Utility and Meters

Bedrock

A stereo utility that adds no colour: it sets the level and balance, widens or narrows the image, works on the mid and side, keeps the bass centred and flips polarity.

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Every control, as its hover label says it in the plugin.

ControlWhat it doesRangeDefault
GainThe level, from off at the bottom up to +35 dB: at 0 dB it passes as it is.-60 to 35 dB0 dB
BalanceTurned one way it cuts the other side, keeping the image: at the centre both sides pass at 0 dB.-1 to 1 pan0 pan
WidthHow far apart the sides are: 0% makes them the same, 100% leaves them as they are, up to 400%.0 to 400 %100 %
Width ModeWidth scales how far apart the sides are; Mid/Side turns Width's knob into one that trades the mid against the side.Width, Mid/SideWidth
Mid/SideTrades the mid against the side: turned left only the mid is left, turned right only the side; at the centre both pass as they are. On Width's knob while Width Mode is on Mid/Side.-100 to 100 %0 %
ChannelsStereo passes both sides as they come; Left puts the left on both sides; Right the right; Swap trades them.Stereo, Left, Right, SwapStereo
Ø LFlips the left side's polarity (its phase), the right side left as it is.Off, OnOff
Ø RFlips the right side's polarity (its phase), the left side left as it is.Off, OnOff
BassOn: the lows below Bass Freq are made the same on both sides, so the bass sits in the centre; above it the sides stay as they are.Off, OnOff
FreqWhere Bass Width starts: the lows below it are brought to the centre.50 to 500 Hz120 Hz
DCOn: takes any steady offset (DC) out of each side.Off, OnOff
MuteSilences the output; every other setting stays where it is.Off, OnOff