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Another question about subtracting audio files from each other

A: Gaussian noise

B: Signal Tones

C: Gaussian noise with 'tone holes'

How can i create holes in gaussian noise?

I have a track with gaussian noise and a track with a tone signal, i want to take the 'negative" of the tone track. Picture C describes how i imagine it would look.

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    1. Make two identical copies of gausian noise track
    2. Set one phase inverted and combine both tracks output in a bus/another track, they should cancel each other into silence.
    3. Send the tone track (preferably inverted) into the bus aswell so now it has 3 inputs,
    4. Add in another tone track that is phase inverted/opposite from step 3 and mixes together with step 3s output

    Now, where the fun comes in... what happens when you add fx to different parts of the signal chain so these cancellations become imperfectly dynamic and evolving. What happens when the signals cancelling have compressors with different attack and release settings? What happens when you throw a transient designer like elysia nvelope on different stages of this signal chain?

    This kind of effect isn't too unlike a basic guitar pedal comb filter just a lot more unhinged.

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