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Effects pedals
Effects pedals are hardware units, often foot-operated, that process instrument or microphone signals.
Level relevance: introduced at Nat 4; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
Pedals may add distortion, delay, reverb, modulation, filtering, compression, or other effects. They can be recorded directly as part of a sound or used in performance before the signal reaches the recording system.
Topics
EffectsHardwarePerformance
Curriculum statusofficial concept
Review statusdraft
Sources
- National 5 Music Technology course specification, May 2023, version 3.0 · accessed 2026-07-08
Used for the National 3, National 4, and National 5 technology and music concept tables.