Vi Stereo: To 51 Converter Suite Exclusive
Handles the center speaker and the low-frequency effects channel. sLsR: Manages the rear surround ambience extraction.
Unlike basic upmixers that simply duplicate left and right channels to the surround speakers, the V.I suite analyzes the phase and frequency relationships of the input audio. It intelligently extracts spatial ambience, reverberation, and directional cues, and redirects them across the standard 5.1 channel layout: Front Left & Right ( vi stereo to 51 converter suite exclusive
┌─────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Plugin / Suite │ Price Tier │ Best For │ ├─────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ V.I Stereo to 5.1 Converter │ Free / Open Source│ Vintage VST hosts, lightweight extraction │ │ Waves UM225 / UM226 │ Premium │ Real-time center-extraction & soundstage │ │ Soundfield Penteo 16 Pro+ │ Professional │ High-end cinema & Dolby Atmos workflows │ └─────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Handles the center speaker and the low-frequency effects
Independent sliders allow users to decide how much extracted room ambiance is sent to the front soundstage versus the rear surround channels. It intelligently extracts spatial ambience
Focuses solely on processing the front left and right soundstage.