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Mono to Stereo Plugin?

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Is there a plugin for either Amadeus Pro 2.0 or 1.5 that will do the job that mdastereo used to do? I have a transfer that I wish to work on, of an LP from the late 1960s.

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Mono to Stereo Plugin?

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Is there a plugin for either Amadeus Pro 2.0 or 1.5 that will do the job that mdastereo used to do? I have a transfer that I wish to work on, of an LP from the late 1960s.
Not sure what mdastereo does, but if you just want to convert a track from mono
to stereo, you can use the "Convert Track to Stereo" function in the "Tracks" menu.
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aussie149
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Not enough

Post by aussie149 »

Hi Martin. Thanks but no, I need a plugin that allows me to do things like create a depth [or more acurately width] of field in sound. So it sounds like a stereo presence, rather than two identical mono tracks laid together.

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Peter

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Post by MartinC »

Maybe a very silly question, but why can't you just use... mdastereo? Just tried it with AP 2 and it works like a charm...

http://www.kvraudio.com/db/stereo_by_mda

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Post by Eddie »

I have MDA Stereo Simulator and it seems to run fine on Amadeus. Is that the one you were referring to?

Other options:
Sonalksis StereoTools
PSP Stereo Enhancer
Waves (S1, some Q-10 presets IIRC)
Airwindows StereoFX

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Not yet

Post by aussie149 »

Hi

Thanks for the suggestions, Eddie. That is th eone. Unfortunately, all of these have either one or both of these drawbacks:

1. They cost - a lot, it seems - and/or
2. They are VST plugins, which don't run on Amadeus 2.0. Also, MDA Stereo Simulator doesn't run on Amadeus 1.5 [it appears to run until you have set it up to go, then it refuses to act.]

Thanks anyway. I do appreciate your help.

Peter

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Post by MartinC »

Pardon me... but "mda Stereo" is free and works like a charm. Just tested it with AP 2 and it does work...

The only obstacle is that the link that i gave above leads to an outdated version "mda 2.0" from 2002...

However, if you just click on "developer mda" on that page, you will come to:
http://mda.smartelectronix.com/

There you will get the "ub" version 2.4 from 2009. Expand it, drag it into Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/, launch AP and select Effects > VST Effects.

Keep in mind that VST effects can't make AP to create a stereo document, so if you have 1-track mono then first select Tracks > Convert to Stereo.

You also (probably) need to run AP in 32 Bit mode under Snow Leopard, see the other threads about it.

PS: And as a matter of fact, I just realized that there's even an AU version of "Stereo" - see the links below.

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Post by Eddie »

It seems to work, but make sure you have the latest version as mentioned above.
I just tried the AU version, along with this freebie.
http://www.fluxhome.com/products/freewares/stereotool
You can play with the width in MDA and you'll see it is working in STTool.

BTW, I think the ones I mentioned are all available as AU. Although not free, from time to time these companies have some excellent deals. :)

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