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Question about effects chain

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lucifer_sam

Nov 5, 2007
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www.elconjuntovacio.cl
#1
Hi everyone...this is my first post here altought I've been visiting this forum for a while now. In first place, I must warn you that English is not my native language so if you found my writing a little weird , please excuse me.

So... I just start building my pedalboard and I'm not sure about the order of the effects. Right now, it's like this:

Aphex Punch Factory
Visual Sound H20 Chorus
MXR Auto Q
Behringer BDI (just until I upgrade it to a sansamp)

Is this the best choice? Should it be the compressor after the Auto Q?

Also, I've noticed that a great amount of volume is lost when I connect all the pedals (specially now with the Aphex). Is this normal or there is something wrong?


Thank You!
 
#2
First off welcome, second that signal chain looks good, you can have compression at the very front or the very end, but I like it at the very front so the effects do not get changed by the compression. Lastly, how is the H20 Chorus? Ive been thinkin about gettin one for a while. I have the Boss Bass Chorus right now. How does it compare?
 
#3
4string4life said:
First off welcome, second that signal chain looks good, you can have compression at the very front or the very end, but I like it at the very front so the effects do not get changed by the compression. Lastly, how is the H20 Chorus? Ive been thinkin about gettin one for a while. I have the Boss Bass Chorus right now. How does it compare?
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I believe the H20 is a little more versatile because with the three separate knobs you can adjust the exact amount of "effect" you can put to the signal. There is no lost in the bottom end and it comes with a separate echo effect that can be used also as a delay. It's very warm, very adjustable from a light chorus to an "underwater" sound. It has two differnts outputs (wet and dry), it's built like a bunker and it seems to be eternal.
 
#4
Most envelope filters are triggered by playing dynamics, so putting a compressor in front of a filter can cause an all-or-nothing situation. However, the MXR Auto-Q is not designed like most, and adds the filter sound to all notes regardless of volume. Chours pedals tend to do better later in the chain, but that's not a rule. If you're using the BDI as a DI, you'll probably want it last in line before your amp so any effects get included in your signal to the board.

If I was using this setup, I'd go...
Auto Q->Comp->Chours->BDI

Keep in mind there is no one "right" or "best" way to run your signal chain. If you like the way it sounds, it's right for you.
 

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