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34 | ACOUSTIC FEEDBACK AND ACOUSTIC FEEDBACK DELUXE
lower the Feedback control.
MIDI Automation and Touch-Ups
To really get the sound you want without control-
ling it with an expression pedal, you might want to
use the automation feature in your audio sequencer.
1.
Start out by setting the Acoustic Feedback on
a setting that you find works most of the time
and record your guitar track.
2.
For parts that you don’t want any feedback on,
set the Feedback control to 0%.
3.
On parts where you desperately need feedback,
but your current setting doesn’t give it to you,
set the Tolerance to max, and gradually in-
crease the Feedback during the duration of the
note you’re playing.
4.
Just before the note ends, do a quick fade out
with the Feedback control, and if necessary
set the Tolerance control back to it’s previous
settings.
This way you can have “uncontrollable” settings, but
by just using them on specific notes, you will avoid
troublesome note endings and strange noises.
Sometimes it is easier to use the
Mix
control to fade
the effect in and out, but the
Feedback
control will
always give more realistic results.
FAQ
I don’t get any feedback? What am I doing wrong?
It could depend on a lot of things, but you can start
by setting the all controls fully clockwise; Mix =
WET, Feedback = WILD and Tolerance = RAM-
PANT. Then you will only hear the feedback effect
with the most aggressive settings on the feedback
algorithm. Make sure that you have enough input
gain on your guitar signal, and strike a single note,
for instance the open B string, and listen for the
feedback.
When you have learned to get the feedback,
decrease the controls one by one until you get a
natural sounding feedback.
The feedback is too aggressive and doesn’t build up in a
realistic way
If the feedback comes too fast, decrease the Feed-
back control. It can be a bit difficult to find that
sweet spot since it depends on your guitar, but it’s
usually located somewhere in the green area.
The feedback doesn’t blend in with the sound
This has probably to do with one of two things:
1.
The Mix control is set too high so the feedback
effect is too loud compared to the guitar signal.
Decrease the Mix control.
2.
The Feedback control is set too high, so that
the feedback doesn’t build up naturally. De-
crease the control.
The feedback doesn’t stop when I change notes
If the Tolerance switch is set at RAMPANT, lower
it to NATURAL or MODERATE.The Tolerance con-
trols how easy the feedback aborts when you change
notes.
If it doesn’t help, and you really want the feedback
to abort, make sure that you strike the strings when