If you’ve ever asked about some vintage pedals, you’ve probably heard about positive ground, plugging the pedal first after the guitar, or using batteries only. In this article, we’ll explain where these rules come from, and how to get the optimal use out of a vintage effect pedal. vintage pedal power supply and positive ground …
In this article, we’ll talk about headroom, an argument often used by effect pedal manufacturers. We’ll look at the influence of headroom on the circuit itself, to understand how changing the supply voltage can change the characteristics of the effect. some audio electronics reminders Before getting into the theory of what the headroom is and …
In this article, we will explore pedal power supply technologies in more detail. To understand their differences, how they work, and the advantages and disadvantages of each of them. And if you want to know which power supply is the most adapted to your board, we also made this other article to guide you! the …
In this article we will explore the world of tremolo, presenting the origin of this effect, the difference between harmonic tremolo or a more traditional one, how it works and finally, how to improve this effect which is more than half a century old!
In short, a lot of content to master the subject, hang on!
Reverberation, you said? No need to be an insider to understand the effect of reverb, come into an empty room, clap your hands and the sound produced by your hands will reach your ears in different ways. The delay is very short because the sound spreads relatively quickly so the delay will not be noticeable …
Soundwise, it’s quite easy to appreciate the sound of a fuzz pedal. Over-saturated, aggressive compression, very rich in harmonics and sustain that can go to infinite and beyond if the pots are all the way to the right. But when talking about overdrives and distortions, it’s becoming more complex : a cranked up overdrive is …