Panorama Audio Labs

Development Log

  • I almost deleted this feature

    How a stereo-width function became a lesson in correlation, quadrature and mastering-grade restraint. Panoramic is a mastering-grade stereo image processor. So every DSP decision had to be placed around the mantra of “do-no-harm”. Especially because mixes that come into master MUST BE RESPECTED. When it comes to the stereo image, the slightest offence can make…

  • Inside Panoramic: How the Signal Flow Shapes Your Stereo Image

    This is the roadmap of [PANORAMIC]. Read this to understand the why, what, and how of what happens under the hood! So from the get-go, the signal is split into mid-side and enters a 3-way switch: [OFF], [ELIPTICAL PRE], [ELIPTICAL POST] By default, the [ELIPTICAL] filter is [OFF], but if you want to, you can…

  • PANORAMIC CONCEPT: A Mastering Grade Stereo Field Processor

    The original concept for Panoramic began three years ago, when I asked myself, “Can I build a stereo image mastering plugin better than what’s out there?” That question became the project’s core thesis. The Stereo image and mastering How we perceive, localize, and distinguish stereo information is directly determined by the interaural time differences. Many…