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Swirls

Swirls
CHORUS
Description
Swirls combines three effects—a tri-stereo chorus, a micro pitch-shifter, and an aggressive VCA compressor—to capture the iconic, thick 80s rack sound in a single pedal. This effect stack became especially well-known through Michael Landau’s album Tales from the Bulge, which originally required large, complex rack setups. Swirls delivers this signature sound in a compact format without the bulky equipment. The chorus is a precise emulation of the Dyno-my-Piano Tri-Stereo Chorus, tuned against the more modern Fulltone TERC unit. The micro pitch-shifter uses the classic overlap-add method found in units from Eventide and Digitech, producing a wide, chorus-like sound but without the traditional low-frequency modulation of a standard chorus. The fast, aggressive compressor—loosely based on the dbx 160x—sits before the modulation effects and adds the distinctive “pop,” especially noticeable when playing a Strat in the second position. Altogether, Swirls delivers the essence of a historically rack-sized sound in one compact pedal.
Media
Videos
Demo by Michael Nielsen - Big Hairy Guitars (EN)
Demo by Leon Todd (EN)
Manuals

Manual (EN)

External Link
Technical data
Width
000.00 mm
Depth
000.00 mm
Height
000.00 mm
Weight
000.00 mm
Circuit type
digital
Voltage
9V DC, center negative
Current
100mA
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