- You have to trust your ears. Buy what sounds good to you.
- Try all the knobs, be sure that there are changes.
- Don't overload your rig, buy only what you need for your music.
- The effects order changes the sound.
- You may already have most of the effects you need built-in in your amp.
| The most known effects: | |
|---|---|
| Filter Effects | Sweep a peak (wah) in the frequency response. Wah Peda, Talk Wah, Equalizers. |
| Compressor | Evens out dynamic range variations. It makes soft signals louder and loud signals quieter, it adds sustain. |
| Overdrive and Distortion | Increases the complexity of the signal, adds sustain and power. |
| Pitch Effects | Changes the pitch: Octaver, Pitch Pedal |
| Delay | Repeats the original sound, sometimes it reverses it. |
| Reverb | Emulates rooms |
| Modulation | Combined filter, delay and pitch effects. Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, Rotator |
| Level Controllers | Reduce noise, control the volume and the stereo panning. Noise Gate, Limiter, Volume Pedal, Panning |
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