Chorus

– “Chorus” is One of the Most Complicated Modulation Effects

– Imagine a Choir where everyone Sings the same Melody but with a slightly different Pitch and at a slightly different Timing

– Like the Flanger, it Creates Duplicates of the Original Audio but it is Designed to Sound more Natural than a Flanger

– i.e. the Incoming Signal is Duplicated and then De-Tuned and the Amount of Detuning is then Modulated (Changed Over Time) by a Dedicated LFO

– in General you have the Ability to Modify Amount of Delay, Detune, LFO Speed and Depth

– when Performing well, the Effect is Very Subtle and Results a Pleasant Fullness

– the Goal is to Make Each Copy Sound Different, thus Avoiding the Sweeping and Phasing Effects (as Caused by Flanger)

– a Very Good Chorus Sounds Wide and as if the Original Audio has been Recorded over and over again

• as a Side Note, the “Unison” Effect is very Similar but Differs in that there is No LFO Modulation (it uses Detune or Delay, but Unison Provides Control over the Amount of Duplicates used Instead)

– Basically Chorus is a Very Short Delay Line of the Original and then that Delay Line Gets Modulated, i.e. Gradually Increase / Decrease Delay Time with an LFO, Rate = How Fast / Quickly Delay Time Gets Modulated and Depth = How Much Delay Time Gets Modulated