Use an exciter to reduce masking
Saturation can have the effect of muddling the lower frequencies of a sound source, but by saturating the highs, this increases harmonics in that region, which can be helpful for differentiating sounds.1
I’ve used Wave Box with the frequency and resonance to help certain harmonics come out.
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How to fix frequency masking
How to fix frequency masking
[[Frequency masking]] is when one sound conceals another.