Comments on: What is Post FX vs Pre FX and Post Mixer in Mixing https://www.musicguymixing.com/what-is-post-fx/ Mixing Services and Tutorials Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:08:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Sidechain Reverb on Snare - The Best Settings - Music Guy Mixing https://www.musicguymixing.com/what-is-post-fx/#comment-5428 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:08:56 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=2105#comment-5428 […] control the threshold of that compression. We want to set it to our snare itself in this case. The Pre vs Post FX refers to where in the snare’s processing chain the compressor should interpret the level for […]

]]> By: How to Use Sidechain Compression (And Why Use It) - Music Guy Mixing https://www.musicguymixing.com/what-is-post-fx/#comment-4406 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:38:17 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=2105#comment-4406 […] give you the pre or post FX option; the “Post FX” option means it takes the level of the kick in this case with all of its […]

]]> By: What is Sidechain EQ and How to Use It - Music Guy Mixing https://www.musicguymixing.com/what-is-post-fx/#comment-476 Mon, 22 Jan 2024 17:18:05 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=2105#comment-476 […] Once we have that bell filter created, we tell the plugin to use its sidechain feature, getting audio from our kick track and designating where in the signal chain it should pull that audio (see post mixer vs pre mixer). […]

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