It Aint Like That Tho!
ace said:
effects are built to make a sound better not "cover things that hasn't been done".
Yo i agree man, im not even sayin that if u use effects u cant play or some shit, or for that matter; it only covers things up!...Nah, i kno exactly wut yer sayin man, ive used effects many times over for tha same things, but not to simply "WIDEN CHORDS"....Furthermore, i think that its NOT neccessary to do so over a piano chord or note to make it fatter...Thats why i was sayin if u jus know how to play big chords u can make bigger sounds!, Not much more to it!...All im sayin is that Effects arent always tha solution...And on top of that: It doesnt make u qualify your sound to a studio/professional level....and u dont have to be a professional musician to make your chords sound fat. See, obviously we jus got different takes...Thats no biggie....But your basically sayin that effects are absolutely nessecary to widen your sounds/chords - Realistically, thats not tha case. YOU CAN WIDEN YOUR CHORDS WITHOUT REVERB OR OTHER EFFECTS!!! IT IS POSSIBLE!........THis sounds to me like u jus have more of a preference toward how u like your chords to sound, rather than simply observing tha real question...Which is:
I've been working on this big epic pianoey thing, just using a vst, but the piano sound is really thin, and doesn't have much power behind it. Anyone got any ideas for how to get a decent fat sound on keys?
Clearly, tha things u mentioned will help to a certain extent. Using reverb and disto will add a certain depth, as well as make it more loud if used with compression in general...But tha point is these thing will also take AWAY from tha OG sounds of tha instrument being used, even if tha effects are dialed in and used well.....Point being: This comes down to tha roots of it all, which is - knowing how to play bigger chords....then like u said - If u want to ALTER yer sound and make it more processed - Go ahead and use reverb and compression and all of that! - But once again , Its not nessecary!!