FuzzWah vs Tapko Harmony

FuzzWah - Vintage Fuzz & Auto-Wah Plugin (AUv3) FuzzWah is an audio effect plugin that can run standalone, or in any AU compatible host application such as Logic Pro or GarageBand. Overview FuzzWah combines two classic effects in one plugin that can be used independently or in series. The fuzz box and wah-wah pedal were among the earliest guitar effects pedals and remain very popular to this day. While I think FuzzWah does work great with guitar, it can also produce interesting results on pretty much anything from drums, synths and even vocals. FuzzWah wasn't designed to be a clones or models of specific hardware effects, but it does draw inspiration from those classic units from the 1960's and 70's, then adds a few extra features. The fuzz section includes an optional "Vintage" mode for a rounder warmer tone, and a Skew option for dialling in that classic gnarly fuzz "ripping" sound. The wah section adds 4 selectable frequency ranges, and an "Auto" (envelope-follower) mode for funky filter auto-wah effects! FuzzWah also includes a simple "set it / forget it" noise gate to keep your signal nice and clean. Signal Chain & Amp Sims The order of signal processing is as follows: IN -> Noise Gate -> Wah -> Fuzz -> OUT You can drive the Fuzz section harder using the Wah Boost parameter. Much like in the real world, I think fuzzes sound best when going into slightly driven amps, rather than into something pristine and clean. Of course, that's entirely up to you, depending on the sound you want, but my personal favourite amp sim combo is FuzzWah going into ANALOGyAMP.

Tapko Harmony does what a guitar-driven vocal harmony pedal does, right inside your iPad or iPhone. It turns your guitar chords into live vocal harmonies. Play and sing as you always do: the harmony follows every chord change, with no MIDI programming and no key to set. It comes as two AUv3 plug-ins that work together in your favorite host (AUM, Loopy Pro, GarageBand and others): • Tapko Harmony – Guitar listens to your guitar and recognizes the chords you play. • Tapko Harmony – Voice listens to your voice and sings harmonies that fit those chords. The two plug-ins find each other on their own. No cables, no routing, no setup. TWO HARMONY VOICES • Harmony 1 sings above you by default, always on a note of the current chord. • Harmony 2 adds a second voice, below you by default. • Volume and pan for each harmony, so you can place them left and right around your lead. • Dry + Harmony: keep your voice in the mix, or output only the harmonies to mix them on their own channel. MAKE THE HARMONY YOURS (EXPERIMENTAL) Harmony rules let you choose which notes your harmonies sing: • Follow your guitar, lock the harmony to your song's key, or enter your song's own chords. • Pick a style: third or fifth above, third or sixth below, or a fixed interval. • Write rule cards for your chords to get exactly the harmony you hear in your head. • Harmony 2 has its own picker and its own rule cards. Tapko Standard, the automatic harmony, is always one tap away. START FROM A PRESET Five ready-made sounds in the Voice plug-in: Natural, Tight, Ballad, Choir and Pure. Pick one and play, or use it as a starting point for your own. MADE FOR LIVE PLAYING • Low latency, so the harmony lands with you, not after you. • A natural-sounding pitch shifter that keeps the character of your own voice. • Steady harmonies that stay put when your pitch wavers or you slide between notes. • The song key is found automatically. • Tuned down, or slightly off A = 440? The harmonies follow your guitar's own tuning. • No guitar? Send chords over MIDI from a keyboard or your host instead. • MIDI out (experimental): send the harmony notes to another synth or pitch shifter. SHAPE THE SOUND The Advanced tab lets you fine-tune how the harmony feels: how closely it follows your pitch, how it glides between notes, vibrato and tone. Make it human adds the touches of a real backing singer: a slightly late entry, a small scoop, gentle drift and a doubled voice. SAVES WITH YOUR SONGS Every setting, your chords and rule cards included, is saved with your host project and in host presets, so each song comes back exactly as you left it. BUILT WITH YOU Tapko Harmony is ready for the stage today and actively developed, with its direction set by the people who use it. The Support tab in both plug-ins lets you: • Send feedback in seconds. The report includes the plug-in settings and a short technical log, and the screen shows exactly what is sent. • See the roadmap: what is planned, in progress and just shipped. • Read the how-to for setup and quick fixes. TYPICAL SETUP 1. Load Tapko Harmony – Guitar on your guitar channel. 2. Load Tapko Harmony – Voice on your vocal channel. 3. Play and sing. The harmony follows your chords. GREAT FOR • Solo singer-songwriters playing live. • Duos and small acts who want a bigger vocal sound. • Songwriters sketching harmony ideas. • Anyone recording vocals on iPad or iPhone in an AUv3 host. GOOD TO KNOW • Real-time chord detection and harmony take real processing power. Tapko Harmony is very CPU efficient, but a recent iPad or iPhone gives the best live experience. • Clean, direct guitar and vocal signals on separate inputs give the best results. FROM TAPKO Tapko Harmony joins Tapko, Tapko Komp and Pitchli on the App Store, and more Tapko plug-ins for live musicians are on the way.