Saturation & Distortion

Watch producer/mixer Count (Run The Jewels, Tycho, DJ Shadow) take an in-depth look at some of his advanced drum bus mixing techniques, from frequency splitting to parallel processing, all using StudioRack.

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From lo-fi vinyl & tape sounds to all-out audio destruction – producer/mixer Count (Run The Jewels, DJ Shadow) walks us through his Super Lo-Fi plugin chain preset, included in the free StudioRack plugin chainer.

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Recording electric guitars direct can sometimes offer significant advantages over miking an amp. Find out how to get the best sounds for your guitar tracks.

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Bring hard-hitting grit and warmth to your drums quickly with two Waves Manny Marroquin signature series plugins: classic NY compression and distortion techniques made simple.

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Low-level compression is a fantastic technique to bring out the subtleties of a performance. Learn a method of combining the Waves MV2 with a distortion to get great-sounding and creative results.

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Waves MultiMod Rack is an incredibly versatile and powerful multiband distortion and modulation plugin. We put it to the test while mixing an EDM track. Listen to the results!

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Warren Huart takes us deep inside MultiMod Rack, exploring the creative possibilities of mixing with multiband distortion. Leaving no stone untouched, Warren gets into the wild palette of modulation FX you can integrate into a bland mix to add serious vibe.

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Watch how to add vintage vibes to your beats, running Waves’ NKS-ready effects inside Native Instruments Maschine, and download free presets for the Waves Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter, J37 Tape and Kramer Master Tape plugins.

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Step up your distortion processing with MultiMod Rack, the multiband modulation rack for Waves’ latest distortion plugins. Waves’ product designers show how you can mix with surgical saturation and produce with versatile modulatable distortion FX.

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A powerhouse tool for Waves’ latest distortion plugins, MultiMod Rack lets you combine Abbey Road Saturator, Berzerk and MDMX through a wild modulatable, multiband 3-slot rack designed for surgical precision and endlessly colorful saturation.

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