MultiDexed

MultiDexed is a standalone application and a VST plugin for Windows, macOS, and Linux that runs multiple instances of Dexed to create the unison effect explained here and showcased here by Anders Enger Jensen.

The instances can be detuned and stereo panned.

MultiDexed is especially useful in DAWs with a limited number of tracks, such as Ableton Live Lite.

This is work in progress. Any help is greatly appreciated.

• [x] Make it build on GitHub Actions for Windows, macOS, and Linux
• [x] Do not crash when loaded into REAPER for Windows (running on FreeBSD with Proton WINE)
• [x] Load Dexed VST and create multiple instances of it
• [x] Make the instances produce sound (thanks @getdunne)
• [x] Each instance is slightly detuned
• [x] Each instance is stereo shifted (panned)
• [x] Add GUI for selecting amount of detune, and amount of stereo panning
• [ ] Add GUI for selecting number of instances
• [ ] Save and restore plugin state
• [ ] Make it build for Linux on Raspberry Pi (aarch64)
• [ ] Make it build on CirrusCI for FreeBSD
• [ ] Stretch goal: Make it read, write, and use MiniDexed performance files and/or TX816, TX802 performances

NOTE: A Dexed version newer than 0.9.6 needs to be installed (e.g., the NIGHTLY version from the Dexed GitHub page). Dexed 0.9.6 and earlier are based on JUCE 6 which seemingly leads to crashes when being hosted in the MultiDexed vst3.