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1. Effects If there s been any single area in the field of musicianship that s been seeing increased emphasis these days one would have to think that it s been the use of special effects Sound modifiers are now being used by the whole spectrum of contemporary instrumentalists and a brief spin across the radio dial more than confirms this fact Guitarists accentuate the beat with their wah wah pedals key board players use phasors to add amaz ing depth to their sound bass players employ equalizers to give new meaning to the word bottom In short the par ameters of today s sound are being con stantly expanded by the ingenious use of special effects devices in many cases creating levels of musical expression in comprehensible even a few short years ago Here at Music Emporium we ve been happy to be at the forefront of this revo lution in sound Through both the ex periences of the many musicians on our staff and our contacts with you the playing customer we ve been able to compile a collection of pointers on the use of special devices a primer in a sense on the emerging art of effects use While we could easily delve deeply into the technical aspects of many of these units we realize that today s musician is far more concerned with how a device will make him sound than with the unit s specs hence we ll attempt to be general enough in our descriptions so that they re easily understood by2. tured in a way y different from the as a result they ent respond dif and feature an quality of ce that can only as excellent All r pedals are AC pow minating the deter atteries run down units All Morley use opto electronic at critical points eliminating the of potentiometers and rack and mon gears that eventually out or break All Mor als are extremely S2dle with heavy duty plated steel chassis strial grade AC rds They also fea ageously long sweep areas offering the widest avail z perating range for ndividual effect And ey pedals all feel gliding back and under your foot s dir n when you use them pletely manufactured U S of A all Morley s are backed by a full Power Wah Boost PWB Here s another extremely lar combination pedal m Morley this one pack ng the effects of wah h volume boost and vol ume control The volume control and wah wah func tons act as described ove and the dial con rollable volume boost cir cuitry is just what you ll need to add that little extra surge of power to your playing The boost and power wah functions are tswitchable in out while he pedal controls the over I volume level Five way flexibility at a price that s hard to resist 42MOPWB 105 00 shipping weight 6 lbs n in performance you Volume VOL This excep tionally responsive volume pedal will allow you to cr
3. user to instantly switch into and out of the phasing mode and the variable speed control allows the use of a wide variety of sounds including of course that of the ever popular rotating speaker In short it s a first rate unit at a bargain price 42MxP4 48 00 shipping weight 5 Ibs Dyna Comp The Dyna Comp short for dynamic compensation is a level limiting device that when properly adjusted will allow everything a musician plays to come out at an adjus table pre set volume An effect that s been employed in recording studios for years it provides increased clarity to your instrument imparting an evenness of both volume and tonal par ameters The Dyna Comp features two controls output a mini pre amp that can boost your level and sensitivity which when turned up past half way begins to give loads of sparkling clear sustain with no distortion We ve also found that this unit is a must for anyone playing any sort of amplified slide guitar 42MxDC 49 50 shipping weight 5 Ibs Neediess to say we do a very brisk business in these sound modifiers and we anticipate learning a lot more about their capabilities in the days ahead Feel free to drop us a line and let us in on any exciting new combinations you ve run across We re as excited as you are about the possibilities this rapidly developing field holds for the future 45 Distortion Far more than a mere fuzz box t
4. from near zero volume to full power without the slightest hint of a hitch or dead spot Both effects are foot switchable in out meaning that they can be operated together separately or not at all Plus Mutron s reliable Opti Pot photoelectric design stays free of hum and noise under all types of lighting and weather conditions Truly a first class pedal 42MUVW 89 50 shipping weight 6 Ibs Bi Phase The Mutron Bi Phase offers twelve stages of powerful swirling dra matic phase shifting It consists of two independent six stage phasers that can be interconnected in a variety of ways to produce numerous effects unobtain able on other phasing units You can get super deep phasing overlapping phas ing and even the super dynamics of stereo phasing The unit is furnished with a dual foot switch and has an op tional photoelectric foot pedal that Octave Divider The Mutron Octave Divider produces a flawlessly clean sub octave plus an octave up effect both with perfectly preserved dynamics It has the capabilities of making a single musician sound like three instrumental ists playing simultaneous runs The octave up and octave down sounds follow every nuance of the original signal thanks to a patented stabilization circuit that accurately follows every change in pitch and dynamics A ringer control adds a fuzz tone in the lower register and a fuzz ocatave in the higher register while the s
5. into the searing high registers rock backwards and it plummets back into the depths of boomy bass land Be it for solos or simply adding some spice to your rhythm fills it s a handy device to have around Besides the obvious check into durability after all what other device is constantly being stepped on check into a wah wah s tonal range the greater the dis tance between highs and lows the more distinctive the pedal will sound Also on pedals that combine the wah wah func tion with some other effect such as vol ume control check to see if the different effects can be operated both together and separately Better devices will offer this feature From Robin Trower to the Isley Bro thers from the Band to the Jefferson Star ship from Donna Summer to Donna Fargo phase shifters have made their presence felt with ever increasing regular ity Be it imparting a foreboding murky growl or a gentle rolling bounce to a musical line there is little doubt that its effect can be used with dramatic results in a variety of settings Described very basically phasing involves taking an input signal from an instrument splitting it in two then passing one half through a series of filters The two signals are then re combined only now they re out of phase with each other The best phasors we ve found offer speed controls to vary the degree of phasing from a gentle roll to a Leslie type drone while many are als
6. out of phase with each other allowing for stereo or mono operation On vocals you ll get the sensation of multiple voicing two vocal parts for every one you sing On guitar you ll get a murky slightly off center warble that ll lend a mysterious air to your playing ala Robin Trower Three controls permit adjustment of sweep width sweep center point and sweep speed All in all an exciting new innovation from MXR 42MxSC 215 00 shipping weight 7 Ibs Flanger While it may well be an oversimplification to call the flanger a deluxe phase shifter that s the way many of our customers have been describing this intriguingly versatile unit A true flanging unit its cir cuitry incorporates time delay which phasing does not this device features a manual control over the delay range as well as an oscillator which automat ically varies the delay range through the controllable width and speed parame ters Together these three controls give remarkable creative possibilities to the musician in a mind to ex periment The regeneration control adds increased levels of intensity to the unit s effect of enhanced tonality Flanging chorus ing vibrato all these and more can now be used on guitar bass keyboards or almost any other electric instrument with this amazing device 42MXFL 127 50 shipping weight 7 Ibs Micro Amp Another brand new device from MXR the Micro Amp serves several i
7. a mighty little mite that will perform on a par with the monster amps many times its size just not as loudly In all seriousness it s perhaps the best mini amp currently available giving a consistent clean sound and a good old fashioned raunchy roar Can be operated on either six penlight batteries or an AC battery eliminator included Sounds so good cranked up that many guitarists use it as a preamp running a line out of the back of the Pignose into their bigger amps As they say the hog s snout s what it s all about 42PIPN 85 00 shipping weight 10 Ibs Gizmotron Lol Creme and Kevin Godley were formerly members of 10CC I m Not in Love They left the band after inventing this device Why Well in their own words Until now all electric guitar inventions merely altered the sound of the guitar The Gizmotron however enables the guitar to create the orchestral sounds of other string in Boss Chorus Ensemble CE 1 The Roland Boss Chorus combines vibrato and chorus effects in a sturdy compact unit Controls include a high low input out put level mono stereo chorus intensity vibrato depth and intensity Dual foot switches enable the user to cancel or change effects as he sees fit This is a great effect for both combo and solo performances as it will really thicken up your sound 42ROCE1 199 00 shipping weight 7 Ibs Ear Plugs Good inexpensive protection for your h
8. all even you engineers out there Easily the most recognizable effect is the distortion pedal the fuzz box that s been with us for at least the last twenty years From the Rolling Stones Satisfaction to almost anything by the Isley Brothers you d be hard pressed to find a pop music record without some form of that popular distorted sound The distortion pedal s effect is usually quite obvious placed between instrument and amplifier it distorts the incoming signal to a pre set degree creating effects varying from the warm subtle distortion of an over driven tube amp to the raucous feedback laden wail of a stack of hundred watters with everything on 10 When shopping for a distortion device remember that one of its most desirable qualities should be durability A good dis tortion device or any effects device for that matter should be solidly constructed with rugged components Better units will feature both output gain control to match the level of distorted to clean signals and variable distortion control enabling you to determine just how much distortion you ll be using The wah wah pedal is another easily recognizable effect used throughout the gamut of musical styles It s also one of the most easily understood devices from a technical standpoint simply being a single potentiometer controlled by a see sawing foot pedal Press forward and your instrument s tone soars off
9. bs 8 8 A ed Me w oo Gia Phase 100 The top of the MXR line of phasors and undoubtedly one of the best units available in the industry It offers the user an unusually high degree of control over the parameters of phasing with both speed and intensity controls The four pre set intensities offer a wide variation of sweep widths with two of the settings fea turing regeneration deeper more intense phasing Though most musicians will choose to use it with guitar the Phase 100 also provides excellent results on key boards and in PA appli cations Truly a triumph of modern technology 42MxP10 99 50 shipping weight 7 Ibs Six Band Graphic Equalizer This unit is designed for the broad tonal spectrum pro vided by guitar bass and brass instruments From the bass end of 100 hertz to the treble end of 3200 hertz the spectrum is divided into six octaves each with its own band control You can either boost or cut up to 18 decibels on each thereby opening up an almost limit less number of tonal pos sibilities It s compact runs on a single 9 volt battery lasts up to a year under normal use and we guarantee it will take you places far beyond the capa bilities of the tone controls on your amp 42MXEQ6 49 50 shipping weight 5 Ibs Ten Band Graphic Equalizer Even more versatility in sound control is made available by MXR s ten band EQ It features a fre quency ra
10. dreamed about before 42MUMT 75 00 shipping weight 6 Ibs Mutron Phasor II This is simply a great phase shifter It features both deep quiet phasing and essentially noiseless Operation making it a unit worthy of studio as well as stage performance The reason for this high level of quality is Mutron s exclusive photo mod cir cuitry Instead of the conventional FET circuits normally employed in phasers units that are noisy and contain inherent distortion Mutron uses an expensive custom made device called a photo mod which works on a sealed optical principal The result is more than ten times the dynamic range of convention al phase shifters plus phasing that s far deeper and more pronounced Rate Depth and Feedback Intensity controls allow you to tailor the phasing to your exact liking AC powered 42MUPT 89 50 shipping weight 6 Ibs Mutron Vol Wah This combination vol ume pedal wah wah is an absolute de light to own and operate AC powered the Vol Wah is sturdy straightforward and even handsome to look at The pedal itself runs on precision Teflon bearings with spring controlled tension adjusted for a super smooth ride In the wah mode the unit s voltage con trolled filter circuitry automatically in creases resonance as the frequency de creases resulting in the best deepest wah wah sounds you may ever hear In the volume mode the pedal sweeps
11. earing Anyone playing any sort of high volume music should con stantly be aware of protecting his hearing and these disposable foam plugs similar to those used by Army artillery teams will certainly do the job Packaged four to a box their low price will enable you to stock up with enough for all occasions 42EPEP 99c shipping weight 6 sets per Ib a Sonic II Hearing Protectors These are precision made devices non disposable that reduce the sound pressure level without restricting your normal ability to hear the full audio spectrum of highs and lows Packaged in a handsome plastic box complete with keychain attachment Be they for the performing musician or concertgoer these Sonic Hearing Protectors are highly recommended 42NOSON2 4 95 shipping weight 1 Ib attached to your strap belt or pocket set the receiver on top of your amp and you re ready to go That s all there is to it You can still use all the effects boxes you desire just hook them between the receiver and your amp The Cordless II system is in every per former s price range Using a standard 9 volt battery it can perform continu ously for twelve hours or more Its line of sight range is anywhere from a min imum of 50 to a maximum of 150 feet Comes complete with transmitter receiver and antenna 42HMC2 525 00 shipping weight 5 Ibs struments It s a musical instrument in its own right Yes by pressing a few k
12. eate the popular attack less sounds currently em ployed by Larry Carlton and many other widely respected guitarists Oper ation is simple rock back and you ve got no volume press forward and volume increases When you ve floored the pedal you ve gotten full volume Volume increase and decrease is accomplished both smoothly and quietly and there s no insertion loss or reduction of high fre quency signal strength 42MOVOL 70 00 shipping weight 6 Ibs Power Wah Fuzz PWF This versatile Morley pedal allows you to be really distinctive about how dirty you sound With the fuzz effect switched on the pedal serves a mixing function combining your straight and distorted signals in whatever ratio you may desire Twin dials on the side of the pedal control both the tone and the intensity of the fuzz With the fuzz effect switched off the PWF func tions exactly as the WVO Wah Volume pedal 42MOPWF 108 00 shipping weight 6 lbs Stereo Volume SVO This pedal is very similar to the Morley model VOL save for its twin inputs and outputs allowing the owner several different options not other wise available With the SVO pedal you can control the volumes of two instru ments simultaneously intro ducing a degree of preci sion into a stage act that couldn t otherwise be attained no matter how much you practiced The musician with a stereo guitar or keyboard will also find this p
13. edal appealing allowing him complete control over his instru ment s volume 42Mosvo 84 00 shipping weight 6 Ibs Automatic Wah PWA This pedal provides automatic wah wah effects with con tinuously variable precise control over three wah functions The tone and depth of the automatic wah are dial controlled the speed is set by the foot pedal s angle The auto matic mode is footswitch able on off when it s off the PWA functions exactly like a WVO wah volume pedal Will add an exciting new dimension to your act 42MOPWA 112 00 shipping weight 6 lbs 47 Power Wah PWO This is Morley s basic wah wah pedal but we guarantee that what it ll do for your sound will be far from basic The PWO has an active response of over seven octaves making it the perfect wah choice for all manner of amplified in struments It features an ex ceptionally wide tonal range making it a long journey indeed from bass to treble and a separate foot switch allows you to bypass the wah wah effect without any loss of highs or vol ume If quiet operation and wide range response are what you seek in a wah wah pedal then this is the one for you 42MOPWO 84 00 shipping weight 6 Ibs Pro Phaser PFA This top quality phaser features a range of possible tone col ors that s almost without limit In the automatic mode the foot pedal s angle sets the rate of phas ing while the three side knobs contro
14. eys on the Gizmotron you can sound like a guitar a group evena symphony orchestra It s an electro mechanical bowing device specifically designed for the guitar With it you can have infinite sustain on all six strings simultaneously It attaches to your guitar with double sided tape making removal a snap too and needs almost no maintenance This AC powered device is guaranteed to open new musical vistas 42GZGMG 199 00 shipping weight 5 Ibs Also available Gizmotron for Bass Just out is a version of the Gizmotron designed for use by the bass man Get those deep dark cello sounds by merely pressing a button It s exactly the same as the guitar except that it features four string wheels instead of six 42GZGMB 199 00 shipping weight 5 Ibs Mutron III Many consider this the envel ope follower Mutron III translates the envelope or vowel picture of each note into an easily controllable vowel like sound Changes in playing dynamics can thus produce a wide range of expressive effects allowing the musician the ability to revoice his instrument through a simple change in playing force Used by many funk and disco players as an automatic wah wah the Mutron III can also invert a note s vowel trajectory to produce an unusual effect known as staccato snap Five controls offer the user a wealth of different sound possib ilities allowing you to take your instru ment into areas you d only
15. g your volume down to levels that everyone can enjoy The unit does not produce any distortion on its own it merely reduces your volume level This device has been heartily endorsed by many of America s mothers and fathers 42ALPWS 104 00 shipping weight 10 Ibs DeArmond 1602 Volume Pedal Perhaps the most famous of all pedals the DeArmond volume control is the choice of leading studio pros throughout the world It has a heavy cast aluminum base for durability and extra heavy duty bearings for smooth travel and ease of operation A long treadle travel area insures positive audio control in precise increments you control and the custom designed pot in this unit will give you thousands of hours of quiet consistent operation An additional bonus is in the positioning of all jacks on the front of the pedal keeping them out of your way when the pedal is inuse An old friend for many years now the DeArmond volume pedal remains today as one of the very best buys on the market 42DE602 36 00 shipping weight 6 lbs Cry Baby This wah wah pedal has been around for ages and for good reason it s solid durable and performs like a true champion Eric Clapton Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page have been among the many users who ve loved em Rock back and forth from earthy swamp bottom bass to screamy treble Battery operated 42THCB 45 00 shipping weight 5 Ibs Pignose The Pignose is the amp of champs
16. his unit is a tool that will allow the musician to impart many different shadings to the sounds he creates At mini mum distortion level it faithfully recreates that classic sound of any over driven tube amplifier As more distortion is dialed in a bigger ballsier more pro nounced fuzz is the result with increasingly longer sustain rich in higher harmonics The output control changes the overall volume coming out of the unit a master volume of sorts also enabling the musician to contrast his distorted and undistorted signals Frequently the choice of studio pros the Distortion is definitely the way to go if you re looking for a versatile dis tortion unit that can be both subtle and smashing 42mxDs 39 50 shipping weight 5 Ibs Envelope Filter If you ve ever wanted an auto matic wa wa an instant funk machine then this is the unit for you The two controls allow for a wide variety of creative applica tions from the mostrous swells made famous by Hendrix to quick darting quacks that might well attract ducks should you be playing near a pond The Envelope Filter can be used with any electric keyboard or string instrument providing excellent results on guitar bass piano or clavinet We ve even had people tell us it works great on banjo Anyway you can be certain that it will add a spicy variety to your reper toire 42MXEF 49 50 shipping weight 5 I
17. k limiting device that limits the max imum available output Also features battery AC battery eliminator Operation 4200280 40 00 shipping weight 3 Ibs Phasor 401 DOD s Phasor 401 is a low cost high performance unit that pro duces a surprisingly deep rich level of phasing Its shift covers a lot of ground 720 degrees from beginning to the end of the phasing cycle and because it uses very low standby current op amps battery consumption is re markably low for a four stage phase shifter Footswitchable in out the Phasor 401 also features a manual speed control dial and a mini jack enab ling you to operate the unit via a standard 9 volt battery eliminator 4200401 55 00 shipping weight 3 Ibs 48 Flanger 640 A competitively priced unit featuring separate circuits for both instrument and PA applications DOD s Flanger 640 is capable of producing a wide range of sound colorations With it sounds such as Leslie simulation rotating speaker vibrato jet flanging resonance modification super phasing and studio quality flanging are easily attainable AC powered this is a unit that will dramatically enhance the effect of any amplified musical instru ment voice or percussion imparting a depth of sound and tonality that s bound to turn both heads and turnstyles 4200640 99 00 shipping weight 6 Ibs 3 7 ON
18. l the amount of phase travel the degree of harmonic emphasis and the center frequency of the initial phasing cycle In the manual mode the foot pedal controls the phasing allowing a wide variety of tone colors which may be manually swept or used in a stationary position 42MOPFA 136 00 shipping weight 6 Ibs Also available Pro Phaser with Volume PFV 42MOPFV 147 00 shipping weight 6 lbs Wah Volume WVO This pedal combines all the fea tures of the VOL Volume and PWO Power Wah pedals into one extremely versatile and exciting package Dual footswitches allow you to operate the wah wah and volume func tions separately together or not at all Truly a bar gain combination 42MOWVO 98 00 shipping weight 6 Ibs Pro Flanger PFL This new Morley flanger is quieter more versatile and features a broader band pass than many rack mountable studio units With the PFL you ll be able to simulate synthesizer effects you ll have pedal controllable rate of flanging you ll have a super wide sweep area and much much more This may well be the ultimate flanging machine on the market today 42MOPFL 168 00 shipping weight 6 Ibs
19. mportant functions Pow ered by a single 9 volt bat tery the Micro Amp serves as an exceptional trans ducer pre amp lifting your acoustic guitar pickup signal to a level your amp can deal with It also serves as an outstanding line driver replacing lost highs from your electric guitar when you re forced to use a long cable It s a fine over drive unit and used in con junction with a Dyna Comp can give you the sound that Tom Scholz made famous in Boston It ll pre amp your Rhodes like a true champion and serves as a headphone practice amp par excellence On top of all this battery life is es timated at an amazing 1500 hours All of which goes to show that though it is MXR s most inexpensive unit it has a quality of ver satility that similar units costing double can t begin to touch 42MXMA 27 00 shipping weight 5 Ibs POW OOH e ee a w g Ed S HR EBS OPA EY ESow This is a battery powered 9 v hand held electro magnet that s a magnetic field around your string causing it to vibrate t being picked Besides the wous simulations of violin and cello t many other effects are available just a little experimentation by the It s great for creating attackless ds and features nearly endless in Comes with battery and leather 42HEEBO 85 00 shipping weight 1 b Emie Ball Volume Pedal This volume pedal represents a real step forward in Se manufacture of foo
20. nge of 31 2 hertz bass to 16 000 hertz on the treble side thus lending it to the gamut of tone modification uses We ve found that it s particularly effective in keyboard uses providing both thumping bass and added high end sparkle and in miking drums giving snares a gun shot report and cymbals real sizzle AC powered another plus the Ten Band Graphic Equalizer is equipped to handle both high and low impedance input signals 42MXEQ1 89 50 shipping weight 7 Ibs Phase 90 This is the unit that propelled MXR into the special effects spotlight and it remains today one of their biggest sellers This rugged compact unit was designed to offer the musician the classic phasing sounds that have become a necessary weapon in the arsenal of every contem porary musician Operation is simple and a contin uously variable speed con trol allows the user to select from a wide range of phasing effects anything from a subtle hint of a sweep to the dramatic rotating speaker effect Built in regeneration makes for added intensity in this most versatile effect 42MXxP9 62 50 shipping weight 5 Ibs Analog Delay MXR s Analog Delay unit is a com pact rugged all electronic approach to the simulation of reverb and echo effects Foot switchable the unit features three variable con trols that make quick accurate operation a snap under even the most adverse of performance sit uations The delay cont
21. o now offering intensity controls which alter the depth of phasing Taking phasing one step further is the flanger an effect that can be put to a myriad of musical uses Starting at super phasing it proceeds forward through doubling chorusing and off into the nether reaches of the imagination Since it involves actual time delay which phasing does not flanging will give the impression of thickening your tone adding depth to your signal This device has only recently become available and only time will tell how many more fas cinating uses it will provide Echo delay units have been around for some time with constant refinements and improvements making them increasingly valuable Traditional echo is now but one of the features they offer the better units now feature variable time delay from chop echo past slapback to reverb effects with some machines now available even offering doubling chorus ing and vibrato The echo delay units break down into two categories tape and non tape The former employ an endless loop of recording tape with two or more heads producing repeated signals These provide the widest time delay and the most realistic sounding echo but at the same time are somewhat noisier and require more attentive care than their non tape brothers The more popular non tape echo delay units are more compact quieter and more durable than tape machines featuring time delay circuitry not ver
22. rol varies the time between your original and the echoed signals any where from slapback to chop The mix control adjusts the ratio of straight to echoed signal and the regeneration control allows you to recycle a portion of the delayed signal thereby achieving multiple echoes Two out puts are provided one for the mixed straight signal echo the other providing echoed signal alone AC powered 42MXAD 187 50 shipping weight 7 lbs 46 Noise Gate Line Driver As any electric musician knows perhaps the worst part of playing an amplified instrument is the fact that your signal has to compete with hum and other line noise And sad to say this probelm can frequently be amplified by the use of a number of special effects devices The Noise Gate Line Driver was developed as a solution to this problem When switched on the threshold control allows you to set the level at which the unit cuts off taking with it that unwanted hum and line noise The Line Driver function of this unit serves as an always active high to low impedance transformer an especially handy tool for all home recording buffs 42MXNG 49 50 shipping weight 5 Ibs Stereo Chorus A brand new device from MXR this will add a depth and degree of dynamics to your playing that you simply won t be lieve AC powered the Stereo Chorus is internally switchable for use on PA or guitar bass Its dual outputs are
23. t activated effects Realizing that parts do wear out that pots do get dirty etc Ernie Ball has come up with a unique open end pedal design making cleaning and parts replacement a simple task anyone can perform The Quick Disconnect wiring harness allows for a solderless pot change As for the pedal s perfor mance it would be hard to ask for more the use of high quality 250K Allen Bradley pots assures a consistently smooth and even response from zero to full volume There s also EQ control and the pedal s aluminum extrusion makes it super strong and durable The Ernie Ball Volume Pedal is designed to be the last volume pedal you ll ever own 42EBVP 55 00 shipping weight 5 Ibs HME Cordless Transmitter This cordless system is really simple and boy does it wow the crowd when you use it You simply replace your cord with an FM transmitter and receiver You use your own amp and your own guitar or what ever other instrument you play The small HME transmitter can easily be Altair PW 5 This device will allow you to get the rich distortion and sustain laden sound that s present when you ve got your amp cranked all the way up By inserting the Altair PW 5 between your amp and speakers the amount of power that reaches the speakers can be precisely regulated Thus your amp can be turned all the way up getting that almighty raucous sound yet the power won t all be reaching your speakers keepin
24. tabilization control eliminates hunting or break ing up of input signals For anyone who s looking for a thick heavy sound that s guaranteed to grab an audience s attention the Mutron Octave Divider is a must 42MUOD 110 00 shipping weight 6 Ibs allows the user manual foot con trollable sweeping Solidly constructed this is the unit for the professional 42MUBP 225 00 shipping weight 10 Ibs Also available Mutron C 100 Foot Pedal for Bi Phase 42MUFP 52 00 shipping weight 6 Ibs Overdrive Preamp 250 This is a clean high gain pre amp that can easily be used to provide that popular over driven tube distortion sound At a low gain setting the unit produces a soft tube type distortion that s one of the most realistic sounding we ve heard As the gain control is turned to higher settings you begin to get more extreme distortion and longer sustain creating a full rich sound Housed in a rugged impact resistant metal housing the Overdrive Preamp 250 can also be Operated by either battery or 9volt eliminator 4200250 35 00 shipping weight 3 Ibs Compressor 280 Here s a distortion free sustaining unit that can be easily adjus ted to compensate for your instrument s signal decay If you increase the com Pression level the Compressor 280 will make everything you play come out at a constant pre set volume Decreasing the compression effect makes the unit a pea
25. ustable boost frequency ranges it also can be an uable tool for adapting the musi sound to the particular acoustics of sonically less than desirable rooms Of course one of the most intriguing characteristics of today s special effect vices is that they can be mixed and hed to achieve frequently stunning ects A distortion box running into a phase shifter for instance produces an credible jet stream phasing that s proven awe inspiring in live perform ances Players from all over have con ed us asking for our suggestions on she proper order of effects devices while we encourage all manner of experimenta ton we ve found that the best results are ieved when using the following order 7 instrument 2 level boosting effects distortion boxes pre amps etc 3 dynamic modifiers wah wahs enve lope filters etc 4 signal shapers compressors limiters 5 phase shifters and flangers 6 echo delay units 7 noise control devices 8 amplifier Following this catagorical order generally helps the effects to work in conjunction with rather than against each other thereby enhancing the overall effect egu co Ca o Phase 45 With this unit MXR s classic phasing effects become available to the budget minded music ian It is the most basic unit MXR offers yet is housed in the same compact rugged box that is used on their other units The heavy duty footswitch allows the
26. y far removed from that of the flanger They are also nonetheless somewhat limited in delay time and occasionally especially in the more inexpensive versions can produce un natural sounding echoes Limiter compressors squeeze an instrument s incoming signal into control able volume parameters effectively making each note played come out at the same volume The audible effect is a thickening of the instrument s sound with an evening out of tonal response and at extreme settings incredible levels of undistorted sustain This is an effect used on virtually every recording made today a funky wah wah type effect the hassle of constantly having to your feet Well then the envelope was designed just for you This employs two filters to electronical the aural shape envelope of gt note you play from a quick Sock4ike quack to a longer more dis y vowel type voicing ne controls have been with us since rst days of the amplifier but with s increased importance of tonal ssbilities more and more players are that the bass middle and treble on their amps simply aren t to give them that distinct sound Sor which they strive Many of these ians are turning to equalizers which er far more versatility in shaping tone ereby giving the user more opportunity ain a truly unique sound Since an izer breaks an incoming signal into al individually adj
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