Some effects remove or add certain amount of frequencies, some change the basic shape of the audio waveform, and others react to the shape and amplitude of the waveform. Rule 1 - There is a logical order for groups of effects. There is a logical guitar pedal order everyone follows.
And no, "there are no rules" isn't one of them. These are four broad rules that quickly narrow down the possibilities of the guitar signal chain. Let's start with some ground rules of logic that will set the stage for the order. My goal here is to make this make as much sense as possible in the shortest amount of time possible. Yes, you can mix it up however you want and get disastrous results, or you can let reason guide you so you can get professional results. Then I'll explain why it works this way and you'll realize why this is correct. First I'll explain to you the five main classifications of effects types and lay out the proper order in respect to those groupings. Here's how we're going to deal with this. Fortunately for us most of the choices get reduced down so that the complexity of the situation goes from mind-numbing down to very manageable and sensible. It's at least halfway science and engineering if not even more. No one person is going to just sort it out by themselves over night.Īnd no.
Some people even tell you to figure it out yourself, which is equally absurd.
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It does sound intimidating when you read platitudes like "There is no official rule on how to do it, and you should break the rules and experiment because that's what art is, and you'll invent something new." The number of various ways you can mix up the signal path climb into the hundreds. The problem arises from realizing you may be using as many as six or even 12 pedals, and even more on a pedalboard. "What's the best order for my guitar pedals?" This nightmare question gets asked once per musician, they spend a couple days tormenting themselves over it, then it finally all clicks into place.
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