Guitar Effects Pedals - Part Two - Effects Explained

Effects Pedals Explained -

Welcome to part two of Phosphene Productions Guitar Effects Pedals blog.  This time around I'll show you the different types of effects guitarists use in their tone arsenal, a little bit on how the pedals themselves are made, even a little history and some brand favorites.
In today's world of guitar pedals we have so many choices; analog or digital, tubes or solid-state, even choices in minor variations of capacitors, transistors, circuits, etc... And things get even hairier when you start throwing in variations in effects types or tone!  For these reasons (and others) we can attempt to separate these effect types into several categories, though some pedals use similar technology, and in some cases are considered one in the same.  The hazy area in-between is negligible (getting even blurrier when we bring in digital technology). We have done our best to separate the categories as best we can, though some variations we felt didn't need a whole dedicated section.  In these cases you can find a short description towards the bottom.

Phosphene Productions Studio Tour Video

Greetings and Salutations!

Not too long ago now we had the idea of making a video to share with everyone that could somewhat 'show-off' our studio in which we record out of. We instantly got to work on filming, music, effects, scripts and managed to put together a really great Studio Tour Video.
Our idea was to be able to share this video with those who maybe can't make it up to the studio to have a personal tour, or maybe whom live too far away.
It's also a great way for our fans to get a closer look at where we work and how its all done.
We hope you enjoy, feel free to leave comments, and of course, give her a thumbs up!

Cheers!~

Filming and Music by: Jakob Mantei
Production, Effects and Scripts by: Carter Greeves

Online Copyright Guide - Phosphene Productions

Phosphene Productions: Online Copyright Crash Course.

1. Right off the bat I'd like to start by saying You can register as many songs as you want to at one time. So it might be a good idea to wait until you have a few songs piled up (that way you can squeeze as much as possible out of that $35 copyright fee!)
   
2. To start off It’s usually a good idea to create separate word documents with lyrics, chords if possible, and date of writing for each song.
3. After your lyrics are written down the next thing you need to do is create audio recordings of each piece either with music or sung a-Capella. Doing so will assures that both the melody and music of the song are included under the copyright along with the lyrics.
4. Next up its time to submit your copy-write claim, head on over to the U.S. Copyright Electronic Copyright office (https://eco.copyright.gov/eService_enu/start.swe?SWECmd=Start&SWEHo=eco.copyright.gov)
5. When you log in, select "Register a New Claim." Click "Start a Registration." Select "Work of the Performing Arts" and click "Next."
6. On the next page, select "New" and then select "Title of work being registered" next to "Title Type." Type the title of your first song and click "Save." Click "New" again and continue this process until you have entered all the titles of the songs you are registering for copyright.
7. After paying the $35 registration fee, Allow several months for your request to be processed. The current processing time for an online registration is three months after which you receive a document in the mail certifying that your song or songs are registered with the Library of Congress, and you will be able to look up the records at the U.S. Copyright Office website.
   
   Before copy writing your work I highly recommend scrolling through the eCO tutorial pdf here: http://www.copyright.gov/eco/eco-tutorial.pdf

Studio Success Guide P3. Guitar

In this section of the Phosphene Productions Studio Success Guide, we will discuss what it takes to achieve a great sounding guitar take, be it rhythm or lead, when in the recording studio. But before we begin, let's take a look at what you'll need to bring along to the studio and what you should do to prepare.

I'm going to assume that everyone understands that being well-rehearsed is a large part of getting that 'great' sounding take. Showing up unrehearsed can lead to a train-wreck and cause major setbacks and waste a lot of valuable time. So practice, practice and practice some more!