Using saturation to add presence
Saturation and clipping can bring a sound closer to the front.1 This is because saturation enhances the harmonics of a source. I’ve noticed that too much can tuck it back, however.
Using multiband saturation to increase loudness is a similar process for the whole mixbus.
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