What Are Ambient Tones Anyway? – That Pedal Show

This is the audio from our vide here: https://youtu.be/Yp61VmZM3q8

In this episode we dip a very tentative toe into the deep waters of ‘ambient’ sounds in guitar. As we discuss, putting labels on music is problematic from the off… but to us ‘ambient’ guitar is about building textures using combinations of delay and reverb, then manipulating those further with anything from modulation to pitch shifting to synthesis to looping etc etc etc… anything you can think of, basically. Soundscapes, textures, ambience, mood. 

Covering a whole movement in a hour seems at best foolish but this is That Pedal Show after all, where our sole intention is to spark some inspiration and questions in your minds for things you might like to try. So let’s see if that happens…

If you like the backing track used in this video (we’ve called it ‘Ambiphoria’ and it was made by Fraser our assistant, predominantly with the Chase Bliss Audio Mood and Empress Zoia), it is available from That Pedal Show Store. https://www.thatpedalshowstore.com/collections/downloads

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Pedals & stuff in this episode…

TheGigRig Three2Onehttps://www.thegigrig.com/three2one

Boss Dm-2w Waza DelayUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2lGaoBwAustralia: http://bit.ly/2vT8ulc

EHX Deluxe Memory ManUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2WbQLhG

Boss RV-6 ReverbUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2Q6NFw5

Red Panda TensorAustralia: http://bit.ly/2URKYlb

Chase Bliss Audio MoodUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2lJWgXQAustralia: http://bit.ly/2m1wwq5

Empress ZoiaUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2lJWQ7YAustralia: http://bit.ly/2k7bCFD

Keeley D&M DriveUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2oTblU1Australia: http://bit.ly/2pUDUAEhttps://www.thatpedalshowstore.com/products/d-m-drive-pedal?variant=41892490067

TheGigRig G2https://www.thegigrig.com/g2

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Interesting bits and go-to sections…Intro playing: 0:00Welcome… and what are we doing today?: 01:31Back in semi-geriatric land: 3:13What’s on the board, and today’s amps: 3:39 (4:30)What can you do? Textures… 4:54Does texture mean loads of delay and reverb? 5:30Who’s that on the phone? 6:20Let’s get started with delay and overdrive: 6:48What can we do with one delay?: 8:30Now let’s add another delay…: 10:20Now let’s add reverb…: 11:45How do ambient guitars fit with a band?: 14:12Putting an effect in the loop of a delay:15:34 (17:00)Now let’s pitch shift that delay!: 19:55 (20:35)What is the Chase Bliss Audio Mood?: 24:05This isn’t normal looping: 25:28Now we have a loop, let’s mangle it: 27:04More Mood exploration: 29:12Who’s that on the phone? 31:50Mick isn’t thick. And remembers when computers came out, tangent: 32:35What is Zoia?: 35:40 (37:30)What on earth was that???: 37:40Dan builds a modulated delay in 4 minutes…: 39:40Some more questions from Mick 43:50So who or what is the Zoia for?: 45:08Mick laments his busy schedule: 50:25Will we learn more about Zoia?: 54:30Let’s try to be ambient and jam: 56:13

Guitars in this episode:Fender American Vintage ’62 Stratocaster – Mick’s video at http://bit.ly/2cQv3yTFender American Original 60s Jaguar – no video yet

Amps in this episode• Marshall 1987x with 1960AX cab / Celestion G12M Greenback speakers • Matchless HC-30 with Hughes & Kettner Vintage 212 / Celestion G12M Greenback

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