Stereo Width-Depth Plug in: How is it technically achieving this. Snake oil or not?

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by Knives&Guitars

KevWind....

I think they are talking about is a Stereo recorded guitar using Mono Reverbs on each side, and then panning the reverb only from each side, to the opposite side. IF I understand correctly?....it is certainly a bit confusing. Especially for a novice like myself who barely understands how to get around his DAW.

Here is the Paul David Video(That Doug talked about) where he explains this. His explanation of this trick starts at 12:25

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww-cH29IGeM

Well yes the P.David is talking about a guitar recording in stereo. Also note he is talking about a solo guitar or guitar vocal where as he says "the guitar is the main thing". I think the SOS article is a multi instrument recording where if there is a guitar as one of the instruments it is not necessarily the "main thing" .

I could be wrong about the SOS article but I don't think the SOS article is talking about a "stereo" recorded guitar at all ... For one it just says instrument , but more importantly as far as mono or stereo recording , because of this pre statement for the fist situation "even if you're sending to it from a mono track." and then "sometimes that reverb will only accept a mono input " so I think they are talking about a mono instrument recording and track.

And in the second situation again they state "instrument that you want to pan off-centre," (Which is admittedly doable in some DAWs even on a stereo track ,,,Like for example PT) but was/is typically done more with mono tracks .

Not to mention even when talking about guitar in a multi instrument recording as often as not ,,,,, a guitar is recorded in mono

[jim1960]

Originally Posted by Knives&Guitars

KevWind....

I think they are talking about is a Stereo recorded guitar using Mono Reverbs on each side, and then panning the reverb only from each side, to the opposite side. IF I understand correctly?....it is certainly a bit confusing. Especially for a novice like myself who barely understands how to get around his DAW.

Here is the Paul David Video(That Doug talked about) where he explains this. His explanation of this trick starts at 12:25

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww-cH29IGeM

None of the other tutorial videos covered that trick so I added it to the Masterlist video section.