Get your Headphones and Space Helmets!

Today I experimented with layering sounds to great effect. For these sessions I am recording my Fender Telecaster through my Peavey Classic 50 tube amp and a couple of my favorite reverb pedals, along with a BI-FET preamp that gives me some extra oomph.

In the photo you see me toying around with one of my reverb pedals, the Caroline Meteore. I really love the tone she provides, but the extreme levels of reverb you hear are from my Line 6 Stompbox Modeler pedal, which you see to the right of my Meteore. It's got all kinds of cool effects, but I especially like the Particle and Octo Reverbs. I have an expression pedal that goes into this pedal, which allows me to use my foot to control the amounts of the effect. I use this throughout the session to add extra dynamics.

For the higher frequency ambient layer you hear, I experimented around with panning. I wanted to give the effect that this other sound is creeping or dancing around you while the lower frequency ambiance stays in one place stereo-dynamically. I think it adds a great effect, and I will experiment around more with this!

I hope you like these sonic experiments I have been doing, and as always, if you want these files to either listen to or use as layers/textures for your own music, just let me know! Peace and love Steemfam