Modulation Guitar Pedals - Flanger, Chorus, Phaser and more

Explore the chorus effect, a common guitar effect used in pop, rock, and metal, shaping melodies and chords with subtle tempo modulation. Beware too much speed; it sounds dissonant.

Explore the flanger effect, which doubles your signal with a 20 ms delay for a distinct sound. Set speed around 40% and depth around 50% to avoid dissonance.

Explore the phaser, a phase modulation effect that doubles your guitar signal with a wah-wah vibe, famous in the seventies and heard in Barracuda and Sweet Home Alabama.

Explore wah-wah and auto wah pedals and how envelope control shapes guitar tone, with adjustable speed from slow to fast.

Explore the harmony pedal to turn a single note into a power chord or major intervals like second or seventh, with examples from Dimebag Darrell, Stevie, and Prince.

Explore ring modulation, a modulation effect that makes your guitar tone sound like a seventies synthesizer. Use it for a distinct intro to your band or song.

Discover how a loop pedal powers live blues by recording with one press, stopping with a second press, and erasing with a hold, plus importing mp3 backing tracks.

Explore delay on guitar, shaping time, feedback, and repeat length to add ambiance to solos. Learn about echo and digital delay, looping, and pedals that combine reverb and delay.

Explore tremolo and vibrato, where tremolo modulates volume and vibrato modulates pitch, demonstrated on a clean guitar tone with a practical song example.

Explore compressors and gates, and how they shape guitar tone by controlling dynamics and noise with attack and tempo cues for distortion in live venues.

Explore how to order guitar pedals in your signal chain, noting there is no universal correct order. Experiment to craft your own sound and signature with different pedal placements.

Explore how subtle distortion with 45-50% gain plus controlled delay and reverb shapes guitar tones to emulate a U2-like mix, emphasizing tempo, feedback, and instrument balance.

Choose the right cables and connectors to reduce noise between pedals and avoid rusted connectors. Use a capable power supply and proper pedal placement to prevent feedback.

Experiment with the order of your guitar pedals; there is no single correct arrangement, follow recipes, and develop your own sound and signature.

Compare replica guitar pedals to the original overdrive, noting that a cheap replica can deliver 95% of the original sound. Decide based on goals and budget, balancing price and fidelity.

Compare guitar pedal sound to computer emulation by testing a red pedal against software, exploring whether a laptop can replace pedals and amps for cost-effective, portable setups.

Master reaper by practicing regularly and editing audio with practical techniques for instrumental, narration, voiceover, and singing projects. Download reaper for Windows or Mac and start exploring this free software.

Explore basic configuration and preferences for modulation guitar pedals, focusing on selecting devices, enabling options, and adding MIDI devices with an automatic configurator.

Compare usb microphones that plug directly into your computer with external condensers, and an audio interface such as fast track for better quality, control, headphones, and multiple mics.

Record in a specific bar using record mode two to capture the selected part, then create an effect track with reverb via track sends across channels and loop chosen section.

Learn how compressors and gates shape guitar signals by setting thresholds and decibel ranges, adjusting makeup gain, and tuning attack to control what gets reduced or cut.

Conclude your journey through modulation guitar pedals with this final lesson, where the instructor invites feedback and topic suggestions via the portal form to improve future courses.