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Originally Posted by for
i'm talking about width plugins in general, reaper width too
how does a stereo track become more wide in general? i can't understand the process behind it
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The easiest way is to use a mid/side plugin, which splits the signal into mono and stereo information. By turning down the mid signal, or turning up the side signal, you get a wider stereo image.
Another common method is using phase shift and comb filtering to create more difference in the left and right channels, making the stereo image wider.
Very short delays, subtle pitch shifting and modulation are common ways to make a mono signal stereo. A classic is ADT (automatic double tracking) made famous by John Lennon: you have a clean signal mixed with a doubled tape which is varied in pitch/speed, making it sound like a double tracked vocal. It's worth reading up on the Haas effect to get an idea of the delay times to play with, though going a bit outside of Haas can sound good (I prefer 60-80ms to under 50ms).
The simplest rule to keep in mind is that the more difference between left and right in a signal, the wider it will sound.