Simulated Acoustics

Simulated Acoustics

    Effects units

·         Reverberation –  An echo-like effect

·         Distortion – A distorted sound, sounding more grungy

·         Delay – A slightly timed delay of a note played

·         Wah-Wah – A funk/rock effect, often used to make notes sound unique to it’s accompaniment 

·         Echo – Similar to delay, sounding ‘spaced’, playing back what you have played fading in volume.

·         Overdrive – similar to distortion, giving sound more gain

·         Chorus – often used with keyboards, synthesizers and guitars, it’s used to give a more ‘swirling’ effect to notes.

·         Phaser - creates a sweeping effect by modulating a narrow notch signal filter.

·         Pitch shift – An effect that changes the pitch of a note played

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