#Sunvox guitar effects software#

#Sunvox guitar effects software#

Also if you have Garageband either for iOS or on a Mac, there are guitar effects there for your use if you select to create a NEW track, and as a REAL INSTRUMENT, instead of a SOFTWARE instrument, and you can play with those effects 'pedals' as well as some of the simulated amp models have a reverb, a distortion (gain), or tremolo function.and Garageband itself (both iOS and OSX) has both reverb and echo on a per-track basis as well for ALL instrument types, NOT just guitar.Īlso, there are literally TONS of videos on Youtube, and if you search for:

I also recently discovered TONE STACK for iOS, which is similar for providing effects, but has a little different interface. Fender is to blame for the mix-up of terms: their tremelo-arms do vibrato, while the vibrato knobs on their amps to tremolo!Īnd then there's the odd variety of names, eluding every attempt at taxonomy. vibrato: mostly does something called tremelo (quickly twitching the volume knob back and forth), but sometimes also something called vibrato as well (quickly changing the pitch back and forth, like a shiverring guitar slide). recording effects: looper, reverse, double or half speed looper five steps down), to the nearest true note, or a whole octave down (twelve steps). pitch shift/auto tune/octavator: the note is corrected either to a fixed value above or below (f.e. A phaser has a less regular pattern than a flanger. flanger/phaser: a second, almost-identical note is sounded, but slightly to late, which results in something that sounds like a stroboscopic light, if that makes any sense. chorus: varies the frequency of your note (or notes) slightly, so that different, almost-but-not-quite identical notes sound.

wahwah: does what is says, which is basically swelling and cutting off the upper frequencies, as if you open and close a lid. distortion/fuzz: gives a buzzing sound, like early Kinks or Steppenwolf records. Think of a screaming voice, or a rock solo. overdrive: gives more 'sustain' or a longer sound, and usually also more overtones to the notes you play. echo/delay: adds a pulsing, decaying echo to the note you play - U2 used this a lot. reverb: adds a 'roomy-ness' to the sound, from a small hall to something cathedral-like. Oh, and moderation in using them is something to learn. But since it's a matter of taste, you should try the variety of effects yourself. If it's a battery-powered one, you can always use it later for silent practicing. One way is to buy a 'Multi-effect' and experience them yourself - it doesn't have to be in a pedal shap, a table top one is cheaper (korg pandora, line6 minipod, most brands have one). Here are the ones that are particularly good for uke.ĭelay - You can get a nice lushness with slower delays to create some ambient tonal landscapes, or just do a quick response to get more of a slapback type of echo in it.Ĭompressor - Used sparingly, it evens out the sound to add a nice 'sheen' to the effect You will need to be more cognizant of feedback with an acoustic uke, but I use effects on mine all the time. And whether you want to or not, you will spend an absurd amount of time researching them if you go down that path.Ĭan you use them on ukulele? SURE!!! As long as you have a pickup in your uke, you can use effects in the signal chain. There are more, but those are the some of the basic ones you're going to run across.

Repeats what you did and trails offĬompressor - it 'compresses' your signal so the quiet parts and loud parts are more evened out

Octave - adds a second signal of what you are playing, one octave below.Ĭhorus - splits the signal into two/three waves, each vibrating differently to give you a shimmering effectĭelay - exactly that. Overdrive - overdrives the signal, given you a slightly distorted tone All of the effect names are fairly straight forward.