Instead of duplicating the slightly delayed modulation of chorus, the Luxe cleanly increases or decreases the detuned pitch of your original signal, producing pure oscillating microtones that sound like a doubled guitar track. It borrows its singular detune function from the polyphonic pitch-shifting algorithm used in DigiTech’s popular Whammy Pedal. PERFORMANCE To think of the Luxe as simply another chorus would be selling it short. The Luxe isn’t battery powered, but it comes with a nine-volt DC power adapter. Level adjusts the mix ratio of your dry signal to the detune signal (setting it at 12 o’clock splits it in half), and detune lets you adjust the range of detune +/-50 cents. To make the most of this pedal you may as well dime the Effect and Dry dials - this pedal could not come more highly recommended.The Luxe features a true-hardwire bypass, brightly lit red LED, and controls for level and detune. I would say that this pedal has an even greater impact on my sound than the Graphic Equalizer - what comes out of it truly sounds wonderful. The other effects on this page are pleasant enough - but the Mimiq through a stereo rig is wholly transformative - it's the only one that let's you add 3 dubs - for glorious quadruple tracking. TC Electronic have done some really clever Digital Signal Processing here - and I don't know of anything that comes close. Like I've already stated - it's like a magic hi-fidelity switch which enhances your sound no end. As mentioned in the intro - this pedal genuinely sounds like multiple guitars being played simultaneously - you get a significantly wider stereo soundstage and it does something magical to the frequencies - adding more sparkle and grunt.
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TCE have recently released a mono-only mini version of this pedal which for me kind of defeats the object - and as Brian Wampler illustrates in the above video - you only get the full benefit with a stereo rig. This is easily my go-to double tracker, and is an essential part of my current sound.
Note that the Mimiq is only really worth it if you have a stereo rig - you get such a small impact for mono that it’s barely worth your time. This is another of my pedals that I like to leave on all the time - it’s like having a ’Hi-Definition’ or ’Hi-Fidelity’ switch which makes everything sound 100% better - check out Brian Wampler’s video below for the Mimiq - even he is a fan. The Mimiq gives me a much wider stereo soundstage, and improves articulation and sparkle of tone - it sounds more lively, more expressive - works wonders with Marshall-style tones. I run a stereo rig, and the Mimiq does something truly wonderful to the tone - I dime both the Effect and Dry dials - running the full 4 double-tracks - just adjusting the Tightness parameter really every now and again. The latter of which I have had since the start of the year, and I really love. Then there are two fairly recent pedals wholly dedicated to the art of Double Tracking - Keeley’s 30ms Double Tracker and TC Electronic’s Miniq Doubler. The original double-tracking was of course done with tape-reels so it’s not surprising that the Strymon Deco Tape Effects pedal does Double-tracking really nicely too. Pitch-shifting pedals which allow finessed Detuning can also produce a convincing double-tracking effect - like the classic Boss PS-6 Harmonist, and DigiTech’s more recent Luxe Anti-Chorus pedal - which uses a similar Detune function to thicken your sound. Electro-Harmonix used to have a pedal called ’Full Double Tracking Effect’ - this has long since been discontinued, but Double Track is a mode option on their more recent Stereo Pol圜horus pedal. Over the years you have been able to recreate double-tracking in a number of ways - using a short delay, or a stereo chorus or flanger are common to - you just adjust the delay down until it hits the sweet-spot - and make sure you tune out the modulation. And virtuoso’s like Randy Rhoads also liked this effect on leads and solos. Heavy Metal recording artists have used this technique for the last 40 for years - particularity for rhythm guitars. In essence you use a short delay - typically between 10 and 50ms depending on your tone / saturation - to thicken up your sound, and make the recording sound like there are more than one guitarist playing. Double-tracking is a classic studio technique evolved in the 60’s in recording studios like Abbey Road.
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