Before we get into breaking down the lead bus i wanted to make sure everyone has at least 1 good stereo widening plugin. I am a big fan of the waves s1, however i understand not everybody has waves. So i did some testing on the BEST FREE ones avail and this one REALLY stuck out! A1 Stereo Imager by Alex Hilton.
You can check out a demo of this here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_U9yG1aevs
So after opening this guy up i noticed immediately its modeled very similar to the Waves S1 with some extra features. I put it on individual sounds as well a bus and i was very impressed. It is quite a beast, and its simple to use, unlike some of the other free ones i looked at. I really like the safe bass function where you can set the frequency to where you want, and the frequencies below where you selected will remain centered. That is a great added feature for using on groups or on a bus. I definitely recommend checking this out if you dont have the Waves S1 or are in need of a good stereo widening tool. Hope this helps!
You can download for all vst au rtas here:
http://www.alexhilton.net/A1AUDIO/index.php/a1stereocontrol
Submitted October 27, 2016 at 04:38PM by TurntReynolds https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/59q0s6/review_best_free_stereo_widener_on_par_with_waves/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Thursday, October 27, 2016