# Is there a way to chain effects in Processing sound library?

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-chain-effects-in-processing-sound-library/48337>\
**Category:** Libraries\
**Created:** [March 28, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-chain-effects-in-processing-sound-library/48337 "2026-03-28T13:04:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Txo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/txo/32/21583_2.png) [@Txo](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Txo)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-chain-effects-in-processing-sound-library/48337/1 "2026-03-28T13:04:30Z")

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I was trying to chain some effects with the Processing sound library but couldn’t do it in any way. I neither find any documentation about this. If you try to apply then directly to the source it only applies the last one. If you try chaining applying the last effect on the first i doesn’t accept it.

Does anyone know of any way or know about any docs on int?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![EricRogerGarcia](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/ericrogergarcia/32/21029_2.png) [@EricRogerGarcia](https://discourse.processing.org/u/EricRogerGarcia)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-chain-effects-in-processing-sound-library/48337/2 "2026-03-30T20:37:41Z")

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I will soon add sound management to my project. If I find out how to do that, I will put it here (in the next 2 or 3 weeks I think)! I will work on the first version of my physics engine before.

[project here](https://codeberg.org/EricRG/PstarEngine)

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**Author:** ![robertesler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@robertesler](https://discourse.processing.org/u/robertesler)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-chain-effects-in-processing-sound-library/48337/3 "2026-03-30T21:53:46Z")

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@Txo There appears to be no interface to chain effects using Processing Sound. Like you pointed out, according to the source code, any effect applied to a source will be removed if another effect is applied. So unfortunately, only one effect at a time.

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**Author:** ![Txo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/txo/32/21583_2.png) [@Txo](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Txo)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 9:20am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-chain-effects-in-processing-sound-library/48337/4 "2026-03-31T09:20:15Z")

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Ok, thank you so much.

It’s a pity. We are in a strange time in sound management in Processing. Beads and Minim are not maintained any more and Processing sound is a little bit short yet.

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**Author:** ![Txo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/txo/32/21583_2.png) [@Txo](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Txo)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 9:41am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-chain-effects-in-processing-sound-library/48337/5 "2026-03-31T09:41:49Z")

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Ok, now I see that you are developing Pd4P3 😅

It looks very promising. I did some PD time ago so I’ll give it a try.

Thanks!