colleya Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Hi everyone, I'm a complete noob where effects are concerned so I'm after some advice as to how to achieve a particular sound. I play in a 4 piece 80s cover band, bass, 1 guitar, drums & vocals. This makes covering some 80s tracks a challenge as they're pretty synth heavy. I'm after some way to get the soft attack and delay 'swell and sustain' type sound of a synth bed underneath the guitar. I'd imagine that I'd be playing simple chords. I've watched lots of synth pedal vids on YouTube but haven't been able to find anything that does the trick. For reference, the keys part in this cover is the sort of thing I'm after, preferably without having to remortgage the house. Thanks in advance, Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bay Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 I have got a Boss GX100 multi effects pedal, there are a few Facebook groups for them and I have noticed a couple of people using them for synth stuff, might be worth looking on YouTube to see if there are any videos of them. They are incredibly flexible and can be tweaked in a ridiculously wide range of ways to get the sound you want. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Buy a keyboard synth and learn to play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 ADSR curve = attack, decay, sustain, release A unit that controls attack and release: Harley Benton noise gate NG-100. Cheap as chips, very functional. A unit that can be programmed a lot: Panda Audio Future Impact (or simply, FI). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 I like the Boss SY-1 very much. It has a lot of sounds to choose from and is very easy to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colleya Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 11 hours ago, stewblack said: I like the Boss SY-1 very much. It has a lot of sounds to choose from and is very easy to use. Just checked this out, it looks pretty spot on. Now to find a second hand one. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 10 minutes ago, colleya said: Just checked this out, it looks pretty spot on. Now to find a second hand one. Cheers! They come up very reasonably sometimes. Good luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 (edited) 16 hours ago, colleya said: Just checked this out, it looks pretty spot on. Now to find a second hand one. Cheers! I've just recently acquired a Boss SY-200, big brother of the SY-1, and was planning to list my SY-1 in the FS but hadn't yet got around to it. So if you (or anyone else!) is interested in taking it off my hands, please PM me. (Update: NOW SOLD) Edited June 16, 2022 by Al Krow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 33 minutes ago, Al Krow said: I've just recently acquired a Boss SY-200, big brother of the SY-1 Happens to us all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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