GazzaBloom Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Can you get a Chopper effect with the Helix? Like the Gig-FX Chopper that Prince used to use occasionally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvroberts Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 OK - that thing makes a range of sounds - but the one I think you are looking for is pretty much on and off with nasty fuzz. I had a quick play with the mono tremolo set to square wave - intensity on 10 - that does the on/off thing. Try the duty cycle pretty low for more chop. You can use any nasty fuzz you like - EQ it if you want it more edgy. So that's basically fuzz into Tremolo. The Chopper can also Autopan - the stereo tremolo offers Autopan (you would have to use it after your amp/cab), but you might like the Pan (Volume/Pan) on a pedal - that sounds cool. Using the Gray Flanger after the distortion but before the Tremolo takes the thing into wild territory. You could use a chorus or Phaser too for other variations So I think you can duplicate all those sounds with that combo of bits and extend the idea beyond the original pedal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvroberts Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 I also just used the Script Mod Phase in stereo after the speaker and the spread control at 50% - that swirls around in stereo really well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaBloom Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 Great - thanks for the tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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