Virtual Sound Stage

Mixing your music production is an art form that requires much more than talent and “a good ear”. It is usually a sound engineer’s job, but it can also be done by a producer with enough sound engineering knowledge. Also, a VST like Virtual Sound Stage may be of help.

The principle of getting an organic sound isn’t necessarily hard to grasp. Even when you’re producing electronic music, you have to visualize your instruments as if you’re seeing a band play live; the lead singer in the front, the guitar player on the left (from your point of view), the bass player on the right and the drummer will be in the back. Can you imagine how music would sound if the drums were in the front, covering most of the guitars and the vocals?

For this very reason, every digital audio workstation allows you to pan your channels, so that not all the different elements sound like they’re coming from the center. Virtual Sound Stage is a VST that can help you visualize this process better.

With an advanced graphical interface, Virtual Sound Stage allows you to literally place your instruments as if they were members of a band or an orchestra playing in a concert hall, or on a scoring stage, or in studio, or in a cathedral. The plug-in offers the specific reverberations of many virtual buildings, while giving you control over the each instrument’s position and various other parameters that can make your sound more organic.