thirdspace Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Hey folks - I'm a big fan of Retro reel for adding movement and 'colour' to a tone, but is there another effect that does wow and flutter (where the pitch goes up and down) without adding any distortion elements? (I know you can turn down the saturation and texture in rero reel but this doesn't remove it). TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somebodyelse Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 I 'bluff it' using the vibrato settings in the 'Multitap 4'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmalle Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Overdrive is a function of input level - if you keep the signal going into the Retro Reel low you should be fine. Try the Legacy->Jet Flanger with 0% Feedback, 100% Manual, 100% Depth, 0.1 Hz Speed, 50% Mix as a starting point. It is pretty awesome for a subtle lush something extra. Play with Feedback and Mix and be aware: it's addictive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdspace Posted June 14 Author Share Posted June 14 On 6/14/2024 at 10:04 AM, Schmalle said: Overdrive is a function of input level - if you keep the signal going into the Retro Reel low you should be fine. Good call just being lazy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdspace Posted June 14 Author Share Posted June 14 On 6/14/2024 at 10:00 AM, somebodyelse said: I 'bluff it' using the vibrato settings in the 'Multitap 4'. Sounds interesting - where do I find this - is it a delay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmalle Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 On 6/14/2024 at 1:44 PM, thirdspace said: Sounds interesting - where do I find this - is it a delay? Delay -> Stereo -> Multitap 4 Experiment with very low Time values. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somebodyelse Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 On 6/14/2024 at 12:44 PM, thirdspace said: Sounds interesting - where do I find this - is it a delay? It's in the delays section on the Helix. A while ago, I wrote presets that emulate the sound of a guitarist famous for using multitap echoes and an AC30 ;) I'd done this on other units over the past 15 years, anyway, a friend of mine wanted a set of patches for his POD Go. He'd used my patches before on his Zoom G3. I'd found I got the best results on the Helix by using multiple instances of the Simple Delay, with a parametric EQ in front... This isn't possible on the POD Go, so I had to compromise and use the Multitap 4 - not enough control over the individual taps for my liking. So, I used the Parametric EQ to get the pre-amp curves for the specific units 'the guitarist' used, then in to the Multitap 4 - in my case, the delay time was typically around 600ms, with the taps ranging upwards from 100ms. The HPF & LPF take care of replicating a psuedo tape decay sound. I don't particularly like Wow & Flutter, but IIRC, I think I found setting the rate around 3-5 and depth around 3.0 gave me results that were 'authentic' to the requirements, but like I say, I don't really care for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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