Blue Cat's Widening Liny EQ is based on Blue Cat's Liny EQ technology and was designed to be a 9 bands linear phase Mid/Side equalizer. Thanks to Blue Cat's unique widening technology, you can manage equalization of Middle / Side parts of the stereo signal separately. And best of all, you can choose the virtual center of the signal: it lets you control where you want the equalization to take place in the stereo field.

This is the ultimate solution to widen your stereo image with precision: you can choose to enhance treble on the sides and bass on the middle to strengthen the original stereo recording of you band, or completely modify the way your instrument is positioned in the mix, choosing to set the virtual middle 30% percent on the left and modify its spectrum accurately. The effect also works on mono signal since you can modify the perception of the stereo image by choosing the virtual center position.

Everything is possible, with minimal latency! If you add to this picture the full VST/DX automation support for a zipper-free real-time and continuous change of parameters, you have the ultimate stereo widener of the market. If you whish to use this plug-in as a simple equalizer, you can choose to link mid/side faders and get the same result as the standard liny EQ. If you want a Left / Right equalizer, just set the center as Right and 'Mid' will become left and 'Side' Right.

Here are some key features of "Blue Cat's Widening Liny EQ":

· Stereo Mid / Side Linear phase equalizer (no phase distortion)
· The equalizer can be placed with great precision in the stereo field
· Separate Center / Sides equalizing for customized stereo widening effect
· 40 dB range
· Automatic gain compensation
· Very short latency: 2.9 ms (128 samples at 44,1 kHz)

Requirements:

· For the DirectX version, DirectX 8.0 at least is required.
· Any DirectX or VST compatible host software

Limitations:

· One single instance of the plug-in per session.
· The effect is bypassed for 4 seconds every 40 seconds.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· New user interface design.
· The plugin now offers two types of EQ curves.
· EQ range is now customizable.
· Undo/Redo support.
· Preset import/export in a host independent format.
· Window opacity control for plugin transparency.
· New Windows installer.
· New documentation.
· This version is installed as a new plugin because of the new parameters. You can keep the previous version and this one side by side.