What is a chorus pedal do?

A chorus pedal is a great way to create thicker sounds from a single signal. By taking your source signal, doubling it and setting the second signal slightly out of tune and time with the first, a chorus pedal can create the sound of two instruments playing simultaneously.

Do I really need a chorus pedal?

No one really “needs” any pedals. If you love chorus, then get one. Variety makes the world go round.

How does a guitar chorus pedal work?

Chorus effects thicken your signal by copying it multiple times, coloring the copied signals, and playing them back slightly delayed. Chorus pedals accomplish this by splitting your signal into multiple “voices,” modulating their pitch and timbre, and delaying those voices slightly from the main signal.

How does a chorus pedal sound?

On electric instruments such as guitars, chorus sounds like the same signal running through two amps with a very slight delay between them and an ever so subtle pitch difference. Chorus pedals can be very helpful in fattening up the tone of acoustic-electric guitars whose piezo pickups tend to sound a little thin.

What’s the difference between reverb and chorus?

A chorus pedal creates a slightly detuned version of your signal blended with your normal signal to create different effects, while a reverb emulates the bouncing of sound waves across different rooms and objects (plate, spring).

What comes first phaser or chorus?

Traditionally you want your phaser first, then flanger and chorus in whatever order after that. But there’s nothing wrong with putting your chorus first and phaser last. That’s how neat sounds get created. I’ve had my chorus before my phaser for years.

Where should a tremolo pedal go?

For most players, the ideal location to place modulation effects—which include phase shifters, flangers, chorus, rotary, tremolo, vibrato and so on—is directly after a compressor and/or overdrive/distortion pedal.

How do you order effects pedals?

Dynamics (compressors), filters (wah), pitch shifters, and Volume pedals typically go at the beginning of the signal chain. Gain based effects such as and overdrive/distortion pedals come next. Modulation effects such as chorus, flangers, phasers typically come next in the chain.

What does a octave pedal do?

A stompbox effect that blends the dry signal with one or more signals that are one or more octaves higher or lower than the original. Modern digital octave pedals often use DSP algorithms and offer multiple octaves and glitch-free tracking of complete chords as well as single-note melodies.

What songs use a chorus pedal?

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• Come As You Are – Nirvana.
• Pull Me Under – Dream Theater.
• Welcome Home (Sanitarium) – Metallica.
• Purple Rain – Prince.
• Paradise City – Guns ‘n’ Roses.
• Getting the Most out of a Chorus Pedal.

What’s the difference between flanger and phaser?

A flanger repeats the audio back onto itself, creating a chorus-like effect. A phaser uses all-pass filters to achieve a delay-like effect. They sound similar, and both are useful—but only in moderation.

What chorus pedal did Kurt Cobain use?

In 1990, after the recording of ‘Bleach’, Kurt Cobain got the pedal that supplied some of the most memorable moments in his career – the Electro-Harmonix Small Clone chorus.

What is the difference between chorus and choir?

A choir refers to a group of singers, but a chorus may include dancers or actors. The two terms share some meanings but are not interchangeable. For example, chorus can refer to the refrain of a song, but choir can’t. Both words can refer to groups of people or animals.

What is an example of a chorus?

The definition of a chorus is a group of singers or a refrain in a song. An example of a chorus is a church choir. An example of a chorus is the part of a song that repeats several times. A group of dancers and singers performing together in a modern musical show, opera, etc.