Guitar Effects, the Chorus Pedal
Another guitar gadget that you can use is the chorus.
This is guitar effects where individual sounds with about the same timbre and almost the same pitch converge are then converged to be played as one.
When these different sounds are played, none of them will appear off key or out of tune.
Instead, the sound becomes rich more enhanced.
This is not what would normally happen if the sound would come from a single source.
This effect is evident in sounds that would be sustained for long periods of time.
The chorus effect is something that you would normally find in string instruments.
When you actually listen to a string ensemble, the instrument would sound like they are a choir of angels singing, thus the name of the effect.
And since the guitar is, of course, a string instrument, the chorus is one of the best effects that could be applied onto the instrument.
The chorus effect would then help enhance the sound of the guitar that comes from different moments, timed a little slightly apart from each other, seemingly coming from different locations like in the case of a full band.
Of course, the effect can be simulated with a gadget.
Normally, guitar players would have a foot pedal, similar to the overdrive distortion that can be activated by stepping on the pedal.
The effect can also be applied during the processing of recorded music in the recording studio.
When the chorus effect is applied, the processor then receives the audio signal from the instrument and allows it to mix with delayed and more pitch-modulated replicas of itself.
These replica sounds are then moderated.
The effect, in turn, becomes a little similar to flanging.
The difference here would be the delays are longer and there will be no feedback present.
Sometimes, the chorus effect would be built in to the guitar.
There are models of acoustic and electric guitars that would allow you to use the chorus effect with just a flip of the switch.
And as what was mentioned earlier, the effect can also be applied during the post processing of the musical piece.
After recording the music, you can put the desired effect when you make some edits in the piece.
This will ultimately allow you to add more delays and fully enhance the musical piece.
Some chorus foot pedals also allow other effects related to the chorus effect like reverbs and delays to be added in.
This is guitar effects where individual sounds with about the same timbre and almost the same pitch converge are then converged to be played as one.
When these different sounds are played, none of them will appear off key or out of tune.
Instead, the sound becomes rich more enhanced.
This is not what would normally happen if the sound would come from a single source.
This effect is evident in sounds that would be sustained for long periods of time.
The chorus effect is something that you would normally find in string instruments.
When you actually listen to a string ensemble, the instrument would sound like they are a choir of angels singing, thus the name of the effect.
And since the guitar is, of course, a string instrument, the chorus is one of the best effects that could be applied onto the instrument.
The chorus effect would then help enhance the sound of the guitar that comes from different moments, timed a little slightly apart from each other, seemingly coming from different locations like in the case of a full band.
Of course, the effect can be simulated with a gadget.
Normally, guitar players would have a foot pedal, similar to the overdrive distortion that can be activated by stepping on the pedal.
The effect can also be applied during the processing of recorded music in the recording studio.
When the chorus effect is applied, the processor then receives the audio signal from the instrument and allows it to mix with delayed and more pitch-modulated replicas of itself.
These replica sounds are then moderated.
The effect, in turn, becomes a little similar to flanging.
The difference here would be the delays are longer and there will be no feedback present.
Sometimes, the chorus effect would be built in to the guitar.
There are models of acoustic and electric guitars that would allow you to use the chorus effect with just a flip of the switch.
And as what was mentioned earlier, the effect can also be applied during the post processing of the musical piece.
After recording the music, you can put the desired effect when you make some edits in the piece.
This will ultimately allow you to add more delays and fully enhance the musical piece.
Some chorus foot pedals also allow other effects related to the chorus effect like reverbs and delays to be added in.
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