Limbus Spatial Stage
Key Features
- Places active tracks on a shared front-facing stage for visual left/right and front/back mix positioning.
- Uses Spatial Sender on source tracks and Spatial Stage Master on a bus or master channel so tracks communicate across the DAW session.
- Shows per-object live spectrum displays and opens a detailed track view with EQ response, level history, and low/mid/high summaries.
- Allows multiple selected objects to move together while preserving their relative spacing.
- Adds per-Sender zero-latency five-band EQ plus compression, upward expansion, and internal sidechain feeds from other Senders.
- Includes REALISM, SPACE, and FAR LEVEL controls for distance, room impression, width, and depth behavior.
- Ships with a standalone desktop workstation that imports audio, hosts third-party VST3 plugins, automates stage movement, and exports stereo WAV masters.
Description
Limbus Spatial Stage is a visual spatial mixing system from Limbus Audio that turns track placement into a shared front-facing stage. It combines two communicating DAW plugins with a standalone desktop workstation, so source tracks can be placed, balanced, and shaped from one visual environment instead of only through separate pan controls.
Spatial Sender sits on each source track while Spatial Stage Master gathers active senders on a common stage. From the master view, producers can drag objects left, right, forward, or back, select multiple tracks while keeping their spacing, and open a detailed per-track spectral view with EQ response, level history, and low/mid/high summaries.
The tool goes beyond placement by adding source-level processing. Each Sender includes zero-latency five-band EQ, compression, upward expansion, internal sidechain feeds from other senders, REALISM and SPACE distance modes, while the Master adds CONSOLE GLUE bus compression with sample-accurate bypass at zero percent.
The included desktop app can import audio, host third-party VST3 plugins, automate stage movement, save LSS projects, and export stereo WAV masters. That makes Spatial Stage best treated as a combined visual mixer, panner, and light workstation rather than a simple stereo-width effect.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Limbus Spatial Stage work inside a DAW?
The system uses Spatial Sender on each source track and Spatial Stage Master on a bus or master channel. The Master gathers active Senders into one stage view where tracks can be positioned and managed together.
Is it only a panner?
No. The developer describes it as a spatialization system with panning and depth controls, but each Sender also includes a five-band EQ, dynamics, upward expansion, and internal sidechain routing from other active Senders.
What does the standalone application add?
The desktop app can work without a DAW by importing audio, hosting third-party VST3 plugins, providing inserts and sends, recording automation, saving LSS projects, and exporting stereo WAV masters.
Does it support Apple Silicon?
Yes. Limbus Audio says the macOS package includes VST3 and Audio Unit formats as a universal binary for Intel and Apple Silicon, along with the standalone application.
