Synth Sounds
Stefan Fast of YouTube channel ThePedalZone shares his love of synth and shows you how to add synthetic flair to your sound with common effect types
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Delivering synth sounds is the job of dedicated pedals such as these, but you can also add a synthy flavour with what’s already on your ’board
Over the past couple of years, one of the biggest trends in the pedal industry has been synth pedals. These devices are far from a new thing, though – Roland started experimenting with the genre all the way back in 1977 when it released the GR-500. However, modern technology has seen synth pedals become super compact and much easier to use, while sporting impeccable note tracking and sound quality.
I love this phase we’re in! Things can’t get synthy enough for me. If you’re like me and you want your guitar to coax actual synth sounds from a single pedal, then definitely dive into boxes such as the Meris Enzo, Boss SY-1, Keeley Synth-1 or EarthQuaker Devices Data Corrupter. But if you just want to add a touch of synthetic flair once in a while during a set, then you can actually create really greatsounding results with fairly common effect types once you understand how a synthesizer works – and that’s what I’m going to share with you today.