Built a psychoacoustic panner for stereo - would love your thoughts
After quite a long journey, I'm happy to finally share PsychoPan, a plugin I developed together with W.A. Production.
The idea behind it was to go beyond traditional left/right panning and bring some of the psychoacoustic and acoustic techniques I've been using in film sound, game audio, and immersive productions into a simple stereo workflow. It lets you shape perceived height, front/rear placement, depth, distance, and immersion without relying on binaural processing or complex room simulations.
W.A. Production put together a great overview video that showcases what it does much better than words can:
I also made an audio-only demo with examples from many sectors of sound design and audio production:
And if you'd like to take a closer look, here's the plugin page:
PsychoPan | W. A. ProductionI'd love to hear what you think, especially from people working in post, sound design, games, or immersive audio. Feedback and questions are always welcome.