Mid/Side processing experts Brainworx have released a new limiter plug-in, the BX XL. Like many of their products, including the BX Digital and, more recently, the BX ShredSpread, the BX XL is made for processing stereo signals. It splits the left and right channels into Mid and Side for processing, then decodes the Mid/Side signals back into stereo. The BX XL also splits the Mid component of your programme material into two different frequency bands, allowing independent limiting of high and low frequencies in the Mid channel, as well as broadband limiting of the Side channel. A Mono Maker control, of the same kind that can be found in many of Brainworx’s other products, collapses everything below a given frequency to mono, to ensure a stable stereo image at low frequencies, as well as vinyl compatibility.
After the Mid/Side splitting and multi-band limiting, the decoded stereo signal passes through a fourth broadband limiter to further reduce dynamic range. Mid and Side signal levels can be adjusted post-processing, for manipulating stereo width, while copious Solo buttons allow you to listen to each part of the audio that you’re processing, such as the upper band of the Mid component, or the broadband Side signal, for example.
Available now, the Brainworx BX XL plug-in carries a normal price of €299, but if you buy it before November 25th, you’ll get it for the significantly reduced price of €199. The plug-in can also be trialled for free, for 14 days, without an iLok dongle.
