{"id":36076,"date":"2024-09-12T15:33:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T15:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.pluginsmasters.com\/product\/nugen-halo-downmix\/"},"modified":"2024-09-13T09:22:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T09:22:51","slug":"nugen-halo-downmix","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/us.pluginsmasters.com\/product\/nugen-halo-downmix\/","title":{"rendered":"NUGEN Halo Downmix"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"system-requirements__headline fx-text fx-text--bold\">System Requirements<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"prod-features\">\n<li>Mac OSX 10.9.x \/ 512 MB RAM<\/li>\n<li>Windows (64-bit) Vista or above \/ 512 MB RAM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"system-requirements__headline fx-text fx-text--bold\">Available formats<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"prod-features\">\n<li>Supports 64-bit AAX, VST3, AU and AAX AudioSuite. Halo Downmix requires a surround-compatible plug-in host (5.1\/7.1) such as Pro Tools HD.<\/li>\n<li>NUGEN Audio is in the process of phasing out some older plug-in formats. The most recently updated products no longer support 32-bit or RTAS\/VST2. Customers who still wish to use these formats can download a legacy installer from the Build Archive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3>Complement your workflow<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fl-photo-img alignnone wp-image-5977 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nugenaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/7_1_2.png\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1061px) 100vw, 1061px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nugenaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/7_1_2.png 1061w, https:\/\/nugenaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/7_1_2-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/nugenaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/7_1_2-768x374.png 768w, https:\/\/nugenaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/7_1_2-1024x499.png 1024w, https:\/\/nugenaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/7_1_2-500x244.png 500w\" alt=\"7_1_2-pluginsmasters\" width=\"458\" height=\"223\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 458px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 458\/223;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Halo Downmix enables precise downmixing, surround balancing, mix monitoring and sophisticated stereo fold-down. The glue that brings your workflow together, allowing you to deliver in surround and stereo with ease, and without compromise.<\/p>\n<p>Produce better downmixes and enhance the downmix compatibility of your surround mixes, with an interface perfectly designed for the task in hand. Halo Downmix is the ideal complement to any surround workflow.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fl-col fl-node-5926b08ca2156 fl-col-small mobileAlignLeft\" data-node=\"5926b08ca2156\">\n<div class=\"fl-col-content fl-node-content\">\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-5926b1d5cdf6a darkTextRowHeader whiteTriangleLeft\" data-node=\"5926b1d5cdf6a\" data-animation-delay=\"0.0\">\n<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n<div class=\"fl-rich-text\">\n<h3>Precise control<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fl-col fl-node-5926b08ca21f4 fl-col-has-cols\" data-node=\"5926b08ca21f4\">\n<div class=\"fl-col-content fl-node-content\">\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-5926b3c337a79 checkSmallText2\" data-node=\"5926b3c337a79\" data-animation-delay=\"0.0\">\n<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n<div class=\"fl-rich-text\">\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-5926b3c337a79 checkSmallText2\" data-node=\"5926b3c337a79\" data-animation-delay=\"0.0\">\n<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n<div class=\"fl-rich-text\">\n<p>Streamline your workflow with versatile downmix balancing and mix monitoring.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fl-col-group fl-node-5926b86d08c41 fl-col-group-nested fl-col-group-custom-width\" data-node=\"5926b86d08c41\">\n<div class=\"fl-col fl-node-5926b86d09265 mobileAlignLeft\" data-node=\"5926b86d09265\">\n<div class=\"fl-col-content fl-node-content\">\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-5926b8771d2b7 checkSmallText\" data-node=\"5926b8771d2b7\" data-animation-delay=\"0.0\">\n<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n<div class=\"fl-rich-text\">\n<ul>\n<li>Downmix surround-to-stereo<\/li>\n<li>Fine-tune surround-to-surround<\/li>\n<li>Regulate low frequency content<\/li>\n<li>Maintain dialog clarity<\/li>\n<li>Control excess ambient sound<\/li>\n<li>Remove delay artefacts<\/li>\n<li>Monitor surround and stereo in-place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Expert surround-to-stereo<\/h3>\n<p>Using standard downmix coefficients can sometimes lead to unsatisfactory results, particularly if legacy upmixing practices were used for the original surround mix. Halo Downmix quickly mitigates these issues and produces a more coherent stereo mix, controlling excessive diffuse sound from artificial reverb, and removing delay artefacts from the rear channels.<\/p>\n<h3>Fine-tune surround-to-surround<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fl-photo-img alignnone wp-image-7652 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nugenaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/surround-1.png\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nugenaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/surround-1.png 193w, https:\/\/nugenaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/surround-1-150x150.png 150w\" alt=\"surround-pluginsmasters\" width=\"193\" height=\"192\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 193px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 193\/192;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Adjust existing 5.1 or 7.1 mixes in surround-to-surround mode. Individual channels, and the balance between direct\/diffuse sound can be adjusted to fine-tune or re-balance surround audio where access to the original mix is not possible.<\/p>\n<h3>Parallel workflows<\/h3>\n<p>Halo Downmix can also be used in conjunction with the NUGEN Receive plug-in (included) to enable a parallel surround\/stereo workflow. This allows for rapid A\/B checks between the full surround mix and the stereo downmix.<\/p>\n<h3>Flexible, intuitive interface<\/h3>\n<p>Halo Downmix provides a highly creative solution for precise downmixing. Intuitive, visual controls for relative levels, timing, and direct\/ambient sound balance allow unprecedented fine-tuning, delivering accurate downmixes no longer limited by typical in-the-box processes.<\/p>\n<p>Halo Downmix\u2019s highly customisable interface includes both advanced &amp; compact modes, with quick-select \u2018in-place\u2019 monitoring of stereo and surround signals, as well as quick linked solo and mute functions at every stage, and clear visualisation of surround energy distribution.<\/p>\n<h3>Typical applications<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Surround-to-stereo downmixing<\/li>\n<li>Surround re-balancing and fine-tuning<\/li>\n<li>Simultaneous surround\/stereo workflow<\/li>\n<li>Surround restoration<\/li>\n<li>Stereo production within a surround workflow<\/li>\n<li>Maintaining dialog clarity in surround<\/li>\n<li>Removing rear-delay artefacts from legacy upmixing practices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":36075,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[3308],"product_cat":[349,29,307],"product_tag":[1106,414,1746,34,51,1692,50,503],"class_list":{"0":"post-36076","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_brand-nugen-audio","7":"product_cat-audio-analysis","8":"product_cat-mixing","9":"product_cat-pan","10":"product_tag-analyzer","11":"product_tag-control","12":"product_tag-immersive","13":"product_tag-mixing","14":"product_tag-pan","15":"product_tag-spatialization","16":"product_tag-stereo","17":"product_tag-surround","19":"first","20":"instock","21":"downloadable","22":"virtual","23":"taxable","24":"purchasable","25":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - 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