Adding Punch to Explosion Sounds (Tip)
Apr 28, 2015
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On sound effects that need a lot of punch and aggression, like impacts, gunshots, or explosions, I sometimes use two Trans-X plugins in series: one with a smaller gain range but longer duration to add a fatter, longer transient attack, the other with a shorter duration but larger gain range to add the sharp ‘bite’ back in.
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