Energy Panner 2 by Sound Particles panning plugin interface

Energy Panner 2: Loudness-Driven Panner Plugin by Sound Particles

Energy Panner 2 is a panning plugin from Sound Particles that moves sounds based on their loudness. It works in plain stereo and in 3D audio, without hand-drawn automation.

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01Overview

Energy Panner 2 is an effects plugin in the stereo width category, developed by Sound Particles. Instead of asking you to draw every movement, it listens to the intensity of the audio passing through it and turns that intensity into motion. The developer says this lets you add movement to tracks with less programming work. It handles plain stereo as well as 3D audio, so it can fit into a standard mix or a spatial project. A built-in mixer, multiple views and custom speaker formats help you shape the result.

Best for

Stereo width movement
Automated-feeling panning
Dialogue center clearing
Sidechain-triggered panning
3D audio mixing
Custom speaker layouts

Developer: Sound Particles
Category: Stereo Width
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Panning driven by the loudness of the input audio
No automation lanes needed for movement
Works in plain stereo and 3D audio
Independent path with start and end point per input channel
Circular, Polygon and Room views for watching movement
Built-in mixer for balancing each output channel
Threshold, ratio, attack and release controls
External sidechain input for triggering movement

03In depth

Loudness-driven movement and panning modes

The core idea of Energy Panner 2 is that the louder a sound gets, the more it moves. The movement comes from the audio itself rather than from automation lanes, so each sound can respond to its own dynamics.

Panning modes set the character of the motion. Pan Mode moves a sound back and forward, while Sliding Mode keeps it moving in one direction. Movement Direction controls how each channel behaves: it can return to its original position, collapse into a single point, follow a path you set, or rotate.

Absolute Control gives you threshold, ratio, attack and release settings, so you can decide when the movement starts and how quickly it responds, in a way similar to a compressor.

Paths, sidechain and speaker setup

Independent Paths let you create a separate path for every input channel, each with its own start and end point. Sidechain Input lets you trigger the movement from any external signal in your mix. For example, the lead voice can drive the panning of a guitar.

The Virtual Center feature clears the center channel, which can be useful for dialogue or a lead instrument, and sends its content to the left and right speakers.

For setups that go beyond standard layouts, Custom Formats let you define your speaker configuration by channel count, azimuth, elevation and LFE placement. Expanded input and output support is meant to fit the plugin into more sessions and setups.

04Specs