![]() CenterOne, meanwhile, allows you to adjust the phantom center of a stereo source and even separate the center and side signals. Each features two sliders that allow for an impressive amount of control over the sense of space of individual elements or even an entire mix. StageOne features width, depth and mono spread modules. They each feature intuitive user interfaces and pristine sound quality. Literally every piece of software they make is fantastic. Leapwing is one of the most underrated plugin manufactures out there. That said, if those aforementioned techniques are used, stereo enhancers and wideners can serve quite well as “icing on the cake” processors, incrementally improving the overall clarity and spaciousness of your mixes. Similarly, I find that proper balancing and application of equalization to avoid frequency masking is (usually) more important than stereo wideners. For example, no stereo imager is going to solve improper panning, like when a majority of tracks are clustered straight up the middle rather than appropriately spread to the sides. In this article, I’m going to cover my favorite plugins to create a better sense of stereo width when mixing, but I will preface this by saying that sometimes stereo width is better achieved by employing proper mixing techniques rather than the latest and greatest plugins. The amount of depth and width one can create when mixing is surprising if you use the right techniques and tools. One area of focus has been in creatively figuring out how create as much perceivable space in stereo productions as possible. Since stereophonic sound began to overtake mono in the late 1960s, engineers have worked at making the most of those two channels. There’s Neuralink, which claims to be able to stream music directly to the brain, but such technological advances are not likely to take place in my lifetime. I’m not sure anything will ever replace a pair of headphones or earbuds for runners and subway riders. We’ve got two functional ears (if we’re lucky and we take care of them), and stereo is quite literally a perfect fit for our biology. I, for one, would embrace larger scale mixes (as they open up a Pandora’s box of creativity for music producers), but I can’t argue with the practicality of stereo. While movie theaters and certain film enthusiasts’ homes might be outfitted with Dolby Atmos surround sound systems, which are capable of up to 128 channels of sound, good old 2 channel stereo is still the most popular format for music listening. Apple recently announced that a Dolby Atmos-powered spatial audio feature is now included in Apple Music. As somebody who already has 90% of their library, it was only ~40 to upgrade from Timeless 2.For as long as we’ve been able to reproduce sound, we’ve sought to create a more immersive listening experience. Right, it really only makes sense to buy FabFilter in big bundles based on their pricing. So for me it comes down to speed and ease of use, and Timeless 3 is absolutely top of the list, just after playing with it for half an hour. I'm not sure anybody NEEDS a certain delay plugin, for most basic delay needs any of the usual suspects (or stock DAW plugins) will work. Timeless definitely looks nicer though, and if you're familiar with how the other FabFilter plugins work (filter section operates exactly like Q 3/ Volcano) you'll probably have an easier time getting results. I'm not super familiar with Echoboy but you can probably get similar results with Timeless 3, seems to be quite an overlap of parameters. So it's more what you're looking for rather than a better/worse ranking. ![]() FabFilter takes a more basic tape delay setup and then lets you modulate it like crazy. Valhalla can get way, way out there just with the different delay modes. In terms of sound, it's comparable to Valhalla but in a different way. The way you offset right and left taps is much more intuitive. ![]() Huge upgrade over version 2, and imo is the best I've used overall. I've never gotten faster results, the visual feedback of the parameter changes and taps is worth it for me. As somebody who already has 90% of their library, it was only ~40 to upgrade from Timeless 2. Click to expand.Right, it really only makes sense to buy FabFilter in big bundles based on their pricing.
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