CHANNEL UTILITY

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Controls

• Input PadNone / -6 / -12 — Fixed input attenuation of 0, −6 or −12 dB.
• Input Gain−12 to +18 dB — Continuous input trim before all other stages.
• Phase LeftNormal / Inverted — Inverts the polarity of the left channel.
• Phase RightNormal / Inverted — Inverts the polarity of the right channel.
• DC Block Freq10 to 100 Hz — Cutoff of the one-pole DC-blocking high-pass filter.
• DC Block Mix0 to 100% — Blend between the unfiltered and the DC-blocked signal.
• Balance Left−6 to +6 dB — Level offset for the left channel.
• Balance Right−6 to +6 dB — Level offset for the right channel.
• Solo LOff / On — Mutes the right channel so only the left is heard (takes priority over Solo R).
• Solo ROff / On — Mutes the left channel so only the right is heard.
• Mono CheckStereo / Mono — Sums both channels to mono on both outputs.
• Output Gain−12 to +12 dB — Final level trim after all processing.
• Hard LimitOff / On — Clips any sample above ±0.99 to protect the output.

Best uses

• Gain staging at the start of a chain
• Fixing polarity problems on multi-mic recordings
• Removing DC offset from recordings
• Checking mono compatibility and each side individually
• Correcting left/right level imbalance

Properties

Input → Pad + Input Gain → Polarity L/R → DC Block (one-pole high-pass) → Balance L/R → Solo L/R → Mono Check → Output Gain → Hard Limit (±0.99) → Output. Zero latency.

Formats

• JSFXJSFX for REAPER, with REAPER's own sliders
• GFXJSFX GFX for REAPER, with its own interface
• VST3VST3 for any DAW
• CLAPCLAP for any DAW

Factory presets

Pad Hot Input · Invert Both Polarity · Invert Left Only · Mono Check · Listen Left Only · Listen Right Only · Low Rumble Trim · Safety Clip

In the FX chains and Rack presets

Sit-in-Mix · Wall of Sound

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