Voice level and position
Enable each voice independently. Set its level from -24 to 0 dB and pan it anywhere from left to right.
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Spark Doubler
Give one part more sides. Place four detuned, delayed voices around the original for a wider vocal, a thicker guitar or a moving synth.
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- Windows 10 and 11
- 64-bit
- VST3
- Four independent voices
- Detune, delay and drift
- Individual stereo placement
- Zero-latency dry path
- 8 factory presets
Keep the center.
Build around it.
Small differences in pitch and timing turn the processed voices into a layer you can place, blend and move.
Widen a lead
Keep the original vocal in front and bring two quieter voices out to the sides. Add a little positive detune on one side and negative detune on the other.
Start with two voices
Raise Blend slowly. A subtle layer can make space around the lead without turning every syllable into an obvious echo.
Thicken a part
Give a guitar, backing vocal or synth four different positions in the stereo field. Offset their delays and levels so each voice has its own place.
Keep the arrangement clear
Use the wet low cut to leave room for the bass and kick. Bring down High Cut when the doubled layer competes with the lead.
Let it move
Drift changes each voice’s pitch over time. Different depths and rates can make a sustained part feel less static or push it toward a chorus texture.
Choose the motion
Keep drift restrained for a stable center, or turn it up when movement is part of the sound.
Four voices.
Your arrangement.
Shape each voice separately, then set the blend and overall width.
Detune
Shift each voice by up to 50 cents in either direction. Small opposing shifts create separation; larger values make the effect more pronounced.
Delay
Add 0 to 100 ms per voice to separate the doubles in time. This is added to the microshift engine’s own short wet delay.
Drift
Set each voice’s pitch movement from 0 to 20 cents and its rate from 0.05 to 2 Hz. Different rates keep the voices from moving together.
Blend and width
Set the balance between the original signal and doubled voices with Blend. Width ranges from a centered wet image at 0% to expanded stereo at 150%.
Tone and output
Filter the wet voices with Low Cut from 20 to 1000 Hz and High Cut from 2 to 20 kHz. Adjust the final output from -18 to +6 dB.
A double is
a deliberate difference.
Listen to how the layer sits with the original, not just how wide it sounds on its own.
- Keep the lead in focus
- Start with low voice levels and modest Blend. Too much wet level can soften consonants and make a lead feel distant.
- Check the mono mix
- Detuned, delayed copies can combine differently in mono. Check the full arrangement in mono and adjust width, delays and Blend if a part loses weight.
- Using a send
- Set Blend to 100% for a parallel effects return, then blend that return with your dry track in the DAW.
- Timing is part of the effect
- The dry path has no added latency. The wet voices have a nominal 32 ms delay plus each voice’s added Delay setting. Their actual delay varies as the microshift engine runs.
- One performance, processed
- Doubler creates layered variations of the incoming signal. It does not create a new recorded performance or generate a harmony from a musical key.
Specs
An original Spark Audio microshift engine with four voices, for mono and stereo tracks.
Go to support- Format
- VST3 and optional standalone app, 64-bit
- System
- Windows 10 and 11, 64-bitNo macOS version yet.
- Voices
- Four independent processorsEnable, level, pan, added delay, detune, drift depth and drift rate per voice.
- Global controls
- Blend, width, low cut, high cut and output33 automatable parameters and eight factory presets. Mono and stereo operation. No external sidechain.
- Latency
- Zero reported host latency and zero added dry delayWet voices have a nominal 32 ms delay plus each voice’s added Delay setting. The actual wet delay varies during microshift processing.
- Availability
- Version 0.1.930-day free trial. Account activation required.
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