ProducerToy Releases Width – Free Stereo Imaging & Spatial Mastering Plugin (VST3/AU)

Pristine Spatial Depth with Uncompromising Mono Compatibility: Width by ProducerToy

ProducerToy has officially announced the public release of Width, a commercial-grade stereo imaging and spatial mastering audio plugin developed with JUCE 8 and modern C++17. Available as a 100% free perpetual download for macOS (Intel & Apple Silicon) and Windows (VST3, AU, AAX, and Standalone), Width gives mixing engineers and music producers surgical control over their spatial landscape without introducing destructive phase cancellation.

Why Producers Struggle with Stereo Width in Modern Mixes

In modern music production—from hard-hitting EDM drops and modern Hip-Hop/Trap 808s to lush cinematic synth beds and intimate pop vocals—getting a wide, three-dimensional mix is critical. However, standard stereo widening tricks such as the Haas effect (delay-based panning) and micro-pitch chorusing introduce severe phase comb filtering.

When summed to mono on club sound systems, mobile phone speakers, or radio broadcast, those wide tracks suddenly hollow out, lose their punch, or disappear entirely. ProducerToy Width solves this fundamental issue through an ultra-clean mathematical Mid/Side matrix paired with a specialized 4th-order Linkwitz-Riley low-frequency crossover that locks sub-bass into pure mono while pushing higher frequencies across the panoramic stereo spectrum.

Core Architecture & DSP Highlights

• Continuous Stereo Width Control (0% to 200%): Seamlessly scale from pure mono-compatible Mid (0%) to bit-transparent unity stereo (100%) and ultra-wide 2x psychoacoustic Side expansion (200%).
• 4th-Order Linkwitz-Riley Bass Mono Crossover: Selectable between 40 Hz and 500 Hz (default 120 Hz). Cascaded 2nd-order Butterworth filters ($Q = 0.7071$) applied exclusively to the Side channel ensure sub-bass and kick drums remain rock-solid and centered in mono with zero low-end phase smear.
• Instant Mono Phase Check: Audition your phantom-center collapse with a single click and smooth 30ms crossfading to verify mix translation on the fly.
• 3 Dedicated Audition Modes:
  • Stereo: Pristine full-fidelity spatial reconstruction.
  • Mid Only: Auditions isolated phantom-center material (lead vocals, kick, snare).
  • Side Only: Auditions isolated stereo difference material (reverbs, delays, wide synth textures).
• Lock-Free 60 FPS Visual Telemetry Suite:
  • Polar Lissajous Vectorscope: Real-time goniometer cloud display mapping stereo width and energy spread with organic phosphor decay.
  • Calibrated Phase Correlation Meter: Real-time coefficient tracking from -1.0 (phase cancellation risk) through 0 (wide) to +1.0 (pure mono coherent).
  • Dual-Mode FFT Spectrum Analyzer: 2048-point Hann-windowed frequency analyzer with independent Mid and Side isolation.
  • Precision Peak Level Meters: Fast-attack, exponential-decay peak metering with peak hold on both input and output stages.
• Zero Latency & Rock-Solid Stability: Designed with zero dynamic memory allocations on the real-time audio thread, ensuring 0 samples latency and 100% glitch-free performance during live tracking and complex mixing sessions.

Factory Presets for Instant Workflow

Width includes factory presets tailored for every mixing situation:

• Natural Stereo: Clean 100% transparent stereo imaging preserving original mix balance.
• Vocal Space: Subtle 135% widening tailored for lead and backing vocals with centered low-end focus.
• Wide Synth: 165% expansive synthesizer widening with bass firmly anchored below 140 Hz.
• Extra Wide: 200% maximum stereo dimension for ambient pads, FX soundscapes, and transitions.
• Mono Bass Tight: Tightens loose low-end frequencies below 150 Hz into punchy, focused mono.
• Drum Bus Air: Spreads drum room mics and cymbals while keeping the kick drum dead center.
• Master Safe: Mastering-grade subtle widening (115%) with sub frequencies locked in mono below 90 Hz.

System Compatibility & Availability

ProducerToy Width is available now as a 100% free perpetual download (commercial royalty-free license included):

• Platforms: macOS 10.13+ (Universal 64-bit for Apple Silicon M1/M2/M3/M4 & Intel) and Windows 10/11 (64-bit).
• Plugin Formats: VST3, AU, AAX, Standalone.
• Host DAWs: Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Studio One, Reaper, Cubase, Bitwig Studio.

Grab your free copy today directly from the ProducerToy product library.