Halo Downmix

About

Halo Downmix is a multi-effects plugin by Nugen Audio. It enables downmixing from 5.1 and 7.1 surround mixes to stereo, with controls for surround balancing and mix monitoring. It offers visual controls for relative levels, timing, and the balance between direct and ambient sound. A 3D Immersive Extension option adds downmixing from 7.1.2 and 7.1.4.

What it sounds like

It controls excessive diffuse sound from artificial reverb and removes delay artefacts from the rear channels. It produces a more coherent stereo mix where standard downmix coefficients give unsatisfactory results.

Features

• Visual controls for relative levels, timing, and direct/ambient balance
• Advanced and compact interface modes
• Quick-select in-place monitoring of stereo and surround signals
• Linked solo and mute functions at every stage
• Visualisation of surround energy distribution
• Parallel surround/stereo A/B checks with NUGEN Receive

Good for

• ambient
• cinematic
• house