Using Effects Pedals With Synths

Pedals are not just for guitars. Here Paul White connects his extensive pedal collection to a modular synth system, effectively using the pedals as additional modules and suggesting some creative ways of setting up and combining them to create a range of sounds for different applications.

• (00:00) - Introduction
• (00:42) - Connecting Your Pedals
• (01:31) - Using A Delay Or Reverb
• (03:49) - Adding Some Overdrive
• (04:38) - Adding Effects With Pitch Shift
• (05:37) - Using Chorus To Thicken A Sound
• (06:28) - Tremolo And Vibrato
• (06:54) - Phasers And Flangers
• (08:10) - Adding An Envelope Filter
• (09:21) - Creating Textures With Granular Delay
• (10:26) - Ring Modulator Effects
• (11:52) - Combining Effects
• (14:33) - Adding In An Arpeggiator
• (15:23) - Creating A Softer Sound

Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:42 - Connecting Your Pedals
01:31 - Using A Delay Or Reverb
03:49 - Adding Some Overdrive
04:38 - Adding Effects With Pitch Shift
05:37 - Using Chorus To Thicken A Sound
06:28 - Tremolo And Vibrato
06:54 - Phasers And Flangers
08:10 - Adding An Envelope Filter
09:21 - Creating Textures With Granular Delay
10:26 - Ring Modulator Effects
11:52 - Combining Effects
14:33 - Adding In An Arpeggiator
15:23 - Creating A Softer Sound

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Paul White Biog
Paul White initially trained in electronics at The Royal Radar Establishment in Malvern then went on to work with Malvern Instruments, a company specialising in laser analysis equipment, before moving into technical writing. 

He joined the Sound On Sound team in 1991 where he became Editor In Chief, a position he held for many years before recently becoming Executive Editor. Paul has written more than 20 recording and music technology textbooks, the latest being The Producer’s Manual.

Having established his own multitrack home studio in the 1980s he’s worked with many notable names including Bert Jansch and Gordon Giltrap. He’s played in various bands over the years and currently collaborates with Malvern musician Mark Soden, under the name of Cydonia Collective. Paul still performs live claiming that as he has suffered for his music he doesn’t see why everyone else shouldn’t too!

http://www.cydoniacollective.co.uk/

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