Howtosignalprocessing
- Can you run a microphone through a guitar pedal?
- What kind of distortion is used for vocals?
- Can you use guitar effects pedal for vocals?
Can you run a microphone through a guitar pedal?
Yes, you can plug a microphone into a guitar pedal, but it won't have the same effect as plugging a guitar into the pedal. The pedal will change the sound of the guitar, but it won't do anything to the sound of the microphone.
What kind of distortion is used for vocals?
Distorting vocals adds grit and urgency, but even when going for an extreme sound, it's often best to use parallel processing, so as to avoid making the voice raspy, lacking in body and generally unlistenable. Add an overdrive effect to a bus, roll off some of the top and bottom, then blend with the dry vocal to taste.
Can you use guitar effects pedal for vocals?
Running vocals through guitar pedals does take some work, though. Because the signal level from a microphone is lower than the signal level from an electric guitar (amplified at source by a pickup), you'll need some way to boost the signal before running the vocals through any pedals.
