| Hint | Effect | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Simulates sound bouncing off surfaces in a space | reverb | 91%
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| Hard clipping; aggressive, tight | distortion | 86%
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| Produces repeating copies of the original sound | delay | 85%
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| Extreme clipping; buzzy, chaotic | fuzz | 79%
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| Records and plays back short sections of playing indefinitely | looper | 76%
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| Soft clipping; warm like a tube amp, responsive | overdrive | 76%
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| Duplicates the signal and slightly delays and detunes the copy | chorus | 69%
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| Band-pass filter with movable center frequency; controls bass/treble | wah | 65%
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| Specialized version of the above that transposes 12 semitones | octave | 62%
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| Smooths out volume levels by boosting quiet sounds and reducing loud ones | compressor | 58%
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| Duplicates the signal and delays it by a modulating amount | flanger | 56%
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| Duplicates the signal and shifts it; Smooth, swooshing, liquid | phaser | 56%
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| Rapidly oscillates volume to create a pulsing, throbbing rhythm | tremolo | 48%
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| A variety of the above that mimics natural acoustic reflections | echo | 46%
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| Transposes any note played by a given amount | pitch | 37%
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