Is there a plugin that would automatically center the stereo image without too much interference?
I tried Melda MAutoStereoFix but it analyses the audio and it doesn't work in my case where the stereo image is all over the place.
Automatic phantom center plugin
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 6786 posts since 17 Dec, 2009
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- KVRAF
- 1851 posts since 3 Jan, 2019 from Holland
Not exactly the same, but maybe Sideminder can help ? https://www.raisingjakestudios.com/plugins.html
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- KVRAF
- 8088 posts since 9 Jan, 2003 from Saint Louis MO
Nice! I have been looking for something similar to that and was planning to write one myself if I had to. (My idea was, when negative correlation is detected, invert the phase of one side at the next zero crossing. There might be some consequence to that that I don't really know, though.)dionenoid wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 12:40 pm Not exactly the same, but maybe Sideminder can help ? https://www.raisingjakestudios.com/plugins.html
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- KVRAF
- 4720 posts since 26 Nov, 2015 from Way Downunder
There are a few plugins that can give you "collapsed mono" as well, rather than the typical "extracted M" signal. MathewLane StereoDelta does it - he calls it "true mono folddown".
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 6786 posts since 17 Dec, 2009
I don't want it to collapse - i want the phantom center to move to center while retaining stereo info (like moving a stereo pan knob) 
I tried limiting and M/S tricks and decouple compressors and even iZotope RX level matching, but nothing is "quite right".
so far i only found https://www.boomlibrary.com/sound-effects/recenter/ that does it fairly naturally.
I went with manual stereo pan automatisation in this particular case, ReCenter fails on transients.
I tried limiting and M/S tricks and decouple compressors and even iZotope RX level matching, but nothing is "quite right".
so far i only found https://www.boomlibrary.com/sound-effects/recenter/ that does it fairly naturally.
I went with manual stereo pan automatisation in this particular case, ReCenter fails on transients.
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- KVRAF
- 2575 posts since 25 Apr, 2009 from gone
Maybe you could also simply apply mono to the lower frequencies... when the stereo of a track is really f#cked up, there’s sometime nothing better you can do... It will recenter the global image while maintaining a feeling of stereo...
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- KVRAF
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- 6786 posts since 17 Dec, 2009
yeah no, this is like bandoneon L/R and Piano Hi/Lo. Imo just not recorded optimallyDJErmac wrote: Wed May 12, 2021 12:38 pm Maybe you could also simply apply mono to the lower frequencies... when the stereo of a track is really f#cked up, there’s sometime nothing better you can do... It will recenter the global image while maintaining a feeling of stereo...
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- KVRAF
- 2575 posts since 25 Apr, 2009 from gone
A very filtered (no high frequencies at all, just to emphasize the low frequencies content) fully centered reverb might help reinforce the feeling of center power in this case.