Manipulating SoundBy Owen Richards

How various effects manipulate the basic properties of sound

Simplifying the multitude of effects

There's a multitude of effects Understanding the basic properties of sound

simplifies this multitude.

The basic properties of sound

Propagation Amplitude (dB) Frequency (Khz) Timbre

Propagation

Sound moving through a medium Moving through air: 1km/3 seconds Space, depth, location Various effects:

Delay Reverb Phaser Flanger

Amplitude (dB)

The width of the sound wave Or, how much the air compresses and

rarefies Multiple track levels, panning. Effects

Expanders Gates Compressors Limiters

Frequency and Timbre

How fast sound is vibrating Sine wave and timbre Effects (manipulating timbre):

Various filters Equalizer

Cheat Sheet

*Propagation effects: -Delay, reverb, phaser, flanger*Amplitude (dB) effects: -Expanders, gates, compressors, limiters*Frequency (Khz) /Timbre effects: -Filters, EQ