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Waves S1 Stereo Imager
Stereo Width
Compatibility
VST3 · AU · AAX
Formats
Waves
Developer

Overview

Width that survives mono.

S1 is a set of three stereo imaging plugins for widening, narrowing and repositioning material. The Imager handles width and asymmetric tilt on stereo mixes, while the Shuffler widens the bass specifically and stays mono-compatible, which is where cruder wideners fall down. Between them they spread background vocals and layered guitars, push reverbs away from the centre, correct an unbalanced loop, or collapse a track to mono deliberately.

Highlights

Width, rotation and asymmetry control over the stereo image
Rotation moves the image without collapsing it
Shuffling widens the low end differently from the top
Designed with mono compatibility in mind
Handles unbalanced stereo material
Suits mix bus, mastering and individual stereo sources
Avoids the phase cancellation crude widening causes
Mono-to-stereo and stereo components

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Compatibility

Specs and requirements.

Licence and delivery

Formats
VSTVST3AUAAX NativeAAX DSP
Licence
Perpetual licence
Delivery
Instant download
Type
Stereo Width
SKU
1246-2989
Product code
V5-S1D40

macOS

OS
11 or later (native Apple Silicon)
Processor
Apple Silicon & Intel

Windows

OS
10 or later (64-bit)
Processor
64-bit Intel / AMD

Apple Silicon and Intel Macs are both natively supported.

Waves

About the maker

Meet Waves.

Waves Audio, founded in 1992 in Israel, is one of the world's largest developers of audio plugins and signal processors. Its catalogue spans EQs, compressors, reverbs, and vintage console emulations used across music, film, broadcast, and live sound.

Waves S1 Stereo Imager

£29