Reason 13 Operation Manual
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Rack Plugin
Stereo Tool
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Introduction
The Stereo Tool is a stereo widener, which can take a mono source signal and turn it into a big, wide stereo signal without causing any phase problems. You could for example use it for breathing new life into vocals - or for generating stereo signals from mono instrument devices like Subtractor. The Stereo Tool can also be used to further widening stereo source signals.
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Panel reference
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Widening
Set the stereo spread amount with the Widening knob.
At 0%, stereo input signals will have the same stereo spread as the original input signals.
Turn up the knob to make the stereo output signals wider. As opposed to other stereo widening effects, Stereo Tool also works on mono input signals. Note that the stereo widening is achieved without causing any phase problems.
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Low Bypass
Set how much of the low frequencies in the input signal(s) you want to bypass from the spread effect.
This function is great if you only want to widen the higher frequencies of the input signal(s) and keep the lower frequencies unaffected.
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Frequency Adjust
Adjust the Frequency Adjust knob to change the built-in comb filter frequency.
This will change the frequency spectrum of the output signal. Tweak to taste if you, for example, should experience that the signal is louder in one of the stereo channels.
Connect a triangle LFO signal to the Frequency Adjust CV input on the rear panel to create kind of a stereo chorus effect, see
“Frequency Adjust CV In”
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Mono
Click the Mono button to output a mono signal.
Stereo input signals will also be output in mono.
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Connections
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CV In
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Widening CV In
Modulate the Widening parameter by a CV signal patched to this input.
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Frequency Adjust CV In
Modulate the Frequency Adjust parameter by a CV signal patched to this input.
Connect a triangle LFO signal to create a stereo chorus effect.
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Input Left & Right
Patch the audio signal(s) you want to process here.
If your input signal is in mono, connect only to the L (left) input.
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Output Left & Right
These are the stereo audio outputs.