MusicTechHelpGuy builds a full sound-design effect by layering region automation on a single chopped-up synth clip in Logic Pro, stacking multiple moving parameters instead of relying on one static effect.
He automates Retro Synth's filter cutoff directly, ramping it up mid-region instead of using the mod wheel, then repeats that shape across each chopped region.
Next he brings in a tremolo effect from silence, automating its depth from 0 to 100% so the modulation fades in gradually rather than snapping on.
ChromaVerb's wet signal gets automated too, starting fully wet and pulling back to 50% partway through, adding a third layer of motion to the sound.