– Types of EQs – Parametric, Graphic
– Which EQ to use in which situation
– Types of Filters – High Pass, Band Pass, Low Pass
– Types of Curves – Bell, Shelf, Cut
– Curves vs Notches
– Disturbing Frequency Identification
– Additive vs Subtractive EQ
– Clarity, Air, Bass
– Static vs Dynamic EQ

– Variation in Gain to create Amplitude based separation
– Manual gain variation
– Gain variation using volume automation curves
– Compressor as a volume adjustment tool
– Gain Staging vs Gain Adjustment
– Post vs Pre Gain Filtration
– Gain in FX channel
– Gain control through Mixer

– Dynamic Range
– Dynamic Range vs Expressive Range
– How compression affects perceived audio quality
– Fundamentals – Knee, Attack, Gain, Release
– Treating different Musical Instrument with Compression
– Over Compression vs Distortion
– Parallel Compression
– Bus Compression

– Understanding Ambience
– Exploring 3rd dimension using Reverb
– Types of Reverb – Hall, Plate, Chamber, Convolution etc
– Some Free Reverb Plugins
– Parallel Reverb vs Dry Wet

– Delay vs Reverb
– Echo vs Delay
– Quantized Delay and Non Quantized Delay
– Stereo vs Mono Delay
– Types of Delay – Ping Pong, Slapback
– Convoluted Delay

– Chorus as a thickener
– Chorus vs Parallel Distortion
– Phaser for pseudo chorusing on stereo field
– Flanger vs Phaser
– Auto Filters
– Manual Filters