Alexander Pedals announces Velvet Noise stereo widener pedal

August 25, 2026 · 2 sources

Alexander Pedals has announced the Velvet Noise, a stereo widener pedal that uses a technique the maker calls velvet-noise decorrelation. Delicious Audio reported the pedal on August 25, 2026¹, and the maker's product page lists it at $169.99 as a limited run that is sold out for direct orders².

The maker states that most stereo wideners shift phase, add delays or manipulate frequency bands, and that Velvet Noise instead makes the left and right channels less similar in a way that mirrors how acoustic spaces scatter sound². Delicious Audio describes the method as convolving each channel with sparse, pseudo-random impulse sequences, which it says avoids the comb filtering it attributes to conventional wideners and keeps latency low¹. The maker says the result holds together in mono and does not pull the center apart².

A single Width knob controls the amount of widening. Fully counterclockwise passes the original signal untouched; turning clockwise blends in the processed signal, and maximum settings add subtle modulation for extreme separation². The maker states the pedal has no phase issues, no pumping and minimal latency².

The maker notes the pedal requires a stereo amplifier or playback system; it passes signal in mono but no effect is audible². Delicious Audio reports TRS/TS input and output with dip-switch configurations for mono compatibility¹; the maker's specification list gives mono or stereo TRS input and output and does not mention dip switches².

The maker directs buyers to dealers for the pedal, writing that direct orders are sold out².