Waves Brauer Motion - Circular Stereo Auto-Panning Software for Mixing and Sound Design (Download)

Available for download, Waves Brauer Motion is a stereo effects tool that takes its inspiration from its eponymous codesigner, Michael Brauer, an engineer recognized for creating particularly moving mixes for artists including Bob Dylan, Coldplay, and others.

The plug-in works by giving you two different auto-panners that can be made to move around each other in various, interesting ways. They can also be synced to each other, or be made to move independently. Either way, you can sync the panning operation to a host tempo or operate in free mode, in which the speed parameter controls the rate of panning. You can also choose input mode, wherein the signal's amplitude dictates the rate of movement. In this mode, positive amplitudes (level boosts) will result in moving a selected panner forward along its path of trajectory, while losses in level will cause the effect to reverse course and move in the opposite direction.