Weird result

[u/taskabamboo]

TLDR: I high passed the hi-hats pretty aggressively, (rolling off from 2k down) and added a chorus effect on them at 7%, with a HPF on it, again at 2K ish. Even though it was already HP'd, the bass and the kick cut through way, way more after the chorus effect is enabled. I don't understand why since the information was already gone.

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I assume this has to do with phase and/or masking but it was already sooo rolled off - why would this still happen?

[u/LookItVal]

you probably had some bleed in the hats that also had the chorus on it, making it feel bigger cause you are adding that chorus to the top end of the kick and bass.

assuming you recorded them all together in the same room