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The Next Step: Electronic Effects
If you want to take your sound effects even further, check out any of the audio processors available for a few hundred dollars. Called digital effects processors, these devices are designed primarily for music recording. What they can do to normal sounds, though, is nothing short of amazing.
By adding a touch of reverb or artificial ambience, you can take a sound and place it any type of enclosed space. Plunk a penny in a can of water, add some reverb, and you'll have the world's deepest wishing well. A similar effect is delay, which adds a distinct echo to a sound.
Effects that change the pitch of a sound slightly include chorus and delay. The former makes a sound seem large and angelic, the latter can add a spacey, swirling effect.
Finally, many of today's effects processors will do pitch shifting. This raises or lowers the pitch of a sound subtly or dramatically. Take the sound of a toy motor down an octave, for example, and you'll get an ominous, rumbling machine noise. Virtually any sound commands more respect when shifted down; sounds shifted up often sound small and comical.
Many effects processors will perform eight or more effects at once, allowing you to alter a sound until it's almost unrecognizable.
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