To replace my Waves S1 and 64bit precision as possible

I would always and heartily recommend the unbeatable iZotope Ozone 5! Stereo imaging + many more mixing/mastering tools included.

hey parco,

Are you not satisfied with the Waves S1 ?
Personally, I have the Sonalksis Stereo tool (which looks like the S1) and when I demoed it, I was very impressed ! It's considered as the best stereo tool plug and it's true theat Sonalksis is well famous for the undeniable quality of their plug-ins ! By the way, I 've compared with the freeware Flux stereo (whose name is also very famous in the audio plug-in world) and it appeared to me that Sonalksis was superior.

But as the mixing tasks proceed, projects after projects, I realize that the Sonalksis couldn't be put directly on the Master bus with this magical effect confering instant and gratifying wideness to the entire mix. (although with subtle settings, the Sonalksis do bring something in comparison with similar other plugs). I mostly use it on bus for widening a reverb, background vocals, violins and synth pads... But I imagine you can get similar results with the S1 ?

Hi all,which Sonar version?In producer there is an awesome Cake plug named Channel Tools.Work for mid side too.It's incredible weapon to sit the track in the mix.Best

Channel Tools is good too but nowhere near as comprehensive as iZotope Ozone 5's stereo imaging tool!

Of course, it's free.But for tracking and mixing you don't need a type of stuff like Ozone 5.Channel tools and Analist are very good tools in Sonar.Mastering is another story.Best

Ozone is ok for widening pre-existing stereo content. By far the most comprehensive i've used is http://www.nugenaudio.com/stereopack_RTAS_VST_AU.php
One of the few that can actually deal with mono to stereo well.

Channel Tools is good too but nowhere near as comprehensive as iZotope Ozone 5's stereo imaging tool!

Apples 'n oranges. Actually, Channel Tools offers quite a bit more functionality than either Waves S1 or Ozone's stereo tool. 


What distinguishes Ozone's is the ability to define multiple bands and apply different amounts of M/S balancing and delays to each band. I don't know of any alternative plugin that lets you do that.

Here are a couple you can checkout;

Sheppi: (Free)
Inspired by Bob Katz KStereo Ambience Enhance
http://dallashodgson.info/articles/OpenAmbienceProject/

Stereooerests: ($29)
Splits the high and low freqs via an adjustable crossover and alsoe allows you to adjust the width plus  boost and cut. Works great on stereo and Mid/Side stuff. Personal it really shines for me as a creative mixing tool busses and individual tracks. 
http://www.ddmf.eu/product.php?id=5

There is another one more expensive but I can recall the name of it. Will post it once it comes back to me.

You probably should check out the IK Quad Image as well. It's multi-band stereo enhancement with M/S capabilities. I own (and like) both it and Ozone and they are both very similar, but you can get the Quad Image as a stand-alone for a fairly reasonable price.

Dean