Module Reference · Utility
Utility
Utility is the housekeeping module every chain eventually needs: input trim and output gain, pan, per-channel polarity flips, stereo flip, and a cleanup stage that removes silent waveform offset that wastes headroom (DC). The channel section handles mono folds and full mid/side routing - splitting a stereo signal into its center and its width so you can process them separately.
Audition solos the mid (center), side (width), left or right component for inspection, per-channel micro-delays align timing to the sample, the mid/side balance leans a signal toward center or width, and the mono-maker collapses lows below any frequency you choose. Unglamorous, indispensable.
Why it hits different
The GhostWare take.
- Full center/width (mid/side) routing and audition monitoring in the rack.
- Per-channel micro-delays for surgical alignment.
- Every boring problem, solved in one slot.
In the shot
Reading the panel.
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SCOPES
Stereo field and spectrum monitors, always live.
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PK / RMS METERS
Per-channel peak and RMS ladders.
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UTILITY DECK
Trim, M/S balance, channel mode, delays and DC block.
Control Showcase
Every control, explained.
13 controls, named exactly as they appear in the plugin.
Input gain before everything else in the module.
Output gain.
Left/right pan.
Balance between mid (center) and side (width) content.
Flips the polarity of the left channel.
Flips the polarity of the right channel.
Swaps left and right.
Collapses everything below this frequency to mono. 0 disables.
Channel routing: Stereo, Mono, M/S Encode (splits stereo into center + width) or M/S Decode (turns it back into left/right).
Solo a component to inspect it: Mid (center), Side (width), Left or Right.
Micro-delay on the left channel for alignment.
Micro-delay on the right channel for alignment.
Removes silent waveform offset that wastes headroom (DC offset).