Is there a plugin that can swap L/R channels?

[digitaldrummer]

Seems like I've seen something before. I may even have the plugin but I can't seem to find that function right now. Looking to completely swap Left and Right channels on the master to hear what it sounds like reversed (and I don't want to have to swap every individual track in a mix). I'm sure some plugin has implemented this feature?

thanks

[The Scum]

A few moments hunting brings me to: https://www.raisingjakestudios.com/util ... :32Swapper

That's actually a pretty useful feature in general, and I don't know why we don't see it more often. I've been known to patch an input of my Coleman switcher with the L/R swapped, so it's a matter of switching inputs to do the swap (at the cost of losing an input).

If I ever make my own monitor controller, that's certainly on the feature list...or maybe even a more genericized version, because I see left-to-both and right-to-both, or sides swapped, or mono all being useful.

[A.David.MacKinnon]

Stereo tool by flux will do that and a lot more. Independent level, pan controls and polarity reverse for each channel, a phase meter and good level meters. Plus you can make and save your own presets.
I have presets for L-R swap and summed mono to one side to feed my auratone or to check for phase issue on my mains.

[digitaldrummer]

thanks guys! and the prices on these are both great too!

btw, i did build my own monitor switcher (right now just a mechanical switch between 2 pairs of powered monitors) and if I could not find a plugin, I considered adding a 2nd switch to reverse the L/R - but these are way easier to implement! and cost less!

[vvv]

It's a native plug-in in Cool Edit, which fact likely helps you not at all, but I say that because it's a very useful feature, ex., when cutting and pasting stereo backing vocals on, say, 3 chorus in a row, flipping the BV's on the middle chorus makes the cut-n-paste much less obvious.

[digitaldrummer]

I tried the "Stereo Swapper" from Raising Jake Studios yesterday and it does exactly what I needed - and it's free! nice and simple. And tbh I would recommend everyone try it. it was a bit shocking at first to hear how different it sounded in reverse (I guess I could flip over the headphones, but that's different too...). There are so many factors - the room, my ears, possibly my monitors, etc. But after swapping back and forth and making a few minor mix adjustments I was pretty happy with what it does and feel like my mix is better too.

Mike

[Recycled_Brains]

This seems really handy on stereo busses in general.

Sidenote... the Raising Jake MB3X is a pretty rad plugin. Audiosiege put up a mastering preset on his IG that is nice.

[AndersonSoundRecording]

Panipulator is an amazing tool for this and more:

https://www.bozdigitallabs.com/panipulator-2-0/