Using Effects In Weird Ways

[FightingPlankton]

On my DD5, I will crank the feedback and set the delay time very short, it creates a weird harmonic overtone thing instead of an actual delay sound.

You can actually tune it to specific notes, it's one of the best things about the dd5, that and it's front to back reverse mode.

[julius2790]

My op amp Big Muff, if you don't plug the out jack in all the way, will feedback on itself and sustain for days, put a delay or flanger after that and go get a beer, it will play without you.

That's amazing!! I know a couple guys who do that with a jack "slug" (unsoldered cord plug, and connected to nothing) to create insane feedback from the input jack, but I might have to try that with the output jack!!

I also LOVE the trick using a ring modulator as a tremolo. Mark Engles (Dredg) uses a Moog ring modulator (one of the big ones) and I always wondered how he got his trem sound!

The vibrato is a "Maggie" and it's suppose to be as close to the real thing as you can get. I take the harmonic trem and set it at a slower rate into the Maggie so they are sort of rubbing against each other. It's like an ocean with jazz chords and spring reverb.

I just realized I do have a friend that has a repeat percussion! Might have to try that out soon. I nerd out so hard on different kinds of tremolo! My favorite effect by far.

Dude, me too. I'm THIS close to pulling the trigger on the Walrus Audio Monument just for the momentary mode ( Walrus Audio Monument ; link set RIGHT at spot in video). I've always liked tremolo after my Keeley-modded Boss TR-2, but I eventually settled on my EQD Hummingbird (repeat percussion), since it can also do the super fast, almost ring modulated sounds. Killer sounding trem.

I'm definitely gonna have to try that trick with two trems!!

The Monument pedal sounds fantastic on some Youtube clips I checked out. I think you'll like the results you get quite a bit. Stacking trem is a LOT of fun.

[shoule79]

Plug a Crybaby wah in backwards and it will make siren sounds.

I like sticking a pitch shifter in the effect loop of my Deluxe memory boy. The repeats keep getting higher/lower as time goes on.

[FightingPlankton]

Plug a Crybaby wah in backwards and it will make siren sounds.

I like sticking a pitch shifter in the effect loop of my Deluxe memory boy. The repeats keep getting higher/lower as time goes on.

i like that idea. i just dont have a delay w/ effects loop.

[burntumber]

I liked using the Synth-wah with a flanger, you get the open-close of the envelope with the up & down of the flanger.
turn on some tremolo too.

wah after delay, so the delays are filtered.

volume pedal with MXR variphase.
start the variphase on fast, and bring your foot back as you do volume swells.

the Boss PS5 has all kinds of weirdness.
I play with a slide and using the T.arm to get fake pedal steel sounds.
Keep your foot on T.arm and play with the speed on slow, you get a wobbly modulation
Flutter on fastest setting, keep your foot on, do volume swells. sort of sounds the the EQD hummingbird.

play with reverse-delay. make a loop. reverse the loop.

delay with sample/hold, I have a bit crusher after the delay.
make a small loop, then *crush* the loop. make of loop of crushing loop.

[mizbiz]

Plug a Crybaby wah in backwards and it will make siren sounds.

This is the exact thing Gilmour did to make the crying seagull sounds on the middle section of Echoes. You can use the tone knob on your guitar to make it swell in and out. In my experience, it works best with strats and single coil guitars.

[ElephantDNA]

That's cool! Is the Magnatone trem a repeat percussion style tremolo? I've never thought of running two trems like that together. I've got an EQD Night Wire for my bass rig, I should really try that!!

Vibrato is pitch, tremelo is volume. The old school magnatone amp vibrato is like the prettiest thing youll ever hear.

[Shadoweclipse13]

Plug a Crybaby wah in backwards and it will make siren sounds.

This is the exact thing Gilmour did to make the crying seagull sounds on the middle section of Echoes. You can use the tone knob on your guitar to make it swell in and out. In my experience, it works best with strats and single coil guitars.

And it supposedly it only works with certain types of wahs too. I've never tried it, but I think it sounds cool as hell.

Awesome tips everyone!! Love reading this stuff!

[marqueemoon]

Shimmer is generally awful, but it can sound cool when scraping wound strings with a pick.

[DrQuasar]

Doom Soundtrack GDC talk

Video starts at the point where he begins discussing his pedal set up. The whole discussion was fascinating to me. I always enjoy hearing different approaches to composition and music creation. The pedals used aren't cheap but this kind of thinking is extremely interesting. If you did something like this with guitar and time-based effects you could create some pretty unique music.

[FightingPlankton]

I like sticking a pitch shifter in the effect loop of my Deluxe memory boy. The repeats keep getting higher/lower as time goes on.

I just remembered I have an old peavey digital delay that does this on its own.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RyR8aHgh3Yg

[Shadoweclipse13]

Doom Soundtrack GDC talk

Video starts at the point where he begins discussing his pedal set up. The whole discussion was fascinating to me. I always enjoy hearing different approaches to composition and music creation. The pedals used aren't cheap but this kind of thinking is extremely interesting. If you did something like this with guitar and time-based effects you could create some pretty unique music.

That is AMAZING!! I'm gonna sit down with my recording headphones and watch/listen to that whole video this weekend!!

[DrQuasar]

Yeah I ended up watching it again after posting and there are so many interesting things in it. The whole process is awe inspiring. I did a little soundtrack work for my friend's indy game but the way they did the Doom soundtrack is nutso.

[AMILCAR]

i use my Hog 2 to fake a theremin ...

[Shadoweclipse13]

Ooh! Have any recordings of that?