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Broadcast - Pendulum - Synth Tone on Guitar?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 6:43 pm
by SecretMachine
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jz1bZKCxHs[/youtube]
I've recently joined a new band and Broadcast are one of our big inspirations.
I was wondering, is there a fuzz pedal that could get close to that compressed bitcrushed tone that the synth in the background has, whilst still being fairly melodic?
Re: Broadcast - Pendulum - Synth Tone on Guitar?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 6:45 pm
by Uncle Grandfather
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jz1bZKCxHs[/youtube]
Re: Broadcast - Pendulum - Synth Tone on Guitar?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 6:47 pm
by SecretMachine
Woooops. Yes, thanks for that!
Re: Broadcast - Pendulum - Synth Tone on Guitar?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 6:47 pm
by Uncle Grandfather
HEXE bitcrusher III or OTO Biscuit are the most musical bitcrushers I've owned or played.
Re: Broadcast - Pendulum - Synth Tone on Guitar?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 6:53 pm
by Bellyheart
Sounds more like a blown out fuzz sound to me. Kinda the effect you get from plugging a Casio into a practice amp and cranking it.
Re: Broadcast - Pendulum - Synth Tone on Guitar?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:12 pm
by Tristan
True^
It does however also seem to have a certain sample rate reduction type quality to it.
Layering the Hexe Bitcrusher III with your main drive / fuzz is especially useful to get these type of sounds because it has a more musical and softer type of sample rate reduction to it with beautiful harmonics and the bandpass filter on it can help to tame things down a little, the mix control works especially well too compared to other bitcrusher / sample rate reducer pedals I tried.
The only thing is that in the clip the waveform of the sample rate reduction seems to be closer to a random wave or something, the Hexe Bitcrusher III doesn't do that.
I think the Freakshow FX HiRay or Copilot FX Orbit combined with an expression pedal might work for you too.
I have all of the aforementioned pedals and I might actually visit the UK / Bristol / London in the not too distant future so maybe we can work something out.