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Greg_L
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Interesting. I don't use it all that often but my take on parallel' in general is that it offers a method to add (and subsequently add or subtract) in rather radical ways that would never fly on track itself.
Smash' (the front end transient –the whole thing fairly typical) or emphasize- In specific dynamic ways, maybe use boost or cuts to color/focus or clean up where you've added.
A good analogy might be how you'd contour reverb with eq.
My vocal tracks always seem to bright to me anyway, so boosting the highs is the last thing I'd want to do.