Stereo Tool

Name: Stereo Tool
Author: FLUX::

by FLUX:: · Imaging · Free stereo imager and analyzer

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Stereo Tool is a free stereo imaging and analysis plugin from FLUX:: with a vector scope, phase correlation and PPM meters.

It adjusts per-channel gain, pan, phase and global width, and needs no license activation.

Best for: Mix Bus, Mastering, Keys & Synths. Genres: all genres.

Keywords: wide, free, metering, built-in analyzer, simple, utility, full mix, mastering, A/B compare, bus processing, mix bus, mixing.

What it does

Stereo Tool (also listed by FLUX:: as Stereo Analyzer) is a free utility for adjusting and checking a stereo signal. It combines simple balance, pan, phase and width controls with scopes and meters in one window.

Channel controls: separate input gain and pan for left and right, each with a phase inversion switch.
Global controls: overall stereo width and pan for the whole signal.
Vector scope: shows the stereo image of the content at a glance.
Level meters: PPM meters on both input and output.
Phase correlation: a correlation meter that runs continuously to flag phase problems.
A/B morphing: two preset slots that can be mixed, with the morph recorded as host automation.
Remote control: Open Sound Control (OSC) support.

It is free.

Source: FLUX:: product page

When to use it

Stereo Tool is the pick when you want to fix balance, phase and width and see the result on a scope, for free and in one plugin. Compared with Ozone Imager, it has no multiband width control or stereo enhancement, but it adds per-channel gain, pan and polarity switches that Ozone Imager lacks. Compared with S1 Stereo Imager it is simpler, with no rotation or asymmetry controls. Against creative wideners such as Polyverse Wider, it is a correction and analysis tool rather than a widening effect.

Best for: checking phase and correlation, flipping polarity on one side, correcting left/right balance and making simple width changes.
Genres: any style, and mastering or post work where a quick stereo check is needed.
Look elsewhere if: you want multiband width control (Ozone Imager), stereo enhancement from mono sources (Wider) or a one-click mono fold; a KVR user notes the width control narrows the image but does not collapse it fully to mono.

Where to buy

FLUX::: Free

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