Stereo Designer - StereoShaper vs BFM - Metering Suite Usage & Stats
Stereo Designer is an easy to use multi-purpose stereo shaping tool for Audiobus and Inter-app Audio. Create unique wide stereo image, "stereoize" a mono sound source, apply mid/side processing, independent high and low pass filters per channel, and more.
Process synths, drum machines and hundreds of other apps by connecting through Audiobus. Use Stereo Designer as an effect inside DAW apps such as Garageband, Auria, Cubasis, and AudioShare using Audiobus or Inter-app audio.
Stereo Designer supports Core MIDI via the Camera Connection kit, USB MIDI interfaces, Virtual MIDI and WiFi connections. The MIDI Learn function lets you easily assign your MIDI controller's knobs and sliders to control Stereo Designer's effect parameters.
Here's what users are saying:
" With Stereo Designer, Christopher has created one of the most impressive/creative stereo enhancement processors I’ve ever had the pleasure to use. If there was a VST/AU version for the desktop then I’d buy it in a heartbeat…."
- Music App Blog (www.musicappblog.com)
"Add depth to your sounds -
This can help add a missing dimension to your music. Try running a synth or drum app through it. Use an audio interface to process guitars, hardware synths, or even a signal from your desktop DAW. It works really well with the developer’s other apps too. Great with Audiobus."
- dmonterroso (AppStore review)
Stereo Designer features two distinct modes:
PERFORM and TWEAK.
• PERFORM mode is focused around four XY touch pads. Touch to control LOW PASS, DELAY, PAN and OUTPUT gain independently for left and right channels.
• TWEAK mode features large expressive sliders and additional effect parameters, allowing you to fine tune your sound.
In addition to Audiobus and Inter-app Audio support, Stereo Designer can also process external instruments such as guitar, voice and synths by connecting a microphone or professional audio interface such as the Apogee Jam, ONE, or any iOS compatible USB audio interface. Guitarists can use our effects live by connecting the output of their audio interface to an amp.
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COMPATIBILITY:
• requires iOS 12.4 or later
• iPad Mini/iPad 2 or newer
• Audiobus 3 compatible (Effect, Input, state saving)
• Inter-App audio compatible (effect node)
• Compatible with DAW apps such as Auria, Cubasis, and Garageband
• compatible with USB audio interfaces
• Core MIDI compatible
FEATURES:
• Control individual Left/Right channel volume, panning, filter and more.
• Mid/Side (M/S) processing mode lets you adjust the volume, high and low pass filters for Mid and Side independently.
• Widen or reduce the stereo width of an input signal.
• Independent panning position of each channel, allowing for interesting stereo placement.
• Individual High and Low Pass filter per channel for additional stereo shaping.
• Phase (polarity) invert Left/Right channels.
• Isolate the Left or Right channel and manipulate the resulting mono signal.
• "Stereoize" mono inputs using individual channel delay + High and Low Pass filters.
• Sum Left and Right channels to mono.
• Audiobus 3 compatible with state saving
• Inter-app Audio compatible
• Core MIDI compatible, works with any MIDI controller via MIDI Learn
• Select presets via MIDI program change
Stereo Designer works with just about any professional iOS compatible USB audio interfaces. Here is a list of interfaces that have been tested and verified to be compatible:
• Apogee Jam
• Apogee Mic
• Apogee ONE for iPad/Mac
• Apogee DUET for iPad/Mac
• Apogee QUARTET for iPad/Mac
• iRig
• iRig HD
• iRig iMic
• Focusrite Scarlett series (*requires USB hub)
• Alesis io2
• Alesis IO Dock
• Behringer UCA202
• many more
- Apple App Store
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BFM or Big F*ing Meters is a macOS, Windows, and soon to be iOS compatible Metering plug-in designed exactly how the name sounds... really f*ing big. With the main goal of readability we wanted to bring a meter that you can see from across the studio and keep your records clip-free.
BFM currently offers 6 Modes with RMS, LUFs, Peak, and Peak Hold values, to give you a variety of views to keep your signal under control. The Text, Bars, Waves, VU Meters, Spectrum, & Time let you decide how you want to keep track of your signal with multiple fonts/formats to view them in.
Text gives you a quick look at just the values easy to see from across the room. This view offers the most values with RMS, Peak, Peak Hold, and LUFs (Short Term & Momentary with Maximum values and LUFS range) values available. Controllable sensitivity & peak hold time for all pages. Reset Peak Hold with a click off the value.
Bar offers a more traditional meter for seeing the range of values showing RMS, Peak, Peak Hold, and LUFS. Correlation & Balance meters included to set your stereo image and phase response. Peak Hold resets on value click. Sensitivity changes on bar click. LUFS readings select on click. Included reference points for -24 (EBU), -16 (Apple Music), & -7 as a suggested maximum for most genres.
Wave view gives you a look at your waveform after your channel effects with the ability to quickly mark in dB where you want to see your signals peak. To freeze click the waveform. To reset Peak Hold click the value.
VU Meter Designed for a quick look at your overall levels. Featuring controllable Attack, Release, Minimum, and Maximum value control. Left/Right, Mid/Side, PPM, and LUFS options available. Click VU to enter dark mode.
Spectrum is a simplified frequency spectrum view with 3 quality modes. Great for getting an overall look at where your frequencies are when mixing or editing. Tap to freeze and inspect. There is also the PEAK value displayed on this page. To reset Peak Hold click the value.
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Stereo Designer - StereoShaper VS. 
BFM - Metering SuiteDecember 27, 2024