Mastering The Mix Stereovault: Precision Stereo Control

Mastering The Mix has announced the release of Stereovault, a new plugin designed for macOS and Windows. This innovative tool is engineered to analyze audio, assist producers in achieving optimal stereo width, and provide extensive controls for shaping the stereo field with every adjustment precisely level-matched. Consequently, users can craft mixes that exhibit greater width, clarity, depth, and focus, all without introducing common stereo imaging issues.

Comprehensive Stereo Shaping Tools

The Stereovault plugin integrates a comprehensive suite of stereo shaping tools, organized across dedicated tabs such as Spread, Creative, Panorama, Width, Rotate, and Clean. These distinct sections empower users to widen, tighten, rebalance, position, rotate, and meticulously clean up stereo energy across the entire frequency spectrum. For instance, the SPREAD module allows for broadening or narrowing stereo width, while CREATIVE introduces movement and character through effects like FLUX, HAAS, and SPACE. Furthermore, PANORAMA enables precise placement of stereo energy, and WIDTH facilitates rebalancing the center and sides of a sound. In addition, ROTATE offers a unique way to move stereo energy without traditional panning, and CLEAN provides an EQ for mid or side signals to remove unwanted elements and maintain low-end focus.

Intelligent Analysis and Workflow

Stereovault also features two distinct operational modes. Transparent Mode is specifically tailored for clean, mastering-grade stereo control, ensuring pristine audio quality. Conversely, Flexible Mode offers greater freedom, making it ideal for detailed mixing tasks and creative sound design exploration. Moreover, the plugin incorporates intelligent analysis capabilities. Smart Presets, for example, analyze the incoming audio and propose a strong starting point based on the source material and genre. This feature significantly streamlines the workflow. Additionally, all stereo decisions are kept fair and accurate thanks to the integrated level matching after analysis. A crucial element of its design is the real-time stereo visualizer, which provides producers with an immediate visual representation of width, position, and phase behavior across the frequency spectrum, thereby enabling more confident and informed mixing decisions.

Features

• Find the right stereo width for your mix, master, vocals, bass, drums, and music.
• Smart Presets analyze your audio and suggest a strong starting point based on source and genre.
• Level matching after analysis keeps every stereo decision fair and accurate.
• SPREAD lets you widen or tighten stereo width across the frequency spectrum.
• CREATIVE adds movement, space, and character using stereo effects including FLUX, HAAS, and SPACE.
• PANORAMA helps place stereo energy more precisely across the stereo field.
• WIDTH lets you rebalance the centre and sides of your sound.
• ROTATE moves stereo energy without traditional panning.
• CLEAN lets you EQ the mid or side signal to remove unwanted stereo energy and keep the low end focused.
• Transparent Mode provides clean, mastering-grade stereo control.
• Flexible Mode gives more freedom for mixing and creative sound design.
• A real-time stereo visualizer shows width, position, and phase behaviour across the frequency spectrum.

Price
£59 / $81 / €68.95
A 15-day free trial is available.

More info: Mastering The Mix | Stereovault