Chapter 16
Processing
Rose's Rules
Good effects processing is like good video editing. It improves how your message comes across, but the viewer is seldom aware of what you've done.
Two things separate a good soundtrack from a poor one: the quality of the original recording, and how well it's been processed. It's probably too late to do anything about the former.
Few audio tools are as useful or abused as effects processors. A professional studio will have thousands of dollars invested in these units or equivalent plug-ins. They use ...
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