How to use Little MicroShift: Use Mix at 100 percent wet for the clearest, widest sound?

Use Mix at 100 percent wet for the clearest, widest sound

How to use Little MicroShift: Blend dry signal with the pitch-shifted effect using the Mix control for a thicker, more chorused sound?

Blend dry signal with the pitch-shifted effect using the Mix control for a thicker, more chorused sound

How to use Little MicroShift: Select Style III for much wider delay variation and harder de-glitching compared to Styles I and II?

Select Style III for much wider delay variation and harder de-glitching compared to Styles I and II

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Little MicroShift

Name: Little MicroShift
Author: Soundtoys

Soundtoys

Where to get itAvailable from Soundtoyssoundtoys.com

Little MicroShift is a stereo widening plugin that uses micro pitch-shifting to thicken and spatialize tracks. It recreates the classic studio technique of detuning the left and right channels by small amounts—typically a few cents—combined with delay to create a fat, wide stereo image. The plugin offers three pitch-shift styles modeled on vintage hardware: Style I (H3000 preset #231), Style II (H3000 preset #519), and Style III (AMS/Neve DMX 15-80), each with distinct delay variation, saturation, and de-glitching characteristics.

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Key Features

01Three pitch-shift styles with different delay and saturation characteristics

02Style I modeled on H3000 preset #231 with analog saturation emulation

03Style II based on H3000 preset #519 with different frequency response

04Style III modeled on AMS/Neve DMX 15-80 with wider delay variation

05Mix control for blending dry and wet signals

06Analog saturation emulation from original hardware

07De-glitching circuit in Style III

Things to Try

01Use Mix at 100 percent wet for the clearest, widest sound
02Blend dry signal with the pitch-shifted effect using the Mix control for a thicker, more chorused sound
03Select Style III for much wider delay variation and harder de-glitching compared to Styles I and II

Formats

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