The Best Upmix/Downmix Plugins Just Got Even Better

Penteo, the award winning audio upmix and downmix software, has just got a whole lot better. 

With a raft of improvements to an already powerful feature set, Penteo version 6 is the ultimate tool for audio reversioning, offering unparalleled versatility for audio professionals navigating through diverse audio formats such as Dolby Atmos, Binaural, and other immersive formats.

Penteo version 6 plug-ins simplifies the complex process of upmixing and downmixing, ensuring that reversioning between formats retain the highest fidelity and spatial accuracy. We’ve introduced the highest order Ambisonics support, accommodating up to 64 channels. This, combined with the Direct Binaural Renderer, empowers audio professionals to seamlessly convert between an extensive range of formats, ensuring optimal listening experiences across all platforms.

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All Audio Formats Supported

Steven Wilson | Producer, Audio Engineer, Artist | stevenwilsonhq.com

“If I'm remixing a classic album for which some multitracks are missing, Penteo creates an incredibly pure immersive upmix that enables me to keep the intregrity of the album sequence playback in spatial. I can't work without it.”

Thom Paisley | Senior Audio Engineer & Owner Hurricane Sound

“Penteo is still our go-to immersive upmix/downmix plugin. It sounds fantastic, supports all the audio formats we need, can be dialled-in quickly, and always downmixes perfectly.We often upmix Stereo SFX stems to 5.1 Surround or Dolby Atmos and need to keep the mono content in the centre speaker. Penteo's new Autodetect Mono mode does this perfectly, making our workflows faster and more creative.”

Robin Walsh | Owner & Chief Engineer | Assegai Audio

“1 completed the 5.1 Surround music upmixes for Shaka iLembe, delivering 32 massive music cues in 3 days for the first episode! Penteo's ease of use was literally the star of the show, because it made upmixing Stereo sources into Surround so intuitive. The fact that every track downmixed perfectly was mind-blowing! Using the rear shelf and diffuse modes gave me the creative control I needed.”

Alan Meyerson Supervising Score Mixer Remote Control Productions

“I couldn't live without Penteo in my daily Surround and Atmos workflows. Penteo upmixes always deliver the speed and quality I need.”

Alex Gamble | Juno Award-Winning Audio Engineer, Music Producer, Mixer

“Penteo has ended up in almost every Dolby Atmos mix I've done: it is the most robust and best sounding upmixer that I have used.  Penteo is perfect for bringing stereo content closer to the centre of the room, but doesn't come with the phase issues I've seen in other upmixers.”

Why Penteo?

Exceptional Sound - Uniquely Pure Phaseless Upmixer

  • No unwanted sonic upmix artifacts

  • Follows original mixers' intent precisely

  • Wide front stage with broad channel separation

  • Center and Overhead vocals isolation

Perfect Downmix - Every Upmix Is A Perfect Downmix

  • Every upmix downmixes 100% ITU

  • Downmixer with downmix compatibility monitor

Creative Workflow Controls - Automate and Speed Key Tasks

  • DropVox – suppress vocals from Upper channels 

  • Boost mode- connect Rear channels to front stage

  • 4 Center & 4 Upper & 4 Bottom sound control modes

  • Tilt – shift Upper channels forward

  • Left / Right Sweep Control 

  • Advanced LF controls

  • Group Solo & Mute

  • Minimal Mode – reduce plugin size by 60%

  • Presets for Facebook & Youtube audio creation

  • ITU Downmix Compatibility Monitor 

  • Switch upmix/downmix formats without plugin reinitiation 

All Audio Formats - Can Be Upmixed Or Downmixed

New Creative Workflow Controls in Penteo version 6

  • Autodetect Upmix/Downmix mode

  • Rear / Upper / Bottom Diffuse controls

  • Stem Upmix/Passthrough mode

  • Independent Rear / Upper / Bottom shelf filters

  • Autodetect Mono – Center vocal isolation

  • Full Phantom Center

  • Autodefault upmix DSP

  • Multi-link Faders

  • DAW Channel Order Autodetect

  • 5 Universal Music Group Atmos Presets

  • Peak Signal Meters

Recent Enhancements

Audio Formats Added

  • 7 Ambisonics formats from 2 channel UHJ to 7th Order Ambix

  • Direct Binaural renderer from 62 audio formats

  • 5 advanced audio formats for Octophonic Cube, hybrid 360RA 16.0 & Atmos 7.0.7

  • 4 audio restoration formats including LtRt, LCRS, LCRS+LFE, 2.1

New Creative Controls and Presets

  • 10 creative sound shaping workflow controls

  • 5 Universal Music Group Atmos presets

  • Center hold for vocals and mono-like stems

Be The Master Of Your Audio Universe

Audio Reversioning

In the modern world of professional audio production, the ability to adapt and transform audio content is not just valuable; it's essential. This is where the concept of 'Audio Reversioning' comes into play—a term that encapsulates the dynamic process of modifying audio files to suit various playback environments. Read more

The Challenge

Imagine you're tasked with creating an audio landscape for a piece of media that will be consumed in a multitude of environments: in the cinema with Atmos, on television in stereo, or through headphones in binaural. Each of these settings demands a different audio profile for optimum consumption, Penteo is the leader in Upmixing, Downmixing, and format conversion. Whatever your audio reversioning needs, Penteo has you covered.

Formats

Get all your needs met in one plugin. Other similar plugins don’t offer the flexibility of Penteo. To do the same thing using those plugins can cost almost twice as much as the Penteo solution.

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A Penteo Plugin for every audio reversioning need

5.1 / 7.1 Upmixer & Downmixer

Binaural renderer included

2nd Order Ambisonics Encoder / Decoder

16 Audio Formats

Immersive Upmixer / Downmixer

All Atmos & 16-channel formats included

3rd Order Ambisonics Encoder / Decoder

43 Audio Formats

Advanced Audio Reversioning

Binaural & LtRt renderer included

7th Order Ambisonics Encoder / Decoder

62 Audio Formats

Supported Platforms

Used on Top Film / TV / Streaming / Games / VR / Music Mixes

Since 2012, Penteo Audio Plugins have been at the forefront of audio reversioning.  Every Penteo plugin can upmix, downmix and reversion any audio format.  Today, thousands of post-production sound designers, mixers, composers and educators rely on Penteo in over 60 countries.

Penteo’s unique phaseless DSP delivers a perfect upmix that will always downmix back to the original source 100% ITU.  Penteo’s pure process delivers a deeply immersive upmix with wide channel separation without losing the depth and clarity of the original mix.