In the past you would need several tools to do the same thing. Back in the hardware and analog days, we used to have these racks of gear, towers really, and we would need to patch everything together if you were using several tools to design an effect.
The digital studio allows for very quick effect design that can be saved and easily stored for future use.
This also allows for quicker learning and experimentation not to mention the loading of other users patches.
I think Trash 2 is the first plugin that has the capabilities to add and manipulate this particular set of features.
The inclusion of multi-band modulation, multi-band dynamics, multi-band distortion, and Impulse Response's is powerful.
Now we just need multi-band impulses.
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