VeeWidener
by Viper ITB
5.0 / 5     (4 votes)
VeeWidener is a stereoizer/doubler/widener plugin.

The main concept is based on the psycho-acoustic trick used by engineers way back in '80s. If you have a mono source, you can create the sense of space by delaying one of the channels by a small number of miliseconds. When the delay is below 40 ms, human brain cannot hear the "echo" but merges the original and delayed signal into one. Depending on the source it can make instruments sound "omnipresent" (pads, strings, etc), "doubled" (vocals, guitars, etc), "widened" (reverb auxes, drums), "placed in 3D space" (moved to sides and "farther" as if the source was recorded with two microphones without phase alignment set up properly) and so on.

VeeWidener is a tool designed to deliver many flavors of the effect and it has taken benefits of the ADC (Automatic Delay Compensation) feature used in modern DAWs. Unfortunately, this also means that it cannot be automated, since real-time manipulation of the latency is bound to create "crackles". Use it as "set and forget" tool.
  • Left - delays the L channel (good for non rhythmical sources, like pads; think of it as a "non-synced delay").
  • Right - delays the R channel and makes the ADC compensate by the very number of delayed samples (good for rhythmical sources, like guitars or percussion; think of it as a "synced delay").
  • L/R Swap - use it to swap the channels for different effect flavors; it is also useful when your source has "moved" to one of the sides and you want to have it on the opposite side.
  • Center - this blends in the original signal; it can have various effects. When combined with the L delay, it can create a "chorusing" effect, when combined with the R delay it moves the source "deeper" into the 3D scene.
NOTE: when you set both knobs to the same value, they will cancel each other out!

Anyway, you are strongly encouraged to fiddle with the knobs and find the effect you need . Various combinations of controls will give various results, going way beyond the original '80s concept.

As it is in the case of all my plugins, there is a security measure implemented - the plugin will never exceed -0.1 dBFS, no matter what you do with it. It will never damage your speakers or ears. And it can be used to distort the signal by hard-clipping it when you decide to slam it with an extremely hot source. Have fun and let me know what you think
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Kinanda Jul 01 2021
(5 / 5)
Jul 01 2021
This Is Very Good! And Its Free : )
Viper ITB Feb 11 2022
Feb 11 2022
And always will be! :) Thank you, my friend
jbsongbuilder Feb 04 2020
Feb 04 2020
Thanks for all of your great free plugins. I downloaded all of the ones you posted here. You've done amazing work on all of them. I truly appreciate the safety limiting on the Vee Widener!!! Why hasn't every VST designer started doing this?
Viper ITB Aug 02 2020
Aug 02 2020
Your'e welcome!
Gotoguy Jan 30 2020
(5 / 5)
Jan 30 2020
Good
Viper ITB Aug 02 2020
Aug 02 2020
Thank you!
gotoguy Jan 29 2020
Jan 29 2020
Helped my acoustic guitar track.
Viper ITB Aug 02 2020
Aug 02 2020
Glad to hear that!
Betz Mar 11 2018
Mar 11 2018
This is a great plugin for a lazy music maker as me
bubbafet Nov 26 2017
(5 / 5)
Nov 26 2017
Works well.
Viper ITB Dec 14 2017
Dec 14 2017
Thank you
Anonymous Jan 02 2017
Jan 02 2017
Definitly my fav vst because lazy chill out kind of music maker, so when I use it I only have to sit in a chair n listen to it doing it's great job on it's own, SECRET MASTERING TOOL, they all think I am a great SOUND MASTER, n I laugh.....Thx for it my friend, u saved me lots of efforts, but sure I dont learn how to do when I use it, but do all pilots r also mechanics of their planes ? LOL
JC Nov 20 2016
(5 / 5)
Nov 20 2016
This is easy and Great
Viper ITB Nov 21 2016
Nov 21 2016
Thank you! May it serve you well!