Pedal Order Explanation & Signal Chain for Ambient Guitar (small and big pedalboards)
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In this video, I am going to explain the typical and optimal order for your pedals on your ambient guitar pedalboard.
In fact, you only need 3 specific pedals to get started, and we’ll see in which order to place them.
Then, I’ll show you my own pedalboard and explain the logic behind each pedal’s placement.
We’ll cover: tuner, compressor, pitch-shifting, gain, volume pedal, modulation, delay, reverb and looper pedal placement with some sound examples.
If you still have any questions about the placement or configuration of your pedalboard, don’t hesitate to use the comment section below!
0:00 Basics of a small, minimalist ambient guitar board
3:29 Signal chain of my pedalboard
4:10 Convenience of how you place your pedals
5:44 Pedals that need good tracking
7:51 Gain pedals order
8:57 Volume pedal placement
9:59 Modulation placement
10:42 How to order multiple delays and reverbs
13:29 Looper placement
15:11 My gift to you (free ambient guitar mini-course)
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My god, this video is so helpful for someone new to all of this... also, the foot-pointing is amazing lol
Hey man!! Just wanted to say i appreciate the fact you go so detailed. Really helping folks just getting started w=find their way and really know he basics of how everything works and not just piling up a bunch of pedals. thanks again
Excellent work. Love it.
Very informative. Thanks!
Great video! 👏
Love your videos
Thank you!
The part about gain effects (and in general) being sequenced in order of minimal to greater effects was a nice refresher. The only bummer about myself using VST effects is that my only option is to have the volume pedal before everything else, including the compressor. It still does its job (and I don’t use gain effects often either) but I have generally seen the volume pedal in a position like on your board.
You are hands down the best ambient teacher on TH-cam! Where are you posting from? Keep up the awesome work!
I'm from Montreal. Thank you so much :-)
Any chance you’d share your BigSky settings? The preset you have on the leftmost footswitch is lovely!
Hi Antoine! I really enjoy your videos because of the amount of detail you have about everything guitar, especially because I’ve only just begun playing guitar in general! You stand out to me from other creators as I share most of my musical interest with you specifically. You inspired me to pick up the guitar and do melodic ambient styles of music just like you. For that, I thank you plenty. I see that you take requests to analyse musicians and their music, is there any chance you could take a look at Cigarettes After Sex? They’re my favourite band at the moment and make some really great post rock ambient style sad music especially Crush, Cry and Apocalypse. If you think they’re worth to analyse for a video that’d be awesome! Cheers from the UK!
Him: " Todays video I'm going to show you how to order your pedals..."
Me: Amazon?
Je trouve q'une pédale de volume peut être souvent remplacée par une "slow attack / slow gear". Quelles sont tes vues sur l'utilisation d'une 'slow attack' dans la musique Ambiante? Merci à toi pour tout ton travail. I fond that a volume expression pedal can often be replaced by a 'slow attack / slow gear' effect. What are your views on using a 'slow gear' pedal in Ambient? Thank you Antoine
Strangely I prefer the reverb first and delay second.
There are some patches (yeah, I use multieffect pedal) where I find modulation sounding nice on the end of the chain.
Hi! New to this channel and ambient! I have a lot of work to do ! And this videos are so helpfull! Thank you! What pedaltrain is this by the way?
Pedaltrain Classic Pro (legacy). But I think the newer model is the same dimension. Thanks!
What do you think of the helix as an ambient rig?
Great advice! Where would be the best place for a crybaby wha pedal in this signal chain?
Newbie here...where in the chain would the AMP simulator (IR-200) go. I assume at the end after the looper but maybe not. I am going into my Focusrite 8i6 from the Boss IR-200 not using an actual amp or speaker cab.
Okay so if I'm building my pedal board.. I'm going to go for (in order):
1. Tuner
2. Compressor
3. Overdrive
4. Volume
5. Delay
6. Reverb
7. Looper
That's a lot of money. 😅
Yes it is, it’s a process. And costs money. Good luck, find what works for you. Lots of research and trial and error.
Thanks for another video. So, where would you put an overdrive/dist pedal? Right BEFORE volume?
Typically, rght after volume, before your time based.
I meant right before...sorry.
Hi Antonio I have 5 reverb n 3 delay pedals
I see you added the compressor back on your board ? :)
Mandatory for me since you can use it in so many different ways, effect, sustain, ... and compressor. Even if you have a very even way of playing, in some cases you really need one imo.
Super Video...but could anybody explain the stereo wiring for the bigger setup of the Video? Is there any stereo connection between the volume pedal to the strymon ola at all? Thx....
If you go look at the manual for the Mission Engineering pedal, you will see that it is mono in and out. The manual for the El Capistan shows a mono input with stereo outs. The Ola has stereo ins and outs, but looking at the video and the Ola manual, you can tell that Antoine is only using left in and out. So, the signal is all mono until it leaves the El Cap via stereo outs.
@@karabinerstudios Hey thanks for your quick answer and the explanation :-)
Why put modulation after the volume pedal? I'm not saying it should be the opposite, just wondering about your reasoning there.
Excellent. Only objection is that fuzz goes first
Antoine, what pedalboard is that? Novo 24? also where would you put an EH Ravish Sitar pedal? more to the front of the line?
It's a Pedaltrain pro (legacy model). And yes, I would put the Ravish Sitar early in the chain, about where the octaver is.
Does it matter if all the "wet" effects go in an effects loop? will the Volume pedal still work as shown in the vid? Or to pull this off, does everything has to be in the chain going to the front go the amp? Cheers!
Effects loop will work just as well!
Hi, how do you know if a pedal is stereo or mono?
It's stereo if it has 2 ouputs on it. If it only has one output, it is mono by default.
Hi Antoine what type of patch cables do you use for your pedals?
George L's.
Thanks for the quick response. I will look into those George Lynch cables. What volume pedal is that on your video if I may ask? Do you recommend it?
Hi there Antoine, I have a tremolo (Flint) Where would you put it the chain?
Last, because the Flint also has reverb and has been designed to be last in the chain. The only thing I would put after it is a looper.
@@AntoineMichaudGuitar Merci! I guess que je vais devoir acheter un breakout cable pour suivre la Big Sky dans le signal stereo. En passant, I also got the Iridium, for Tracking in Logic Pro and now am not sure where to put it in the signal chain... Any thoughts? J'ai un Boomerang au bout.
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I always thought Reverb and then comes the Delay.
I have one reverb before my delay and one after it😁
You who often operate your pedals in socks, you should customize your switches with Barefoot Buttons or similar. 😆
It is much more comfortable, useful and practical. 😉
To TC likes the first part of the video xd
Talk more about gear :D
Crap. I wish I had seen this video about $1400 ago. 😭