Mixing Music

CHAPTER13

Applying Dynamic Effects

In This Chapter

• How audio effects work—and how to apply them
• Using a compressor to even out volume levels
• Applying a limiter to avoid peak levels
• Using a noise gate to remove unwanted noise
• Applying a de-esser on vocal tracks

During the mixing process, you can apply all manner of effects and processing to fine-tune the final sound of your recording. Applying dynamic compression, reverb, equalization, and the like can alter the recorded parts in very distinctive ways.

In this chapter, I address those effects typically applied first in the mixing process. These dynamic effects let you change the volume levels ...