Guitar Gadgets : Cool Effects Pedals & Signal Processors for Guitarists
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Wikipedia - Guitar Effects
Overview and links to FX pages
The full Wikipedia article provides information about a wide range of popular devices.
Category: File - :Ts9-stompbox.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Ibanez Tube Screamer overdrive pedal
Effects units are electronic devices that affect the sound of an electric or electronic instrument or other audio source. Effects can be used in "real time", during a live performance (typically used with an electric guitar, electronic keyboard, or electric bass), or in post-production, with recorded vocals and instruments. To use an effect in a live performance, the effect is plugged in to the electrical signal path of the instrument. In a post-production setting, the source's auxiliary output is patched into the effect. Effects can also be used on other instruments or sound sources, like the Rhodes electric piano, acoustic instruments, or drums. While some effect units "color" the sound in a subtle way, others transform the sound in a dramatic fashion.
An effects unit consists of analog or digital circuitry which processes audio signals. In some cases, effects processing circuitry is similar to that found in music synthesizers, as it may include active and passive filters, envelope followers or envelope modifiers, wave-shaping circuits, voltage-controlled oscillators, or digital delays.
Effects units come in several formats, the most common of which are the stomp-box and the rack-mount unit. A "stomp box" (or "pedal") is a small metal or plastic box containing the circuitry which is placed on the floor in front of the musician and connected in line with the patch cord connected to the instrument. The box is typically controlled by one or more foot-pedal on-off switches and it typically contains only one or two effects.
A rack-mount effects unit may contain the identical electronic circuit, but is mounted in a standard 19" equipment rack. Usually, however, rack-mount effects units contain several different types of effects. They are typically controlled by knobs or switches on the front panel, and often by a MIDI digital control interface. "Guitar pedalboards" are used by musicians who use multiple stomp-boxes; these may be a DIY project made with plywood or a commercial pedalboard made from metal.
Modern desktop and notebook computers often have sound processing capabilities that rival commercially available effects boxes. Some can process sound through VST or similar plugins, such as RTAS or Direct X. With a decent sound card, musicians can play any instrument through a computer, emulating effects units or amplifiers. Many VST-plugins are can be downloaded for little or no cost.
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Electro-Harmonix Tube Zipper Demo
Electro-Harmonix Tube Zipper Demo
http://www.ehx.com Visit the all-new EHX site! For the Tube Zipper, go to: http://www.ehx.com/products/tube-zipper This is a small excerpt from the Electro-Harmonix DVD, and it shows a guy playing some crazy effects plugged into an Electro-Harmonix TUBE ZIPPER. One of the greatest pedals ever. Ever.
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Buy the Electro-Harmonix Tube Zipper
Electro-Harmonix Tube Zipper
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The Tube Zipper is two effects in one, a warm sounding Tube Envelope Follower and a rich Tube Distortion unit. When these two effects are combined into the same circuit they produce entirely unique new and wild effects. The Tube Zipper uses two premium 12AX7EH vacuum tubes. The Drive and Input Gain knobs are for the distortion, the rest of the controls let you tweak the filter. The Mode switch is labelled "Tron" (for a smooth filter sweep) and "Trill" (modulation added to the filter). The Env switch is labelled "Up / Down" and selects the direction of the filter sweep.
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Voice Box - Video by Jack Conte - Vocal Harmony Machine/ Vocoder
http://www.ehx.com Visit EHX.com for user videos, our blog, community fourms, and lots more! For more Voice Box product info, see: http://www.ehx.com/products/voice-box The Voice Box packs a multi-functional vocal synth processor into a tough and compact chassis. Sing, and you'll have a troupe of backup singers following you in perfect harmony. Or use the built-in vocoder to unleash classic synth-robot sounds. Diana Ross had the Supremes, Brian Wilson had the Beach Boys, Kraftwerk had The Robots. You have the Voice Box. The harmony processor creates 2- to 4-part harmonies directly from your vocals, in the same key as your accompanying instrument. Studio-quality reverb lets you independently add depth to your dry and harmony vocals. The focused 256-band articulate vocoder, designed by the same EMS genius who made vocoding famous, features adjustable harmonic enhancement and controllable formant shift. Plug in your mic and your instrument, and let your new voice -- or voices -- be heard! * Harmonically matches any electric instrument you plug into it * Professional quality pitch shifting algorithm produces realistic harmonies * The Low & High Harmony independently produces two harmony notes: 3rd and 5th * 9 accessible programmable presets * Natural Glissando * Gender Bender knob allows for male/female formant modification * Built-In Mic Pre with Phantom Power & Gain Switch * Balanced XLR Line Output: Interface directly with any mixing board or A/D converter * US96DC-200BI power supply included
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Electro-Harmonix Voice Box Harmony Machine and Vocoder
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