Using the Chorus


Another guitar gadget that you can use is the chorus. This is an effect where individual sounds with about the same timbre and almost the same pitch converge are then considered to be as one.

The effect can either happen naturally or electronically. Ultimately, when the sounds are played together, none of them will seem out of tune or off key. The sound becomes rich, which would not be the case if the sound just came from one single source. You will find this effect more apparent when you listen to sounds that would be sustained for long periods of time.

The chorus effect is something that is very innate to the string family. Since the guitar is a part of the string family, the chorus is one of the most perfect effects that you could use. The effect is then enhancing when the sounds would come from different moments, timed slightly from different locations such as in a full band.

The effect can of course be simulated using a gadget. This looks much like your distortion, your wah pedal and any other gadget. It can also be done on the computer during the processing of the musical piece. But let us, first, concentrate on the foot-pedal gadget that would be more commonly used by guitar players.

When you activate the chorus effect by pressing down on the pedal, the processor takes the audio signal from the guitar and then mixes it with one or more pitch-modulated and delayed copies of that same sound. The pitch of the