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definition:

Spectral Masking is an effect which analyses two sound-files and then creates a new sound file based on the loudest partials in each analysis. This has the effect of an interesting 'mixing' effect, where certain components may drop out when the other sound gets louder. Here's an example:

Original Spectra

The two sounds, Spectrally Masked.

 

parameters:

The only parameter is the resynthesis quality.