Chorus

A chorus subtly delays the input signal by a varying amount and mixes it with the undelayed signal. The varying delay slightly detunes the signal so the result is one of multiple instruments playing in unison. The Axe-Fx Chorus is a stereo multi-voice chorus. It uses a very computationally demanding algorithm but delivers exceptionally smooth sounding ensemble effects. Each stereo channel in the chorus can have from one to four voices. Increasing the number of voices increases the fullness of the effect. For classic chorus sounds use two voices (one per side). For thick, full chorus effects use four or more voices

Parameters

Basic Parameters

• VOICES - Sets the total number of voices used in the effect. For example, a setting of 4 uses two voices per side.
• RATE - Controls the frequency of the Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO). Use low settings with higher depths for slow moving sounds. Increase the rate for vibrato effects. Set fully CCW to sync the LFO to the Global LFO1 oscillator.
• DEPTH - Sets the maximum delay variation. Higher depths increase the amount of detuning. Usually the rate and depth settings should be varied inversely, i.e. if you increase the rate decrease the depth however some unique sounds can be obtained using high rates and depths.
• MIX - Sets the ratio of wet and dry. Duplicated from MIX page. A setting of 50% produces the most prominent effect. Try setting the mix to 100% for vibrato effects.
• TEMPO - Locks the rate to the global tempo. For example, if the global tempo is 120 bpm and the tempo is set to a quarter note (1/4) then the LFO rate will be 2 Hz (120 bpm / 60 seconds = 2). To ignore the global tempo set the tempo control to NONE.

Advanced Parameters

• BASS - Adjusts the bass response of the wet signal. The bass can be boost or cut up to 12 dB.
• TREBLE - Adjusts the treble response of the wet signal. The treble can be boost or cut up to 12 dB.
• BASS FREQ - Adjusts the corner frequency of the bass control.
• TREBLE FREQ - Adjusts the corner frequency of the treble control.
• DELAY TIME - Adjusts the minimum delay time of the delay line. This can provide subtle changes in the character of the effect.
• LFO PHASE - Adjusts the phase difference between the left and right lfo waveforms. For maximum stereo spread set this to 180 degrees. For a mono chorus simply set this to zero.
• LFO TYPE - Selects between sine or triangle waveforms for the LFO. Sine is the most commonly used waveform.
• AUTO DEPTH - When this is set to LOW or HIGH the depth is automatically scaled for the rate. Lower rates therefore increase the actual depth and vice-versa. The HIGH setting allows greater maximum depth. This greatly simplifies adjusting the rate and depth and gives the most musical results. For wild sounds you may wish to set this to OFF which decouples the controls allowing for full depth swing even at fast rates.
• PHASE REVERSE - When this is set to ON the phase of the right channel is reversed on the effected signal. This increases the stereo imaging.