Clippers are types of dynamic altering plugins useful for a handful of purposes, most commonly to alter transients for the purpose of attaining more volume out of a track or mix. There are soft clippers and hard clippers, and each varies in how they process those transients. Let’s compare the soft clipper vs hard clipper […]
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I recently talked about gated reverb and how it works well on a number of instruments. The idea is that the audio you apply the gated reverb to is soaked with reverb while it’s playing, but as soon as it stops, so does the reverb. This eliminates the tail, giving you the depth of reverb
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Hold and release – you’ve seen both settings on your compressors, gates, and other plugins. They both lengthen the effect of that plugin by a time length of your choosing, so what’s the difference? Let’s quickly identify the difference between hold and release. Hold and Release Both settings work together typically alongside a threshold on
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A soft clipper is a feature on most limiters and is commonly used in the mastering stage to get some more volume out of a mix. Let’s talk how to use a soft clipper to get more volume out of a track. What is a Soft Clipper Unlike a hard clipper which can be used
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Using reverb on your snare has a number of benefits and can be used a number of ways. Let’s talk about why producers use snare reverb and more importantly the best snare reverb settings to dial into your mix. Why Use Snare Reverb As I mentioned in my audio panning guide and more specifically my
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