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In the context of digital audio workstations (DAWs) or audio processing, effects and processors are two different types of tools used to manipulate audio signals.

1. Effects: These are typically used to alter or modify the sound in a creative or unique way. They include time-based effects like delays, reverbs, and chorus, as well as dynamic effects like compression, limiting, and gating. Distortion, overdrive, and various forms of modulation effects also fall under this category. Effects are often used to enhance a sound, make it more interesting, or give it a specific mood or tone.

2. Processors: These are more technical in nature and are often used to alter the sound in a way that makes it more suitable for a particular application. They include equalizers ( EQs), noise gates, and various types of filters. Processors are used to adjust the balance of frequencies in a sound, remove