Close up of the current prototype of the SM Monitor Controller

SM Monitor Controller Plugin

This software helps you make better decisions by removing the loudness bias when you compare sounds.

What is this?

A monitor controller is the central part of any mastering setup. We use it all the time when comparing the master to the original mix while mastering. We also use it for listening to the sum and difference signals, among other things.

We have a monitor controller that is perfect for our workflow. It has everything we need, because we have developed it ourselves. We made the first version in 2010 when we were looking for a superior way to do loudness matching. 😎

Over the years we have had many questions about this plugin and now we have decided to make it available to the public. So we have begun the work of porting it from the Reaper-only JSFX plugin format to other more common formats like VST3. That way it will be possible to use it in other DAWs as well.

The plugin is currently being developed and we plan to release it in 2025.

If you want to be alerted when the plugin is available you can let us know here.

Features

Progress

November 18, 2024: v0.0.4 is sent out, with an improved safe mode for the automatic loudness matching.
October 3, 2024: v0.0.3 is sent out, with the new safe mode for the automatic loudness matching. The safe mode helps avoid the situations described in the manual, under the “Important” section. The manual will be updated later.
September 3, 2024: Preparing v0.0.2 to be sent out. Meters and readouts fixed. Windows version remains to be signed.
August 29, 2024: The next update will be fixing the meters and readouts and also tweaking the routing instructions in the manual. The windows version is still unsigned, hopefully we can get that sorted as well.
August 28, 2024: Everything around Apple’s signing and notarization is sorted out, and the macOS version (v0.0.1) is sent out to the first test group. There is also an early version of the manual that you can have a look at here. Ready to go into Early Access. Starting with Reaper users.
August 27, 2024: We have now sent out the first version (v0.0.1) to the Windows users in the test group! The macOS version will also be ready soon, and after that we will start the Early Access stage.
August 19, 2024: We’re now switching over from the Reaper prototype to the new VST3 version in our own setups here at Stockholm Mastering. A few tweaks left and then the plugin will go out to the first test group.
August 5, 2024: Setting up a status page for the early participants. Sending out the first emails to the first group. Being excited that this is finally happening 🙂
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