what does a modulation pedal do?

digster
digster Posts: 1,292
edited June 2005 in Musicians and Gearheads
I was looking through the gear setup for a guitarist, and I saw she had a crybaby wah, a distortion pedal, and a modulation pedal. I'm still unsure as to the purpose of a modulation pedal...anyone care to enlighten me? thanks alot.
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  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Modulation is the name of a whole family of effects that modulate (cycle), including phase, flange, chorus, and vibrato/tremolo and any rotating speaker FX (Leslie emulation, Uni-Vibe, etc). My guess is that the pedal is a sort of multi-FX that features modulation-type effects. I know that Line 6 makes a great modulation pedal, although I don't know any other brands with a "modulation" pedal out there.
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  • enharmonic
    enharmonic Posts: 1,917
    This is a trick question :). All pedals are modulation pedals :)
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  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    mccreadyisgod wrote:
    Modulation is the name of a whole family of effects that modulate (cycle), including phase, flange, chorus, and vibrato/tremolo and any rotating speaker FX (Leslie emulation, Uni-Vibe, etc). My guess is that the pedal is a sort of multi-FX that features modulation-type effects. I know that Line 6 makes a great modulation pedal, although I don't know any other brands with a "modulation" pedal out there.


    The Monkey's should really take this one. Usually when we talk about "modulation" effects we refer to the above. http://www.analogman.com/monkey.htm


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