Nugen Audio has announced Halo Downmix, ‘a creative solution for precise downmixing of feature film and 5.1 mixes to stereo’.

Halo Downmix reckons to deliver accurate downmixes that are no longer limited to typical in-the-box coefficient-based processes. It allows for unprecedented adjustment, and provides visual controls for relative levels, timing and direct vs ambient sound balance. Dialogue level can be maintained effectively with phantom centre ratio controls and excess ambient sound from rear channels can be managed easily. Low frequencies can also be regulated to ensure appropriate levels in downmix, and timing artifacts in surround channels introduced by legacy upmix practices are now easy to fix, either manually or by using the auto detection functionality.

In addition, Halo Downmix introduces a surround-to-surround mode for adjusting existing 5.1 or 7.1 mixes for better downmix compatibility or re-balancing of the surround mix.

‘Halo Downmix is an ideal solution for re-purposing cinematic releases for stereo television, restoring surround archive material, providing fine adjustments to surround recordings or facilitating real-time OB downmixing,’ says Nugen Audio founder and Creative Director, Jon Schorah. ‘Halo Downmix is everything audio professionals need to accurately and easily deliver an original surround mix in stereo.’

More: www.nugenaudio.com