Effects in the mix: Chorus – Drake – Doing It Wrong

This is a subtle and effective use of an effect in order to create interest in an arrangement that could otherwise suffer from being uninteresting and stale. The electric piano has chorus applied to it (subtly), which gives the piano movement and a sense of width, making the sound ‘bigger’. The nature of the arrangement mean that without this movement, the chords could sound very dull and repetitive.

I aim to work in this genre of music a lot, so subtle effects in a mix can make a huge difference overall. I will try using chorus on elements that are repetitive and uninteresting in nature in order to add interest and movement.