How Should You Order Your Plugins?
By Freddie HarbOctober 28, 20211 min read
Today we discuss my thought process on plugin order. While there is no right or wrong way to organize the order of your plugins I typically follow a workflow that some may consider standard. I wanted to give some insight into my though process behind the order I typically follow when using plugins or processing.
#TimeStamps
0:00 Start
00:46 Introduction on Plugin Order
01:00 Equalization
02:30 Compression and Dynamics
02:40 Effects and Enhancements
03:15 My Thought Process
#StepByStep
Introduction to Plugin Order – Introduction to my thought process on how you should organize your plugins.
Equalization – I typically like to use EQ first to shape my sound.
Compression and Dynamics – I move on to discussing when I use dynamics and compression.
Effects and Enhancements – Lastly I will use any effects and enhancements at the end of the chain.
My Thought Process – My reasoning behind this thought process on how you should order your plugins.
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