what year was the phaser most popular?
1960s-70s
what is a phaser?
a subtle effect sounding like sweeping notches, it is created by combining two signals in varying ways
what is a phaser often used for?
adding movement to distorted guitar parts
what year was the flanger introduced?
1970s-80s
what is a flanger?
a jet-plane whoosh sound where some of this effected signal is fed back into the unit using the feedback control
what year was the chorus most popular?
1980s
what effect does a chorus create?
thick, detuned sound
how does a chorus work?
delays a copy of the original signal and plays delayed signal alongside
what is a chorus usually used on?
clean electric guitars, fretless bass guitars and synth pad
what is tremolo?
volume modulation
what year was tremolo introduced?
1950s+
how does a tremolo work?
uses an LFO to modulate the volume, it sounds like the note is fading in and out
how were modulation effects historically created?
using tape machines or rotary speakers
what effect does ring modulation create?
metallic bell-like
what year was ring modulation first discovered?
1950s - present day
how does ring modulation work?
combines input signal with carrier signal (usually sine wave) producing harmonically rich and dissonant sounds to create a metallic bell-like tone
