Special Upgrade for Owners of CenterOne Version 2

Spatial Plugin
Control, shape and dynamically process the phantom center of any stereo signal — without changing its panorama, phase relationships or spectral integrity.

CenterOne 3 gives you precise control over the phantom center of a stereo source — without relying on conventional Mid-Side processing.

Our proprietary Center Prominence technology identifies the actual phantom center of your stereo signal, allowing you to change its level while leaving unique left and right information untouched.

Bring a vocal forward. Create space in a dense mix. Control low-frequency width. Reshape the stereo image of a full master.

And with CenterOne 3's new EQ, multiband and sidechain capabilities, you can now control not only how much center you hear, but also where and when that processing happens.

Phantom Center Control
Take direct control of the phantom center without affecting unique left and right information. Bring centered elements forward, push them back or create more space around them — while preserving the integrity of the original stereo image.

Shape Center & Sides
Apply dedicated EQ processing to the Center and Left/Right components of your stereo signal. Add presence to the center without brightening the entire mix, clean up low frequencies in the sides, or shape different areas of the stereo image independently.

Multiband Center Control
Control Center Prominence independently across different frequency ranges. Keep your low end solid and focused while opening up the upper frequencies, reduce center congestion only where needed, or create detailed frequency-dependent changes to the stereo image.

Dynamic Sidechain
Make CenterOne's spatial processing react dynamically to another signal. Create space around a lead vocal when it enters, let one instrument dynamically influence the center balance of another, or create subtle movement without conventional level automation.

What Sets CenterOne 3 Apart?

Beyond Mid-Side Processing
Mid-Side processing treats information shared between the left and right channels as Mid.

But Mid is not the same as the phantom center. CenterOne's proprietary Center Prominence algorithm analyzes the stereo signal to identify its actual phantom-center information.

More Than Stereo Width
CenterOne isn't a stereo widener. It lets you decide how much center should exist, how that center should sound, which frequencies should be affected, and when those changes should happen.

That makes CenterOne 3 equally at home on individual instruments, buses, stems and complete mixes.

Precision Where It Matters
Stereo processing doesn't have to affect the entire frequency spectrum in the same way.

CenterOne 3 lets you shape the center and sides independently with EQ, control Center Prominence across multiple frequency bands, and use external sidechain signals to make those changes dynamic.

From subtle mastering adjustments to creative spatial processing, you decide where, how much, and when CenterOne affects your stereo image.

Additional Features
• Proprietary Left-Center-Right extraction for direct access to phantom-center and side information.
• Center extraction-width control for defining how tightly the phantom center is isolated.
• Independent gain and mute controls for L, C and R within each frequency band.
• Two parametric EQ bands, each assignable to the LR or Center processing zone.
• Internal and external sidechain sources with selectable frequency and spatial targets.
• Threshold, ratio, attack, release and range controls for focused dynamic processing.
• A/B comparison, copy, undo and redo for fast, level-matched decision making.
• Preset management and full parameter automation.
• Stereo main output with extracted L, C and R auxiliary outputs in compatible hosts.
• Available in AAX, VST3 and AU formats for macOS and in AAX and VST3 formats for Windows.