specific, high-impact musical moments?
Even something as simple as a high-pass or low-pass filter can be a creative weapon. Imagine an intro to a well-worn worship tune that’ s feeling stale. In rehearsal, collaborate with the music director to apply a high-pass( sometimes called“ short-pass”) filter to the bass and kick drum during the intro, effectively dropping the bottom out of the mix. When the first verse hits, bypass the filter, bringing the low end back with impact. Reverse the concept with a low-pass(“ long-pass”) filter on hi-hats or overheads to remove upper frequencies and create contrast for a section or two.
And just like you wouldn’ t’ leave a Whammy pedal engaged all night, you wouldn’ t keep an extreme pitch shift on indefinitely. But try using a pitch shifter or octave effect creatively— octave-up on the kick, pitch-shifted piano parts— for just the right passage, and you may add exactly the spice the mix needs.
One newer tool for FOH engineers is Rhythm Delay— once only available in high-end DAW software. It is a pattern-based delay engine
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