Spotlight Stereo Shaper | SoundShockAudio

Spotlight is a stereo shaping plugin by Daniel Fernandes that combines pan and width in a single visual control. Drag a point around its semicircular surface to place a sound in the stereo field and adjust how broadly it spreads.

Moving the point inward widens the image, while moving it toward the outer edge focuses it. An arc shows the signal’s direction and spread, changing toward warmer colors when the image becomes very wide to help flag potential mono compatibility concerns.

The design suits quick placement of stereo recordings when you want to narrow a part and move it to one side in the same gesture. Bedroom Producers Blog found the interface intuitive and noted that the plugin does not offer separate frequency-band controls.

For more targeted adjustments, the mouse wheel changes focus without changing pan, while right-click dragging adjusts pan alone. Ctrl-click resets both controls, making it easy to return to the starting position.

Spotlight is a beta, and its developer has tested Windows and Linux builds in VST3 and CLAP hosts. The macOS and AUv2 builds are untested, so check compatibility with your own host before relying on them in a session.