KR-Image STR – Stereo Image Enhancer audio plug-in

In a conventional stereo imager enhancer design the input audio signal is divided into a very small number of frequency bands using time domain filters which are then used to distribute the filtered results to the left and right stereo audio channels. KR-Imager STR uses a frequency domain engine which divides the signal in hundreds of individual frequency components allowing a very detailed expansion of the input signal.

The KR-Imager STR supports two stereo image methods and an additional freeze morph function which are used to provide dynamic time variable stereo imaging. Changing the selected algorithm results in different frequency responses according to a user spcified change rate. The morph method provides a setting that combines two different algorithms in realtime. The KR-Imager STR engine allows for the use of sweeps and stereo image animations, further enriching the resulting stereo image.

The KR-Imager STR output is spectrally neutral and balanced at all times, i.e. it does not change the inputs frequency components (NO additional coloring of input audio signal), instead it only widens the stereo image for more pleasant listening. To achieve this, KR-Imager STR uses Spectral Transformation Resynthesis (STR) processing – a frequency depended DSP technique.

Features

• Primary and Secondary “Shape”algorithm selection control
• Effect “Depth” control
• Algorithm “Sweep” speed control
• Morph enable control
• Morph speed control
• Morph Freeze enable control
• Morph algorithm mix control for freezed morphing.
• Left/Right/Both input channel selector