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AudioEffect
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**Inherits:** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` **<** :ref:`RefCounted<class_RefCounted>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

**Inherited By:** :ref:`AudioEffectAmplify<class_AudioEffectAmplify>`, :ref:`AudioEffectCapture<class_AudioEffectCapture>`, :ref:`AudioEffectChorus<class_AudioEffectChorus>`, :ref:`AudioEffectCompressor<class_AudioEffectCompressor>`, :ref:`AudioEffectDelay<class_AudioEffectDelay>`, :ref:`AudioEffectDistortion<class_AudioEffectDistortion>`, :ref:`AudioEffectEQ<class_AudioEffectEQ>`, :ref:`AudioEffectFilter<class_AudioEffectFilter>`, :ref:`AudioEffectHardLimiter<class_AudioEffectHardLimiter>`, :ref:`AudioEffectLimiter<class_AudioEffectLimiter>`, :ref:`AudioEffectPanner<class_AudioEffectPanner>`, :ref:`AudioEffectPhaser<class_AudioEffectPhaser>`, :ref:`AudioEffectPitchShift<class_AudioEffectPitchShift>`, :ref:`AudioEffectRecord<class_AudioEffectRecord>`, :ref:`AudioEffectReverb<class_AudioEffectReverb>`, :ref:`AudioEffectSpectrumAnalyzer<class_AudioEffectSpectrumAnalyzer>`, :ref:`AudioEffectStereoEnhance<class_AudioEffectStereoEnhance>`

Base class for audio effect resources.

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Description
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The base :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` for every audio effect. In the editor, an audio effect can be added to the current bus layout through the Audio panel. At run-time, it is also possible to manipulate audio effects through :ref:`AudioServer.add_bus_effect()<class_AudioServer_method_add_bus_effect>`, :ref:`AudioServer.remove_bus_effect()<class_AudioServer_method_remove_bus_effect>`, and :ref:`AudioServer.get_bus_effect()<class_AudioServer_method_get_bus_effect>`.

When applied on a bus, an audio effect creates a corresponding :ref:`AudioEffectInstance<class_AudioEffectInstance>`. The instance is directly responsible for manipulating the sound, based on the original audio effect's properties.

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Tutorials
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- :doc:`Audio buses <../tutorials/audio/audio_buses>`

- `Audio Microphone Record Demo <https://godotengine.org/asset-library/asset/2760>`__

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Methods
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   | :ref:`AudioEffectInstance<class_AudioEffectInstance>` | :ref:`_instantiate<class_AudioEffect_private_method__instantiate>`\ (\ ) |virtual| |required| |
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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_AudioEffect_private_method__instantiate:

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:ref:`AudioEffectInstance<class_AudioEffectInstance>` **_instantiate**\ (\ ) |virtual| |required| :ref:`🔗<class_AudioEffect_private_method__instantiate>`

Override this method to customize the :ref:`AudioEffectInstance<class_AudioEffectInstance>` created when this effect is applied on a bus in the editor's Audio panel, or through :ref:`AudioServer.add_bus_effect()<class_AudioServer_method_add_bus_effect>`.

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    extends AudioEffect

    @export var strength = 4.0

    func _instantiate():
        var effect = CustomAudioEffectInstance.new()
        effect.base = self

        return effect

\ **Note:** It is recommended to keep a reference to the original **AudioEffect** in the new instance. Depending on the implementation this allows the effect instance to listen for changes at run-time and be modified accordingly.

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