Specifications

Audio Plug-Ins Guide558
Dynamics
Compression, limiting, expansion and gating
are all useful effects for guitar. Different results
can be achieved using each of the different types
of dynamics processing, in combination with
signal routing for individual (discrete) versus
submix (shared resource) processing. Here are a
few examples:
 If all you seek is the taming of occasional dy-
namic aberrations within a track (meaning, you
just need to clamp a couple “overs”), try putting
a limiter on the individual track (after Eleven).
 To “glue” multiple rhythm tracks or tones to-
gether, bus them to a stereo Aux Input and apply
heavy compression or limiting to that Aux Input.
Experiment with different dynamics plug-ins
such as Dyn 3 or any of the Bomb Factory pro-
cessors to find one that works best for the mate-
rial. Don’t be afraid to use extreme compression
ratios to achieve this effect.
EQ
Simple EQ processing can be used to soften “hot
spots” in the playing range of some guitars. Us-
ing any of the included EQ plug-ins, you can also
try applying drastic shelving or band-limiting as
a special effect, or automate a filter sweep to
simulate a wah-style effect.
Echo and Delay
To add echo to the guitar track, bus an Eleven
track to an Aux Input and put a Delay plug-in on
the Aux. Try other delay plug-ins to unlock the
secrets of multi-tap, ping-pong, and other spe-
cialized applications.