Creative sampling idea #4 : Pedals

This one's easy too... but it's definitely a secret weapon.

Guitarists, more than other musicians, use pedals in their quest for that secret sauce, that killer sound.

I'm amazed that more people who play other instruments don't use them as much.

There's something about pedals. Partly it's the "hands on" thing with knobs and dials - tactile controls - that you can "play" with rather than just "set".

And also, there's a lineage now; and a whole evolution of certain circuits that create "tone". There's a whole new generation of "boutique" pedals out there that do some crazy stuff!

The thing is, in a lot of digital audio workstations etc, the drive has been towards sparkling cleanliness and accuracy. Most people will agree that it's harder to create "tone" using digital. And remember this: humans like analog distortion!

So sampling idea #4.... get hold of some pedals, perhaps create a "pedal loop" using an input and an output of your soundcard... and feed your sounds, loops, voice, instruments through it!

A cool thing about pedals is that each one adds another flavor into the recipe.

Ready, steady...... cook! :)

Alex
PXR8