A1StereoControl (FREE STEREO EXPANSION PLUGIN) has been updated to 1.1 (19 Feb 2015)

Introduction
With my new A1StereoControl plugin you will be able to expand or limit the STEREO WIDTH of your tracks using only one single knob. This powerful technique can be used on single tracks or groups tracks while mixing or even on a master bus in final mastering situations. As many experienced mixing & mastering engineers worldwide are complaining, stereo-expansion can have unwanted side-effects. Especially the bass frequencies should normally be simple mono. As you may guess, my plugin has also a solution for this problem.

Safe Bass
The integrated "Safe Bass" algorithm centers all bass frequencies below a adjustable value right back into the middle of the stereo field. This gives your tracks the solidity and definition you want while preserving maximum transparency and sharpness. Similar techniques were used by professional studio producers over ages with either expansive hardware devices like elliptical equalizers or even advanced m/s-processors. With my plugin you will be able to manage this complicated task with a minimum effort.

Simply turn on "Safe Bass" and adjust the frequency if needed. That's it - It's really that simple ! (Especially for Mastering).

Advanced Panning
Additionally A1StereoControl brings you the possibility to place your stereo signal inside the stereo field in a very intuitive way. Our Expert Mode features different "pan laws" (0dB, -3dB, -6dB), different pan curves (linear, logarithmic, sin/cos) as well as classic "balance" mode or "dual panning".

And best of all ... IT'S COMPLETELY FREE !!!
(PLEASE NOTE: THIS PLUGIN WORKS ONLY ON STEREO TRACKS !)

Have fun with this plugin!
Best regards from Germany,
Alex Hilton

Full Changelog:

A1StereoControl v1.1
- AAX / RTAS support for Pro Tools.
- NEW: 'phase alignment' for SIDE signal, if MID signal is muted.
- Improved CPU performance, especially when no audio is present.
- Now mutual exclude for "mute mid" and "mute side" buttons.
- Some minor bugfixes.

A1StereoControl v1.0.7
- Fixed the annoying need of MSVCP120.dll (occured only one some machines).
- Some minor bugfixes.

A1StereoControl v1.0.5
- Improved CPU performance.
- Popup menu now closes immediately if not needed anymore.
- Fixed some minor bugs.

A1StereoControl v1.0.4
- NEW: modified preset is now marked with a asterisk in presetname.
- NEW: selected preset is now ticked in popup menu.
- Slightly improved loading & saving procedures.
- Fixed some minor bugs.

A1StereoControl v1.0.3
- NEW: implemented a minimum font height in the popup-menu (especially for working on small displays, e.g. laptops).
- Corrected some typos.

A1StereoControl v1.0.1
- NEW: Presets ( Factory Presets / User Presets ).
- NEW: UNDO / REDO.
- NEW: the possibilty to set your own preferred DEFAULT SIZE.
- Fixed some minor bugs.

A1StereoControl v0.9.6b8
- NEW: two different Colour Schemes ( 'Bright Eyes' and 'Classic Dark' ).
- NEW: tooltips for all 'expert mode' settings.
- Increased font size in Popup-/DropDown-Menu.
- Improved RESIZING.
- Fixed Bug: 'Safe Bass Frequency' now always shows 'OFF' instead of '0.00', if 'Safe Bass' is turned off.
- Some minor bugfixes & adjustments.

A1StereoControl v0.9.6b5
- Fixed Bug: 'Safe Bass Frequency Knob' now always editable, if 'Safe Bass' is turned on.

A1StereoControl v0.9.6b4
- StereoWidth and Pan values may now also simply typed in (double-click on values to open up an editable text box).
- Some minor bug fixes.

A1StereoControl v0.9.6b1
- Initial release of public beta.

DOWNLOAD:
a1audio.de/index.php/downloads

 

Awesome find. Freebies for Pro Tools 11 are scarce.

Thanks for the share.