Article: Sweeten the sound: how to better use equalizers and reverbs. (Get Great Sound).

Have you ever visited the control room of an audio studio? There are gadgets everywhere. Patch bays, black steel control panels festooned with knobs, push buttons, LCD readouts, and blinking lights dripping with testosterone. Ooh, ooh, ooh!

But, do these gadgets really do anything (beyond impressing clients)? Do only audio studios need them? Can mere mortals run them without a doctorate in vibratory science? Let's explore three of these toys and their applications to videographers.

Equalizers, delays, and reverbs can be stand-alone devices, or a single unit with several capabilities, or can even be a software program that modifies your sound after you ...

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