A plug-in for precise downmixing, surround balancing and mix monitoring that lets you deliver projects in surround and stereo without compromise.

Standard downmix coefficients can lead to unsatisfactory results, particularly when legacy upmixing practices were used for the original surround mix. Halo Downmix produces a more coherent stereo mix, controls excessive diffuse sound from artificial reverb and removes delay artefacts from the rear channels; in surround-to-surround mode, existing 5.1 and 7.1 mixes can be re-balanced channel by channel and in their direct/diffuse balance. Together with the included NUGEN Receive plug-in, a parallel surround and stereo workflow with rapid A/B checks is possible. The customisable interface offers advanced and compact modes, in-place monitoring, linked solo and mute functions and a clear view of surround energy distribution.

Features

• Surround-to-stereo downmixing
• Surround-to-surround fine-tuning
• Removes delay artefacts from legacy upmixing practices
• Control of excess ambient sound and low-frequency content
• Maintains dialog clarity
• Parallel surround and stereo workflow with in-place monitoring

Technical details

• Type: Plug-in
• Operating systems: Windows, macOS
• Plug-in formats: VST3, Audio Unit (macOS only), AAX
• Architecture: 32-bit and 64-bit

System requirements

• macOS 10.9 or later
• Windows 7 or later
• RAM: 1 GB

The licence is registered with the manufacturer at http://www.nugenaudio.com/register.php. You will receive your serial number and the download link by e-mail immediately after purchase.