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Domain Mixer

by WesDaMooch

Domain Mixer takes a traditional stereo two-channel mixer an...

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Type
Audio Effect
Author
WesDaMooch
Version
1.1
License
None
Live version
12.0.5
Max version
8.6.2
Downloads
454
Updated
2025-08-11

Description

Domain Mixer takes a traditional stereo two-channel mixer and turns it on its side. Now, instead of blending audio amplitudes, the spectral content of one signal is modulated by the amplitude envelope of another — the frequency domain mixed with the time domain.

Overview & Audio Demo Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCg9_bWKam0&ab_channel=WesDaMooch

Open Source Files:

https://github.com/WesDaMooch/M4L_Domain_Mixer

For bug reports, feedback and feelings, contact me on instagram: modular.mooch, or email: [email protected]

Change Log

[v1.1] - 11/08/2025

- Add custom themes

- Improved Curve UI

- General bug fixes

[BETAv1.0] - 18/07/2025

- Beta goes live

Comments (6)

  • sleepcycle · July 21 2025
    Is this similar approach to what we see with United Plugins Transmutator in terms of spectral crossfading?
  • WesDaMooch · July 22 2025
    Hi Sleepcycle,
    Yeah, it's like Transmutator in that it mixes two signals together in an unconventional way. I haven't personally tried Transmutator, but it looks like it blends both signals in the spectral domain. It analyses and combines the audio based on tonal/noisy components. Domain Mixer only changes the frequency content of the Carrier signal. The Modulator's RMS over time is used as a spectral envelope that's applied to the Carrier. I think the sound from these two devices would be pretty different, though the concept behind them is similar. If you have Transmutator you could test it out and let me know what you think.
  • FreddyFingaz · July 24 2025
    I can't seem to figure out how to get the two signals routed to the device.   Tried setting a separate audio track that has it's audio routed to 3/4, then selected that track as the input source on my track with domain mixer but this "greys out" the sample I'm trying to play on the track (to mix in with 3/4).   Any ideas what I may be doing wrong?
  • WesDaMooch · July 25 2025
    FreddyFingaz, that sounds like it should all work. Check out the Audio Demo on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCg9_bWKam0&ab_channel=WesDaMooch), it gives an overview on how to route tracks to the plugin. Hope this helps!
  • whynotmore · August 29 2025
    Is this similar to what a FFT plugin like Zynaptiq morph is doing? Or a vocoder?
  • WesDaMooch · September 12 2025
    Hey Whynotmore, Domain Mixer uses an FFT to manipulate the sound spectrum, instead of the bandpass filter vocoder approach. Zynaptiq Morph probably uses some complex algorithms, whereas Domain Mixer is more of a quick and dirty effect.

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