POD E
FFECTS
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POD O
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FFECTS
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Tremolo -
Modeled after the classic Fender tremolo. The
Effect Tweak
knob
controls the depth;
Tap
controls the speed. The tremolo speed will be twice as fast
as you tap (and twice as fast as the
Tap
light flashes), allowing you to set fast
tremolos without having to tap like a madman.
Chorus -
You’ll find two different chorus sounds in POD. Chorus 1 is
modulated by a square wave, so it sounds more like a “rackmount effect” type
chorus. Chorus 2 is modulated by a sine wave with more feedback, so it has a
richer harmonic content with more movement. Chorus 2 was massaged to closely
approximate the classic tone of an old Roland CE-1 box. The
Effect Tweak
knob
spins you through a range of chorus settings from subtle to extreme;
Tap
controls
the speed of the effect. By the way, if you want to get a really slow chorus, you
have to tap really slow – try about 6 or 7 seconds between taps. And if you don’t
like that, remember that you can always set your tempo by holding down the
Tap
button and then twisting the
Effect Tweak
knob to wherever you want to go.
Flanger -
Flanging is that familiar “jet-plane” whoosh you remember from
recordings of the 70’s. Originally the effect was used rarely, mostly because engineers
had to use finger pressure on one of the tape reels so they could slow down and speed
up the tape in tiny increments to get this effect. Since the part of the tape reel they
pressed on is called the flange, you can see how the effect got its name. As soon as
someone figured out how to get this effect electronically, it was no longer rare and was
probably used a little too much for the next several years. We’ve got two flavors of
flanging available on POD, both of which closely model the tone of an old ADA
flanger stomp box. Flanger 1 is a light flange with no pre-delay, and is subtler than
Flanger 2, which is inverted, and has a deeper range (depth). The
Effect Tweak
knob
gives you a range of Flanger effects from just a bit to Holy Cow!
Tap
dials in the speed.
