Width — Professional Stereo Imaging & Spatial Shaping Engine

Width — Professional Stereo Imaging & Spatial Shaping Engine

Why Music Producers & Audio Engineers Need This

• Uncompromised Mono Compatibility — Expand your stereo field without losing punch or clarity when summed to mono on club sound systems, smartphones, and radio broadcast.
• Surgical Bass Anchoring — Dedicated 4th-order Linkwitz-Riley crossover keeps sub-bass and kick drums centered, punchy, and phase-locked in pure mono while opening up mid and high frequencies.
• Real-Time Visual Confidence — Instant visual telemetry with a 60 FPS hardware-accelerated Lissajous vectorscope, precision correlation meter, and dual-mode FFT spectrum analyzer eliminates spatial guesswork.

Key Features & DSP Highlights

• Continuous Stereo Width Control (0% – 200%): Seamlessly scale from bit-transparent mono (0%) to normal stereo (100%) and ultra-wide psychoacoustic expansion (200%) using an ultra-clean Mid/Side matrix.
• Sub-Harmonic Bass Mono Processor: 4th-order Linkwitz-Riley crossover filter (selectable 40 Hz – 500 Hz, default 120 Hz) applied exclusively to the Side channel to eliminate low-end phase smearing.
• Instant Mono Check: Audition phantom-center collapse with a single click to ensure seamless mix translation.
• 3 Dedicated Audition Modes:
• Stereo: Full high-fidelity spatial reconstruction.
• Mid Only: Auditions isolated phantom-center material (lead vocals, kick, snare).
• Side Only: Auditions isolated stereo difference material (reverbs, atmospheric pads, double-tracked guitars).
• Comprehensive Visual Telemetry Suite:
• 60 FPS Polar Vectorscope: Goniometer cloud display illustrating stereo width and spatial spread in real time.
• Calibrated Correlation Meter: Dual-zone phase meter tracking phase alignment from -1.0 (out-of-phase danger) to +1.0 (fully mono-coherent).
• Dual-Mode FFT Spectrum Analyzer: 2048-point Hann-windowed real-time frequency analysis with Mid and Side audition modes.
• Precision Peak Meters: Fast-attack, exponential-decay peak level metering with peak hold for input and output stages.
• Zero-Latency 64-Bit Float Architecture: Built with JUCE 8 and C++17, designed with zero memory allocations on the real-time audio thread for rock-solid stability in live and studio sessions.
• Sample-Rate-Aware Smoothing: Glitchless 30 ms parameter crossfades eliminate zipper noise and clicks during automation.

Factory Presets Included

• Natural Stereo: Clean, transparent stereo imaging preserving original balance.
• Vocal Space: Subtle widening tailored for lead and backing vocals with centered low-mid focus.
• Wide Synth: Expansive synthesizer width with tightly controlled bottom end.
• Extra Wide: Maximum stereo dimension designed for ambient textures and sound design.
• Mono Check: Instant center-collapse verification for mix translation.
• Master Safe: Mastering-grade subtle spread with sub frequencies firmly anchored in mono.

Technical Specifications

• Formats: VST3, AU, AAX, Standalone (64-bit)
• Operating Systems: macOS 10.13+ (Apple Silicon & Intel), Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
• CPU: Highly optimized SIMD 64-bit floating point engine with low CPU footprint
• Sample Rates: 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz (auto-detecting)
• Latency: Zero latency (0 samples)
• DAW Compatibility: Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Studio One, Reaper, Cubase, Bitwig, Reason
• License: Single User Perpetual License (100% Royalty-Free Commercial Use)