Advanced Higher
Harmonic plug-ins
Harmonic plug-ins add or shape harmonic content to change the character of a sound.
Level relevance: introduced at Advanced Higher; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
Harmonic processing can add warmth, edge, density, or analogue-style colour. Examples include saturation, valve emulation, tape emulation, and preamp modelling.
Topics
ProcessingMixingMastering
Curriculum statusofficial concept
Review statusdraft
Sources
- Advanced Higher Music Technology course specification, May 2023, version 3.0 · accessed 2026-07-08
Used for Advanced Higher technology skills, technology concepts, and progression from lower levels.