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Stereo expansion plugin

Stereo Expander: width with a steady center

Widen a mix or a bus and the center stays put. The sides pass through a tape head, so the extra width keeps an analog texture and the low end stays where it belongs.

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Tape DSP Stereo Expander plugin interface.
Price
Free$25 Expansion
Type
Stereo width
Formats
VST3AULV2
Platforms
WindowsmacOSLinux

What is Stereo Expander?

Stereo Expander is a mid/side width tool with a tape head on the sides. It spreads a mix or bus while the center stays steady.

The Expansion adds Bass Mono to hold the low end, plus Tape Character, Air, Crosstalk, Drive, Skew and Motion for the side signal.

It installs with the pack.

Use it on

  • Mix bus a few percent of width, Bass Mono (Expansion) on. Wider, with the kick and bass still in the center.
  • Synth and pad buses more width, Motion (Expansion) for slow movement.
  • Drum overheads moderate width, Crosstalk (Expansion) to pull the kit back together.
  • Stereo guitars Skew (Expansion) tilts the image left or right.
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Included Free
  • Stereo Expander
  • Mix
Expansion adds $25
  • Bass Mono
  • Tape Character
  • Air
  • Crosstalk
  • Drive
  • Skew
  • Motion
Also in the pack

The rest of the pack

Tape DSP Machine plugin interface — preamp, tape speed, character, record EQ, low end, air, compression and wow & flutter controls with dual analog VU meters.
Tape Machine
Tape DSP Compressor plugin interface — preamp, threshold, ratio, attack, release, knee, tape character, peak reduction and mix controls with dual VU meters and a gain-reduction meter.
Tape Compressor
Tape DSP Echo plugin interface — echo time, feedback, mix, character, record drive, tone, detune, detune speed, ducking and multi-head controls with dual VU meters.
Tape Echo
Tape DSP Chorus plugin interface.
Tape Chorus
Tape DSP Reverb plugin interface.
Tape Reverb
Tape DSP Distortion plugin interface.
Tape Distortion
Tape DSP Pitch Shifter plugin interface.
Pitch Shifter
Online Tape Machine — the live deck from tapedsp.com, with reels, tape path and preview.
Or try Online Tape Machine
FAQ

Stereo Expander FAQ

Stereo Expander and Mix. The Expansion adds Bass Mono, Tape Character, Air, Crosstalk, Drive, Skew and Motion for a one-time payment.

VST3, Audio Unit (AU) and LV2 on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Keep the width moderate and turn on Bass Mono (Expansion) so the low end stays centered. Check the mix in mono after widening.