🎸 Pluck vs. Bow Signal Simulator 🎻

See how guitar and violin signals behave differently through the same effects chain

Source

Select mode

Your instrument creates the initial signal. Click Guitar or Violin above to see the difference!
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Distortion

Gain/Drive

Guitar: Short burst, controlled clipping

Violin: Sustained push → needs lower gain to avoid harsh, unstable tone
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Reverb

Space/Time

Guitar: Long decay OK, notes fade anyway

Violin: Needs shorter decay + pre-delay to prevent smearing
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Speaker

Output

Final sound output. The signal's journey is complete, but its character depends on everything that came before!
Click Guitar or Violin to start

🎸 Guitar (Plucked)

Decay behavior: Single burst → natural fade

Distortion: Circuit relaxes as signal decays

Compression: Adds sustain, evens out attack

Reverb/Delay: Long tails have space to breathe

🎻 Violin (Bowed)

Sustain behavior: Continuous energy → evolving tone

Distortion: Sustained push → needs lower settings

Compression: Flattens bow articulation

Reverb/Delay: Shorter decay needed to prevent mud

Works well
Needs adjustment
Problem area