(not a deal) Anyone know a plugin that auto forces panning to the center? (The sample isn't panned correctly)

[GTsongwriter]

I've got BBC Symphony Orchestra that seems to have no settings on disabling the panning they instilled into the samples they created.  Yes you can manually pan, but I'd rather have a plugin force it to center instead of me guessing if I'm center.

Edited October 4, 2023 by El Diablo

[X-53mph]

Can you be a bit clearer?

Do you want a vst in the FX bus or something that can resample the sample?

To be honest, it would be simpler just to repan it yourself.

[Brian Walton]

18 minutes ago, El Diablo said:

I've got BBC Symphony Orchestra that seems to have no settings on disabling the panning they instilled into the samples they created.  Yes you can manually pan, but I'd rather have a plugin force it to center instead of me guessing if I'm center.

It will collapse a stereo image but  something like Boz Mongoose will let you collapse the stereo image at any frequency cut off to be mono - thus pushing the "pan" to center. 

instead you might want to test this and see if it does what you want:

https://www.meldaproduction.com/MAutoStereoFix

 

No computer can judge the stereo field better than your ears. With MAutoStereoFix you can easily put on your best headphones and listen to individual channels, swap left and right, check the mid... and create a perfect centered stereo field everyone will envy you.

Edited October 4, 2023 by Brian Walton

[ralfrobert]

Or just force mono in the DAW. 

[Jim Roseberry]

If you just want to "collapse" the stereo image, Cakewalk's "Channel Tools" plugin (included with CbB) will do that.

[GTsongwriter]

2 hours ago, ralfrobert said:

Or just force mono in the DAW. 

How would you do that in Cakewalk?

[GTsongwriter]

2 hours ago, Jim Roseberry said:

If you just want to "collapse" the stereo image, Cakewalk's "Channel Tools" plugin (included with CbB) will do that.

Ok.. got a step by step instructions?

[GTsongwriter]

2 hours ago, Brian Walton said:

It will collapse a stereo image but  something like Boz Mongoose will let you collapse the stereo image at any frequency cut off to be mono - thus pushing the "pan" to center. 

instead you might want to test this and see if it does what you want:

https://www.meldaproduction.com/MAutoStereoFix

 

No computer can judge the stereo field better than your ears. With MAutoStereoFix you can easily put on your best headphones and listen to individual channels, swap left and right, check the mid... and create a perfect centered stereo field everyone will envy you.

I didn't even think about Melda until you mentioned them.  Then I googled them and what I read looking for... they have a free plugin called MUtility that allows you to collapse stereo to mono by enabling coder, then Left+Right -> Mono. https://www.meldaproduction.com/MUtility

https://vi-control.net/community/threads/plugin-for-collapsing-stereo-to-mono.129159/post-5169703

I still would like to figure out how Cakewalk would do this so I don't have to use a plugin.

[Brian Walton]

7 minutes ago, El Diablo said:

I didn't even think about Melda until you mentioned them.  Then I googled them and what I read looking for... they have a free plugin called MUtility that allows you to collapse stereo to mono by enabling coder, then Left+Right -> Mono. https://www.meldaproduction.com/MUtility

https://vi-control.net/community/threads/plugin-for-collapsing-stereo-to-mono.129159/post-5169703

I still would like to figure out how Cakewalk would do this so I don't have to use a plugin.

Does clicking this button work?

 

With the result of mono:

[GTsongwriter]

1 minute ago, Brian Walton said:

Does clicking this button work?

 

With the result of mono:

I will definitely try it out... first I'm going to put all my electronics into my EMP shelter for this evening's 2pm - 4pm Presidential alert.. Then I'll try it out.  See y'all in a couple of hours.

[GTsongwriter]

4 hours ago, Brian Walton said:

Does clicking this button work?

 

With the result of mono:

My controls look different:

Although, with the help pop-up .. it says " interleave = stereo" and press that, it says " interleave = mono"

If I turn on track mono, instead of using MUtility, I have to turn down the input volume by -8.0 using TUBE  on the PRE Prochannel... some reason turning interleave into mono increases track volume.

The native plugins will probably do better than the non-native plugins.  So I'll use interleave mono instead of the other way!

[Brian Walton]

20 minutes ago, El Diablo said:

My controls look different:

Although, with the help pop-up .. it says " interleave = stereo" and press that, it says " interleave = mono"

If I turn on track mono, instead of using MUtility, I have to turn down the input volume by -8.0 using TUBE  on the PRE Prochannel... some reason turning interleave into mono increases track volume.

The native plugins will probably do better than the non-native plugins.  So I'll use interleave mono instead of the other way!

Yeah different theme.  The one I posted is a standard one.  I usually use my own custom theme but didn't want to confuse matters with a screen shot of that.

[audioschmaudio]

ADSR Sounds currently has Yum Audio's Spread Light free with every purchase. It's being advertised as a stereo widener plugin but it can also do the opposite.

[TheSteven]

17 hours ago, El Diablo said:

I've got BBC Symphony Orchestra that seems to have no settings on disabling the panning they instilled into the samples they created.  Yes you can manually pan, but I'd rather have a plugin force it to center instead of me guessing if I'm center.

https://www.boomlibrary.com/sound-effects/recenter/

Quote

RECENTER automatically repairs off-centre stereo recordings while keeping the original stereo width which makes it an invaluable time-saver and a perfect tool for professional post-production. Fix off-centred stereo field recordings, dynamically centre vocal artists or musicians that moved around the stage or centre hard directional effects like drive-bys and stereo whooshes. RECENTER makes tedious panning automation obsolete so you can focus on your creative flow.

Full description/hype: https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/2-Effects/27-Stereo-Width/7980-RECENTER?a_aid=61d71088e0f85

MSRP is $89 but you might be able to pick it up cheaper at a reseller.  IIRC last BF it was going for about 50% off.
https://musicsoftwaredeals.com/?jsf=jet-engine:main&_s=ReCenter&meta=filter-tag:active

You can download a free trial here:
https://www.boomlibrary.com/sound-effects/recenter/#1619793640964-091f77b1-c34b

From what I recall testing it - it's a bit overhyped but it worked.  Like always YMMV. 
 

Edited October 5, 2023 by TheSteven