Re: Necessary Effects
Interstate 70 said:
Monsieur Darkside.
Wow. That is some great info. Thanks for sharing those great tips. Dedicated power is a big deal then. cool.
How did they do that tape echo stuff? that boggles my mind? If I have thought about this right...does it work like this...the tape runs constantly at a slow speed, a speed that would correspond to the delay time that you wanted. Then delayed sound would appear from tape real that would insert the sound into the recording control board. Is that how it works?
I guess if a guy was smart enough, he could write a program so that a PC could function as the delay source and then he/she would not have to buy a delay pedal? Yep, that is beyond my ability. af course that would be a digital delay using a PC not an analogue.
Lots of answers
1.) You're more or less right about the tape, it's really a simple concept, just like how flange originated when they pressed the flange from the tape deck onto the tape while it was playing (or something like that).
2.)There are computer programs and plugins for computer software like Sonar that do awesome delays and echo.
3.)All lower priced delay pedals are digital. The only form of analog delay I know of is true TAPE delay, and a unit like that will cost you an arm and a leg.
What are the 3 most commonly used effects. OD, Wha and chorus? phaser, delay, fuzz? Flanger, chorus, wha?
It really depends on what amp you play. If it has a good OD channel or distortion channel to begin with, players will just use the footswitch for the amp. If it's vintage style and only has one channel, you will need a gain booster like an OD to get the kind of sustain and drive that you want.
If you ask me, the 3 top effects would be OD (or Distortion, they're two different things-distortion produces its own clipping tone color and adds it to the signal, and OD's are be a mix of compression, a touch of EQ to tighten up the bass and mids, and a bit of clipping depending on the pedal), effect two would be wah, effect 3 would be delay, or if the amp doesn't come with it-reverb.
Hope this straightens your course a bit. Phase is a pretty cool effect that makes your sound watery as it constantly shifts the phase of your signal 180 degrees. Chorus is nice, especially in conjunction with vibrato (dunlop roto-vibe is a 2 in one) but it could be the cheesier sounding of effects IMO. Flange is one of my favorites, and it sounds great in songs.
. i had considered the multi units. I worry a bit about effects order. with the multi-units you don't have any choice right. if you want to go chorus to delay or delay to chorus you wouldn't have the flexibility to do that right? but at this point being new I may not need that flexibility.
