When we think saturation, we typically think drums and vocals as the main two targets in terms of types of audio which can benefit from this effect. While it certainly doesn’t need it across the board every time, but I actually like to use bass saturation in a couple of specific instances to correct a […]
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I put together an ode to Decapitator from Soundtoys, talking about this plugin and even crowning it the best saturator plugin. This is an impressive feat considering this plugin came out over a decade ago and hasn’t had any updates aside from compatibility (see 64 bit vs 32 bit plugins). While its interface is extremely
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Saturation is a very useful tool in the mixing engineer’s arsenal for addressing all kinds of issues. It adds warmth via overtones, essentially adding frequency information which didn’t exist before to achieve a fuller sound in tracks which need it. When it comes to the most useful, almost Swiss Army Knife-like plugins/effects which I use
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Even after we’ve EQ’d our vocal, we may find that it’s feeling thin or empty. This is when I reach for vocal saturation to add overtones to those mids by way of some light distortion information to fill out the sound. Vocal saturation is a great way to add thickness and warmth to a thin,
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Saturation is one of those nebulous audio effects that you’ll often hear referenced but doesn’t often get explained. Other effects are much easier to understand. Compression compresses the loudest parts of an audio clip to achieve a more consistent level. EQ cuts or boosts existing frequencies in an audio clip to sculpt the sound. But
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