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Waves S1 Stereo Imager

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Ref.: 399696

Description

Essential Information About the S1 Stereo Imager Software

  • Complete suite of 3 plugins to control width, stereo positioning, and mid-side processing: S1 Imager, S1 Shuffler, and MS Matrix.
  • Controlled stereo width: widen buses, stereo tracks, or an entire mix, offering a powerful alternative to panning for greater mixing flexibility.
  • Safely widened bass: S1 Shuffler allows you to reinforce the low-end foundation while maintaining mono compatibility.
  • Correction and recentring: fix an unbalanced stereo image, asymmetrically tilt the image, and neatly reposition it within the stereo field.

What S1 Stereo Imager Is For

S1 Stereo Imager is a toolkit dedicated to stereo mixing: it is used to widen a source without altering its character, to add more size and authority to an arrangement, and to correct left-right balance issues on loops, stereo takes, or even a premix. It is especially useful on background vocals, doubled guitars, pads, overheads, as well as on reverb and delay returns to push the space outward and clear the center of the mix.

Main Features

S1 Imager: sculpt width and placement

S1 Imager lets you go from a tight source to an extra-wide image, or conversely fold into mono when you want to solidify the center. The tool also helps achieve better clarity of stereo effects: for example, widening a reverb to increase the sense of depth while keeping the lead vocal perfectly centered. Additionally, you can correct a shaky stereo image by asymmetrically tilting the image, then repositioning it to balance the stereo field.

S1 Shuffler: widen the low end with mono compatibility

When the goal is to add body without weakening the low end of the mix, S1 Shuffler adds dedicated controls to widen the bass frequencies while remaining mono-compatible. This is ideal for giving guitar rhythms a "thicker" feel, preventing a drum kit from losing impact, or adding more width and density to a stereo source beyond simple panning.

MS Matrix: dive into mid-side processing

The utility plugin MS Matrix functions as an encoder and decoder for mid-side processing. You encode your stereo signal into Mid and Sides, process each component separately with your favorite effects, then decode everything back to stereo. This approach opens up a precise workflow: enhancing center presence, widening the sides, or controlling ambience and resonances without affecting the core of the mix.

Technical Specifications

Mac System Requirements

  • Systems: macOS Catalina 10.15, Big Sur 11, Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14
  • Memory: 8 GB
  • Processor: Intel or Silicon architecture
  • Plugin formats: VST-3, AU, AAX

Windows System Requirements

  • Systems: Windows 10 64-bit and Windows 11
  • Memory: 8 GB
  • Processor: Intel or AMD CPU compatible with X64
  • Plugin formats: VST-3, AAX

Features

  • S1 Imager: stereo image enhancement on stereo mixes
  • S1 Shuffler: bass widening with full mono compatibility
  • Widening possible on buses, stereo tracks, or full mixes
  • Alternative to panning for greater mixing flexibility
  • Adds width, size, and authority to mixes
  • Mid-side processing via the utility plugin MS Matrix

Included Content

  • Suite of three plugins: S1 Imager, S1 Shuffler, MS Matrix
Brand reference number: 1178-2989
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