Using Multiple Instances of the Same Plugin

Sometimes it’s useful to use multiple instances of the same plugin, one right after the other.

It helps in cases where you want to use the plugin in a certain way, but you also want to use it in another way, and you can’t do both things with one instance of the plugin.

Examples:

• Using a de-esser to reduce two different frequency ranges when the plugin only lets you choose one frequency range. Or to gently reduce sibilance twice instead of aggressively removing sibilance once.
• Using two different styles/settings of compression with the same compressor plugin.
• If your EQ plugin has a limited amount of bands and you need MORE!
• Using two different types of saturation when the plugin only lets you choose one at a time. (Sometimes I do this with Fabfilter Saturn)
• Using a Vocal Rider at the beginning of your plugin chain AND at the end of the chain, and using them differently.
• Etc.

Have you ever done any of this?

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