a simple bass->mono tool?

[qa2pir]

Is there any simple free VST effect for just centering everything below, say, 100-200 hz?

[nix808]

Can you do it before mixdown?
might be easier

[FriendlyStranger]

Basslane does exactly this:

http://www.kvraudio.com/db/1086

[qa2pir]

Basslane does exactly this:

http://www.kvraudio.com/db/1086

thanks a bunch!

[sinkmusic]

Thr33some does that, and much more
http://www.delamancha.co.uk/thr33some.htm

[Shy]

I used to use BassLane. Sanford Bass Tightener is better, since it doesn't negatively affect the entire frequency balance. Since Sanford closed the site, you can search for it and use SoftPedia's mirror (second download link).

[zeep]

GVST had a good one.

[bezusheist]

maybe this could be useful for someone...brand new...AU only, though...http://www.airwindows.com/tovinyl.html
(and i guess it's not free, either...but whatever...)

[VibraSound]

When you want mono, do it in the mix.
It's always better to mono instruments at the source.
Kick, Bass = Mono

[como baila]

http://www.kellyindustries.com/stereo_tools.html

Stereo Tools VST

Here's a useful, free tool that includes stereo>mono.

Como

[Rune L-H]

I used to use BassLane. Sanford Bass Tightener is better, since it doesn't negatively affect the entire frequency balance.

Hi,

A small correction here Basslane does not alter the frequency spectrum, other than what may occur with regards to pan laws.

If you use a VST analyzer which is feeding Basslane a mono test signal, then you will see a picture that is not entirely true to what happens when you feed an actual stereo signal through Basslane... which is the intended use case.

Cheers,
Rune

[mystran]

Last I tried BassLane was beyond unstable, from random few-second freezes to outright crashes. Maybe it's been fixed since. I've actually used Sanford Bass Tightener a few times and if my memory serves me right, it was pretty nice sounding.

These days though I usually use rs-met EasyQ to do the job if absolutely necessary (ie low-shelf the side-channel in M/S mode usually works best), but most of time I just don't have enough low-freq stereo to bother.

[highkoo]

Not simple:
http://nugenaudio.com/monofilter.php

[dark_virus]

http://www.kellyindustries.com/stereo_tools.html

Stereo Tools VST

Here's a useful, free tool that includes stereo>mono.

Como

The OP needs a monoizer that affects only below a given freq threshold (the bass part, in this case). Stereo Tools doesn't have this feature.

I use Basslane too, for great results.

[A.M. Gold]

The OP needs a monoizer that affects only below a given freq threshold (the bass part, in this case). Stereo Tools doesn't have this feature.

You could do it with a two band crossover, though. Have everything going above the cutoff stay stereo and feed the signal below the crossover point go through the mono-izer. rs-met has a good free x-over.

I use Basslane too and I think it sounds good, but I'm looking for alternatives because I want to become non-reliant on SE plug-ins in the near future so I can go 64 bit without having to deal with bridging.

To address the point that you should just run all your bass tracks full mono, I don't really agree necessarily---bass instruments have frequency content over a fairly wide range unless you are just talking about a very subby synth.

You may want to keep the upper freq range stereo on a bass instrument and mono only the content say, below 100 Hz. Some people don't care about this technique, but it's one reason why I like the variable cutoff on Basslane, and you can also add a hint of stereo spread below the cutoff if you think that sounds better.

Nugen's Monofilter is very good, but unfortunately it crashes my current host (Tracktion 3).