Getting chorus effect on acoustic guitar

[Ricklh]

I have a Takamine acoustic (no pick-up) and mic it for recording to my Fostex MR-8. The Fostex has some reverb effects but no chorus so I'm wondering is there a good processor or box that a microphone can run through for a chorus effect? I've already got a Boss Chorus foot pedal I've had since the 80's - can the microphone be ran through that, and then into my digital recorder? I've also got a mic ART pre-amp - would I plug the mic into that, then from there to the Chorus, and then into the Fostex?

Thanks (newbie to this forum but I've been hanging out in the Fostex forum)

 

[Toad Rush]

Yes, put the preamp into the chorus pedal and then into your digital recorder. Should work just fine

 

[Ricklh]

Yes, put the preamp into the chorus pedal and then into your digital recorder. Should work just fine

Cool, can't wait to try it! Thanks.

 

[faderbug]

record the same track twice, mix both takes together and you get the most amazing chorus you've ever heard

 

[Ricklh]

record the same track twice, mix both takes together and you get the most amazing chorus you've ever heard

I'll have to try that. I did do the Chorus pedal hook-up last night just like I described above and it worked beautifully. At first, I wasn't sure it would work because it involved having the mic's input going into the guitar input on the MR-8 but that wasn't a problem due to running the mic through the ART preamp to bring it to the impedance level of the guitar input.

Can't wait to put on the new Elixir strings and then do some Chorused tracks.

 

[jasgav]

record the same track twice, mix both takes together and you get the most amazing chorus you've ever heard

This is the way I've recorded for years now! You can't beat its thick rich sound (providing you have a decent mic) not to mention a more natural sounding.

 

[faderbug]

it's a very old trick, phil spector used multiple takes to create his wall of sound and since then it was widely used throughout the sixties and seventies (mainly on vocals i believe).

people turned to digital effects to fatten up their sound but you can't beat that all natural rich sounding overdubbed sound!