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You\u2019ll learn how to bring flat drum sounds to life, transform dull synths in to shimmering rhythmic textures, and create more animated sounds that are filled with warmth and air.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If applied with care, spatial effects are capable of gluing otherwise disparate elements together in to a unified mix, while giving each instrument its own sense of proximity within a singular cohesive space.\u00a0This is especially useful when producing electronic music, since much of the sound design process occurs synthetically and thus is never recorded in a physical space at all. The creative use of these effects can introduce\u00a0a convincing sense of depth and life to your tracks by adding character and sheen to the overall mix.<\/p>\n<p>Key Spatial Effects Terms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Size &#8211;\u00a0<\/i>Determines the overall size of the virtual room in which you can &#8220;place&#8221; your instruments and tracks.<\/li>\n<li><i>Decay Time &#8211;\u00a0<\/i>Determines the overall length of the reverberated signal.<\/li>\n<li><i>Pre-delay &#8211;\u00a0<\/i>Determines the length of time between the original signal and the occurence of early reflections.<\/li>\n<li><em>Shape &#8211;\u00a0<\/em>Adjusts the shape of the virtual room, affecting reflection patterns and the characteristics of the reverb&#8217;s behavior.<\/li>\n<li><i>Spread &#8211;\u00a0<\/i>Controls the width of the reverb&#8217;s image within the stereo field.<\/li>\n<li><em>Damping<\/em> &#8211; Emulates the effect of higher frequencies being absorbed by physical materials.<\/li>\n<li><em>Density &#8211;\u00a0<\/em>Controls the density of reflections present in the reverb tail.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Producer and educator Christopher Petti familiarizes you with common techniques and applications for using spatial effects in your projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1851,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1846,1696],"tags":[18,546],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - 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