Tremolo Effect

Tremolo sound effect is basically an amplitude modulator.  Some people might get confused with vibrato effect, but vibrato effect is a frequency modulator, big difference. When you apply a tremolo effect on electric guitar for example, you’ll hear something similar with turning the guitar’s volume knob up and down, while vibrato effect will sound like pitch bending.  With electronic circuit, […]

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Fuzz Box (Distorion Pedal) Electric Guitar Effect

The two transistors amplifies the input signal from electric guitar. The two  silicon diodes (any small signal type can be used)  clips the amplified signal to produce a  highly distorted output, after filtering the high frequency component using a 500 pF capacitor. The amount of the fuzz is adjustable from maximum fuzz to pure clean (normal playing). This guitar effect […]

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Microphone or Electric Guitar Pre-Amplifier with Noise Gate and Compression

In personal electronics and computer audio system, the SSM2167 is a complete and flexible solution for conditioning microphone inputs. It is also very good for improving vocal clarity in communications and public address systems. Although it is not mentioned to be applied for electric guitar in the datasheet, the frequency response of this signal processor shows that it can be […]

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