Mono

Check your mix in true mono, listen to Mid or Side, and choose your monitoring speaker with one click.

Mac: AU, VST3, AAX and CLAP, all as Universal Binaries for Intel and Apple silicon. Windows: VST3, AAX and CLAP (64-bit).

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Mono 2 with direct Stereo, Mid and Side buttons and Left, Center and Right monitoring

Inside Mono 2

A fresh perspective on your mix.

Check the center, explore the sides and hear what holds together.

One click. One speaker.

Hear your mix through the left or right speaker without touching your DAW’s panning. Choose Center to listen through both.

Left · Center · Right

Hear the Mid

Listen to the shared center of your mix. Check how the kick, bass and lead vocal sit together.

Mid signal · (L + R) / 2

Explore the Side

Isolate the difference between left and right. Hear stereo ambience, wide layers and effects in detail.

Side signal · (L − R) / 2

Choose your perspective. Directly.

Dedicated Stereo, Mid and Side buttons select what you hear. Left, Center and Right select where you hear it. Every mode is one click away, with no menus.

Separate Signal and Monitor controls

Pick up where you left off

Reopen your project with your monitoring setup intact. Your source and speaker selections stay with the session.

Signal and Monitor settings saved with your session

Automate your mix checks

Automate Signal and Monitor settings in your DAW to repeat the same listening checks. The redesigned interface includes hover hints, and Mono remains free.

DAW automation · hover hints · still free

Free monitoring utility

A new perspective.
Yours for free.

Get Mono and make checking your mix a little easier. Register once and we’ll email you the download link.

Mac: AU / VST3 / AAX / CLAP · Windows: VST3 / AAX / CLAP

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A few details, and you’re ready to go.

Why Mono?

One speaker.
A fresh perspective.

Make a quick mono check part of your mix.

Hear how the balance holds up.

Listening through one speaker takes stereo width out of the picture. It gives you another way to judge the balance between your vocals, drums and instruments.

A mono button is only half the story.

A mono sum played through two speakers creates a phantom center. With Mono, you can send that signal to just one speaker, then switch back to stereo without changing your DAW’s panning.

Explore the user manual

System Requirements

Windows 10 (22H2) or later, 64-bit (x64). Windows 11 recommended.
macOS 12.0 or later (Intel and Apple silicon)
DAW with support for Audio Units / VST3 / AAX / CLAP