Category: Signal Processing
How to Use Rack-Mount Compressors with Guitar and Bass
A recording studio’s rack-mount compressors can offer better specs, and more versatility, than stompboxes—but you need to interface guitar with them correctly.... Read More
How to Make Reverb “Bloom”
Reverb pre-delay can conflict with note attacks by adding an echo that sounds percussive. Making the reverb decay “bloom” over time can solve this problem.... Read More
Should EQ Go Before or After Compression?
The order of effects is important. But while there are some “default” orders, each situation is different—and you need to know what will work best for you.... Read More
5 Compression Tips for Vocals
There’s no shortage of compressor tips on the web, but let’s look at five useful, practical compressor tips that maximize the effectiveness of vocals.... Read More
Alternative Clean Guitar Sounds with Novel EQ Curves
Novel EQ curves can create some of the clean guitar sounds associated with out-of-phase pickups—but without loss output level loss, and with more options.... Read More
Trigger an Envelope Filter from Anywhere in an Effects Chain
Envelope followers require an input signal with dynamics, so they’re usually first in an effects chain—but they can go anywhere in a chain with this mod.... Read More
Use a Multiband Compressor as a High-Quality Graphic EQ
Parametric EQs are powerful, but sometimes a high-quality graphic EQ is best to dial in the sound you want—and a multiband compressor can do the job.... Read More
Bigger, More Powerful Analog Beatbox Drum Sounds
We can now make old analog drum sounds (like from the Roland TR-808 beatbox and others) bigger and more powerful with carefully applied saturation and EQ.... Read More