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Plugins for mixing in mid/side

6 plugins that give the mid and the side their own controls. MS Widener is free. macOS and Windows.

The MS Saturator interface — mid/side saturation plugin for macOS and Windows

MS Saturator

Flagship

Mid/side saturation plugin

Drive the sides hard and keep the centre clean.

Level-matched

Press play, then switch. Both takes run in sync

The MS Widener interface — free stereo widener plugin for macOS and Windows

Free stereo widener plugin

Turn up the width and the bass stays centred.

VST3 · AUFree
The MS Field interface — mid/side metering plugin for macOS and Windows

Mid/side metering plugin

See the fold to mono before you make it.

VST3 · AU
The MS Clipper interface — mid/side clipper plugin for macOS and Windows

Mid/side clipper plugin

Clip the centre and the sides on separate curves.

VST3 · AU
The MS Compressor interface — mid/side compressor plugin for macOS and Windows

Mid/side compressor plugin

Give the mid and the side their own compressor.

VST3 · AU
The MS Punch interface — mid/side transient shaper plugin for macOS and Windows

Mid/side transient shaper plugin

Keep the centre punchy and dry the room in the sides.

VST3 · AU
The MS MultiComp interface — multiband mid/side compressor plugin for macOS and Windows

Multiband mid/side compressor plugin

Four bands, and the mid and the side get their own compressor in each.

VST3 · AU

The Mid/Side Core

Drive, compress, shape, clip and meter the centre and the sides apart.

All 6 paid plugins

The MS Saturator interface — mid/side saturation plugin for macOS and Windows
The MS Field interface — mid/side metering plugin for macOS and Windows
The MS Clipper interface — mid/side clipper plugin for macOS and Windows
The MS Compressor interface — mid/side compressor plugin for macOS and Windows
The MS Punch interface — mid/side transient shaper plugin for macOS and Windows
The MS MultiComp interface — multiband mid/side compressor plugin for macOS and Windows

Every plugin gets a 2.0, free if you own it. The rest follow in early 2027.