right, or adjust the overall width on that band (for example, make the lower frequencies more focused in the middle than the higher). Haaze can also diffuse a mono signal and make it wider.

If this sounds complicated, Haaze comes with many presets that will help you to get started. It sounds good both in headphones and loudspeakers, and it has great mono compatibility.

Anatomy

1. I Can Haaze? Control the delay between Left and Right on each band.

2. Pan(ic) button. This mode can pan each band separately between Left and Right.

3. In your widest dream. This mode sets how wide you want each band to be.

4. Gainz. Only if you need to compensate the gain after processing each band.

5. Happy Birthday Mr Presetident. Lots of presets that will help you to get started.




Features

  • 16 independent frequency bands
  • Haas: Control the delay between L/R on each band
  • Pan (Split EQ): Pan each band L/R
  • M/S: Control the width on each band
  • Gain: Compensate the gain level on each band
  • Draw mode, for easy plotting out the adjustment curve that you want
  • Lots of presets for helping you to get started
  • Stereo width meter + Level meter on each band

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  • macOS 10.10 or later (optimized for the M1-processor)
  • Windows 7 SP1 or later
  • AU, VST-2, VST-3, AAX

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ReCenter

Stereo Width by Boom



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Description


The Instant Stereo Fix

Important note:  A FREE account at ilok.com is required (a physical USB iLok is not required)

ReCenter automatically repairs off-centre stereo recordings while keeping the original stereo width which makes it an invaluable time-saver and a perfect tool for professional post-production. Fix off-centred stereo field recordings, dynamically centre vocal artists or musicians that moved around the stage or centre hard directional effects like drive-bys and stereo whooshes. ReCenter makes tedious panning automation obsolete so you can focus on your creative flow.

What isReCenter?

ReCenter is a stereo processor that constantly analyses an incoming stereo signal and dynamically rotates it to the centre or a given angle without altering the stereo width. Having the incoming signal centred, you can narrow or widen the stereo image within ReCenter. For a better low-frequency control you can mono the original signal below a set frequency. A multiband processing option intelligently shifts more complicated signals.

Dynamically correct stereo images

Have you ever worked with stereo material that was not centred correctly? Pointing a stereo microphone a hundred percent accurately onto a sound source gets harder the further away the source is. As a result, you get a recording with a constantly shifting centre that would require you to manually adjust and automate the panning over the whole recording. ReCenter continuously analyzes the directionality of a stereo or M/S signal and rotates it to a given target angle in real-time – without narrowing the stereo image.

Goodbye corrective panning

Correct poorly aimed or moving stereo recordings while skipping the time-consuming and most often ineffective pan automation process. All you need to do is tell ReCenter how hard, fast and precisely it should adjust your signal.
This will drastically improve your workflow and save you hours of manual and tedious panning as well as constantly checking your stereo signal. With ReCenter, you have one thing less to worry about and you can focus all your energies on your creative work.




Features

  • Dynamically create convenient stereo images
  • Once the centre is restored, precisely alter the stereo image
  • Input stereo or M/S signals
  • Mono filter below certain frequencies
  • Multiband mode for heavy-duty applications
  • Widen or narrow the centred stereo image
  • Shift the output angle to left or right

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  •  A FREE account at ilok.com is required (a physical USB iLok is not required)
  • Windows 8 (64-bit), 8 GB Ram, Intel® Core i5
  • Mac OS X 10.9, 8 GB Ram, Intel® Core i5
  • VST, AU, AAX

Important note:  A FREE account at ilok.com is required (a physical USB iLok is not required)

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MStereoSpread

Stereo Width by MeldaProduction



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Modern listeners crave extremely tight and punchy sound. MStereoSpread uses psychoacoustics to bring your tracks closer to the listener and make them as wide and tight as physically possible, yet sound natural and beautiful.

Unique Stereo Expansion Algorithm

Besides the standard comb-based algorithm, which has several flaws, MStereoSpread provides a unique unbelievably tight-sounding stereo expansion algorithm, which is perfect for just about any audio material and is fully mono compatible.

Stereo Field Analyser

An integrated stereo scope gives you an immediate view of the resulting stereo width.

Modulation Heaven

Does you music sound a little static? Well not anymore. You can modulate any parameter, and each modulator can work as an LFO, audio level follower, enveloper, randomizer and even pitch detector.




Features

  • The most advanced user interface on the market - stylable, resizable, GPU accelerated
  • Unique visualisation engine with classic meters and time graphs
  • exceptionally versatile modulators
  • Adjustable oscillator shape technology
  • 4 multiparameters
  • M/S, single channel, up to 8 channels surround processing...
  • Smart randomisation
  • Automatic gain compensation (AGC)
  • Safety limiter
  • Adjustable up-sampling 1x-16x
  • MIDI controllers with MIDI learn
  • Very fast, optimised for SSE/SSE2/SSE3 processors
  • Global preset management and online preset exchange
  • Supports VST, VST3, AU and AAX interfaces on Windows & Mac, both 32-bit and 64-bit
  • No dongle nor internet access is required for activation
  • Free-for-life updates

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Rating


Value For Money

Sound Quality

General Ease of Use

Number of Presets


Windows

  • Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • VST / VST3 / AAX compatible host (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • Intel/AMD processor with SSE2 support

Always use 32-bit plugins in 32-bit hosts, or 64-bit plugins in 64-bit hosts!
 
64-bit plugins can't work in 32-bit hosts even if the operating system is 64-bit. Do NOT use 32-bit plugins in 64-bit hosts. They would have to be bridged and can become slow and unstable.
 
Mac OS X

  • Mac OS X 10.9 and newer (64-bit only)
  • VST / VST3 / AU / AAX compatible host (64-bit only)
  • Intel/AMD processor with SSE2 support or Apple Silicon processor

Note: Please check your product PDF documentation for more information and installation instructions.

OS Compatibility



MStereoProcessor

Stereo Width by MeldaProduction



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Description


MStereoProcessor is an advanced multiband stereo analyzer and enhancer plugin. Using MStereoProcessor you can make your recordings and mixes sound more professional by easily controlling stereo image and the necessary perception of depth and space.

It is a necessary tool to finish your recordings. It lets you look at and listen to the stereo field and its mono compatibility, ensuring your recording is truly placed into the center. It can widen, shrink and excite stereo field on 4 separate bands.

Features

Global panorama, widening and exciting - for starters you can modify the panorama and widening of the signal itself. The algorithm is totally transparent and mono compatible. Finally you can apply a broadband exciter to improve the clarity of each band.

  • 4 bands with separate widening and exciting - while it is often desired to have bass stereo field minimal as opposed to treble, MStereoProcessor lets you process all bands separately. You can modify the stereo field from mono to a 200% increase and even perform delayed stereo enhancement. Both algorithms are fully transparent and mono compatible. You can also apply an exciter to improve the clarity of each band. MStereoProcessor provides 3 types of crossover (analog, linear-phase, hybrid), so you can choose the optimal band separation mode for your particular audio material.
  • 2D stereo field analyzer and channel peak meters - integrated analyzers give you an accurate view of the output stereo profile, which you can use to ensure the recording is accurately wide and has correct direction.
  • Mono/stereo field check - you can easily check if your recording is mono compatible and what the stereo content actually is.
  • Mute and solo for each band - you can always listen to each band and check that each spectral part of the recording is perfect.
  • Extremely advanced and easy-to-use user interface - our products are always designed to enhance the workflow. You can easily change all values, fine-tune each control in multiple ways. Easy orientation in a standardized GUI, textual editing and smooth visualization with almost unlimited zooming are standard in all of our plugins. Moreover our plugins are the world first (and still the only ones), which support resizable and stylable GUI's.
  • MIDI controllers with MIDI learn - you can map any parameter to any MIDI controller or MIDI keyboard and control it realtime or record and automate it.
  • Very fast, optimized for SSE and SSE2 processors.
  • Global preset management and online preset exchange - using a title button you can save your settings (which are shared on the computer) so you can easily access these in other songs. Moreover all plugins can automatically share your presets and download presets of other users from our servers (if this feature is enabled). We are building a community and you can be a part of it!
  • Fully automatable.



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Windows

  • Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • VST / VST3 / AAX compatible host (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • Intel/AMD processor with SSE2 support

Always use 32-bit plugins in 32-bit hosts, or 64-bit plugins in 64-bit hosts!
 
64-bit plugins can't work in 32-bit hosts even if the operating system is 64-bit. Do NOT use 32-bit plugins in 64-bit hosts. They would have to be bridged and can become slow and unstable.
 
Mac OS X

  • Mac OS X 10.9 and newer (64-bit only)
  • VST / VST3 / AU / AAX compatible host (64-bit only)
  • Intel/AMD processor with SSE2 support or Apple Silicon processor

Note: Please check your product PDF documentation for more information and installation instructions.

OS Compatibility