Talk:Guitar effects

message: I enjoy particularly building my own effects from kits sold from the likes of BYOC. Anybody thought of adding that in? 85.232.215.10 (talk) 00:30, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  DIY Effects? 

message: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Distortion#Proposed_Article_Titles_and_Changes
The refactoring is in-progress. MichaelSHoffman 03:37, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Michael this page is looking really good now. Well done.! 8-)--Light current 17:14, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposal: Break out Guitar-dedicated articles 

message: I'm requesting more info on the history of these effects to be added, when were they first used, who invented them, etc, to make the article more complete. 84.217.135.167 16:15, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Historic information on specific models of effect pedals, or just the general effect?  Robert Moog is likely credited with a few of the effect types listing, plus some that aren't on this list (i.e. Ring Modulation).  In reading the album cover to one of my Cream CDs, Eric Clapton was the first to record a song with the "wah" effect.  This was with a Vox wah pedal on the song "Tales of Brave Ulysses."  --Dulcimerist 19:35, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Furthermore, Clapton or Hendrix would be better referenced in the Wah section that Kirk Hammet. He may be a notable player but certainly not to the extent of Hendrix or Clapton who essentially introduced the world to this effect and certainly even introduced Kirk Hammet to it!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.120.161.6 (talk) 09:29, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  History? 

message: The sound file with the guitar and fuzzbox is poorly recorded and picks up the noise of the guitarist plucking it too much, so you don't hear the true sound. Should be removed in my opinion, what does everyone else think? Mobius131186 01:33, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It's a crappy recording, no doubt.  The transition from the first distorted setting to the second is just awful. Agree that the guitarist's right hand is a bit heavy. Having said that, I'd leave it until it can be replaced with something better. In other words, it's better than nothing! --Schnaz 03:49, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sound file 

message: Can anybody please, put some links for the further reading section.
::Please sign your posts!  The "See Also" section seems to be filled out quite well now.  Pioneers in designing effects, such as Robert Moog could be added to that as well, I suppose.  --Dulcimerist 17:57, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Further Reading 

message: I'm not sure that "phase shifter" belongs under "equalization effects."
When I play shows and the score calls for a phase shifter (or "phasey" or "spacy" or some other ambiguous direction), I use my wah-wah pedal. (I still use a Crybaby.) I cycle the pedal very, very slowly (I don't want it to sound like a wah), and the effect is almost exactly like that of a phase shifter, including the whooshing sound, particularly if fuzz or amp distortion is turned on.  So, I'm wondering whether a phase shifter is more of a bandpass device and should NOT be listed under equalization effects.  Phase shifting, after all, refers to frequency, not amplitude. --Schnaz 16:49, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: "Phase Shifter" is now in the "Filtering-related Effects," which is perfect!  So, this is taken care of already!  :)  --Dulcimerist 17:59, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Phase shifter 

message: One of the things that still drives me nuts -- I'm 47 years old and don't like setting up a lot of stomp boxes -- is determining the proper order of stomp boxes and pedals.  Perhaps someone could provide a little tutorial on that, or provide examples of their rigs or the rigs of famous artists. -- Schnaz 16:53, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This is a great idea!  This is one of the most common questions regarding effects pedals, and it would definitely be useful to this article!  I Support this proposal.  For the time being, I will track down a couple of tutorials to link to through this article's external links.  --Dulcimerist 19:27, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: External link posted.  Putting Your Effects In Order Putting Your Effects In Order - Tutorial  The Boss and DigiTech websites likely have similar resources as well.  --Dulcimerist 20:16, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Proposal: Create a section related to setting up rigs

message: Presence should be added to the article.  The only description I've found is:
: Valve power amplifiers often provide an additional presence control (which reduces negative feedback in the power amplifier section) to provide a small amount of boost at frequencies above the treble control.
 —Michael Z. 2007-04-05 04:25 Z
::I've understood this to be something that's part of EQ.  Some of the good EQ units will have this Presence control with it.  Perhaps this could be mentioned in the EQ section?  --Dulcimerist 18:41, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Presence 

message: Noise gates should be added to this article, along with a brief description of how they work.  The source material for them in their Wiki article would likely suffice.  Popular noise gates include the Boss NS-2, MXR M-135, and ISP Decimator.  --Dulcimerist 19:06, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I went ahead and added this section, paraphrasing a bit of material from the Wiki noise gate article, and adding the pedal examples listed above.  Please feel free to modify and shape it.  Thanks!  --Dulcimerist 19:25, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for adding that.  I reworded it a little.  It's still not perfect: I think the trouble is the two meanings of "signal": (1) whatever is coming through, or (2) whatever is coming through that you want (i.e., as distinguished from noise).  Technically, noise gates do remove noise, but only by removing everything.  I'll have to think more about how to reword it.  Cheers, Doctormatt 19:50, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds good.  I had thought about explaining the noise gate as something that keeps things quiet when they're supposed to be quiet.  The desired signal is set at a volume way above the noise, so that the desired signal drowns out the noise when the gate becomes open.  Thankfully the noise gates we discuss in this article are the simple stompbox variety, and not the more-sophisticated studio rack equipment.  ;)  --Dulcimerist 17:47, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Noise Gates 

message: Reverb needed to be in this article, since it's a popular effect.  What's out on this article is a bit of a rough draft, so tweak it if it needs it.  Showing the differences in a few reverb tyoes seemed to be useful for this article, so I included three popular types.  My source material is from the Reverberation article on Wikipedia, and could use a nice paraphrasing.  Thanks! --Dulcimerist 19:25, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reverb 

message: The lists of example pedals are quite good!  It might be wise to include both the model name and number for them, though.  For example, I'm more familiar with the Boss PS-5 being called the Boss Super Shifter.  Listing it as the Boss PS-5 Super Shifter would be more descriptive.  This would be a simple minor edit.  --Dulcimerist 19:39, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I went ahead and did it.  Hopefully I didn't accidentally break an internal link.  There were three spam URLs inserted into the article, and one had been inserted inside of an internal link.  I repaired the vandalism and tidied up the pedal examples.  --Dulcimerist 20:18, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Is it a goal of this project to make interesting separate articles for noteworthily-famous effects pedals?  History, features, manufacturer, noteworthy musicians who have used it, etc. could be added, along with a couple photos of the effect box.  I'm sure that there are manufacturers out there who would support this idea with plenty of information.  Would this be of interest to this project?  Thanks! --Dulcimerist 17:51, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Effects Pedal Model Names/Numbers 

message: Would it be wise near the end of the article to mention the newer modeling effects?  These are the effects that make the guitar emulate other things.  The Boss AC-3 Acoustic Simulator comes to mind, as well as a sitar model that DigiTech put into their "The Weapon" effects pedal.  Is anyone interested in typing something like this up?  --Dulcimerist 18:39, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Section on Modeling Effects 

message: Is there a music Wiki project that this article and its related articles could fit into?  That might get some additional Wikipedians here to work on and shape this cool article!  Thanks! --Dulcimerist 19:30, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Done!  Both projects I signed this into will be excellent.  I also added a discussion page header, which will help users to remember to sign their posts and stuff.  --Dulcimerist 19:42, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wiki Project? 

message: I wrote this post also on effcts pedal.
where can I find sound files of these effects? Is there a place in wiki where I can find it?(Joelsims80 21:18, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I found a website called "Noiseon" it has a lot of sound samples of guitar effects there and it doesn't require registration or anything so I'll just add it to the external links. (Joelsims80 23:25, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is there a sound files Database somewhere? 

message: Shouldn't the 'power attenuators' section be removed? 
A power attenuator is a power-management system using a dummy load to absorb high-wattage tube amplifier output in an attempt to reproduce the final sound at lower volume levels. 
An effect is an audio signal shaping device. 
A power attenuator is not an audio signal shaping device.
Effects modify the instrument signal pre-power amplifier stage. Power attenuators go after the power amplification section of an amp, before the speaker. Effects can be used with a direct box and run into a studio mixing board, power attenuators cannot. 
Power attenuators will be seen on amp-building forums, but never on effects-building forums. 
Power attenuators are more of an amp subject, not an effects one.
(Jucati (talk) 03:58, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Remove: Power Attenuators - not really an 'effect'  

message: "A modern "clone" of the Tycobrahe Pedalflanger is sold by Chicago Iron." 
This is a company blurb/sales pitch - not neutral.
Jucati (talk) 04:10, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Flanger Section Has Sales Pitch