3 Rules of Using Saturation Effectively In Your Mix

In the Mixing With 5 Plug-ins course, the last section is on the different ways you can use saturation apps to create and layer musical effects. There are pros and cons to these and the author will discuss them, as well as some general tips to increase musical texture without sacraficing quality of sound.

Key Takeaways:

• Three different saturation plugins are useful in audio mixing, as per the author’s list.
• Some audio effects, like scraping, need some discernment to use well. Always review mixes for gain-staging.
• There is a community referenced that aids in mixing using specific plugins soliciting new membership.

“The Kramer Tape also adds a cool delay element so you can create cool slap echo tones the Saturn doesn’t do.”

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