MS vs CenterOne
Maria Elisa Ayerbe shows the difference in using MS processing vs CenterOne.
Adjust your phantom center signal without changing the panorama or spectral characteristics
CenterOne lets you adjust your phantom center level of a stereo source and even separate your center and side signals. Whether you need to bring prominence to a lead vocal without changing stereo content, or if you want to isolate centered and panned audio, CenterOne’s original approach gives you unparalleled control.
The unique algorithm adjusts center levels without compromise in sound quality between your new audio signal and the original source, so expect clean audio for each part of your mix, and feel confident to apply the plugin in a variety of contexts.
Change the levels and balance of stereo audio with intelligent control over centered content. Fine tune the perfect stereo balance without affecting the integrity of your sound
Extract stereo elements into lossless (bit-identical) Left-Centre-Right stems and work on them separately for unique panorama control
Beautiful Retina design with most common controls on one screen and a complete range of fine adjustments only a click away
Available on Mac OSX (10.13 +) (M1-Native), Windows 8, 10 (64-bit only) in AAX-Native, VST3 and AU
Made by a dedicated support team who listen to the community
The Center Prominence algorithm at the heart of CenterOne analyses the exact phantom center to transparently adjust stereo audio. This approach avoids the phase shifts or panorama imbalance issues that arise when Mid-Side techniques fail to split the signal cleanly.
Change the level of center audio until the balance is just right, such as bringing prominence to lead vocals in a mix, or make room for the vocals in a guitar stem. You can leave the unique left and right signal untouched, and any changes you make to the phantom center doesn’t affect the timbre or quality of the sound.
CenterOne has Left-Center-Right audio outputs so you can process each independently. This gives a world of creative options on each part of your stereo audio, and transparent algorithms mean that the signals can be recombined to be bit identical to the original source.
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Adjust your phantom center signal without changing the panorama or spectral characteristics
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