Audio Effects

What are audio effects?

Audio effects, or sound processing are electronic tools (hardware/software) that alter audio signals to change their character, creating depth, texture, and space for creative or corrective purposes, common examples being EQ (tone shaping), compression (level control), reverb/delay (space/echo), distortion (grit), and modulation (chorus/flanger). They manipulate frequency, time, dynamics, and pitch to …

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Review: Walrus Qi Etherealizer Effect Pedal

Overview

The Walrus Qi Etherrealizer is a multi-type effects guitar pedal, equally useful with electronic keyboards, including synthesizers. It was designed for a “creative playground for atmospheric exploration”. It has four independent effect sections which are; Chorus, Delay, Granular, and Reverb.  Finally, it has a resonant low pass filter. It offers two types of chorus, …

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