The Rowin Ensemble is a pedal made by Rowin. The name "Ensemble" is used in the pedal world for chorus-type effects: the Mooer Ensemble King, another pedal carrying the Ensemble name, is described by its maker as an analog chorus1. Chorus pedals thicken a guitar signal by blending a delayed, modulated copy of the signal with the dry sound, an effect covered in detail on the Chorus Pedals page.
"Ensemble" is a naming convention, not a circuit type. Pedals carrying the word range from analog chorus units to string-synth emulators, so the name alone does not tell a player what a given pedal does to their sound.
Players researching Rowin's modulation pedals may also want to look at the same family of effects from the same maker:
- Rowin Ensemble Chorus
- Rowin Analog Chorus
- Rowin Chorus
- Rowin Mod Station
The word "ensemble" also appears outside chorus pedals. The table below shows how differently two documented "Ensemble"-named products treat the idea:
| Product | Maker | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Ensemble King | Mooer | Analog chorus1 |
| String9 String Ensemble | Electro-Harmonix | Recreates the sounds of orchestral and synthesizer strings2 |
The String9 is a unit designed to recreate the sounds of orchestral and synthesizer strings2, with modes that emulate the ARP Solina and Crumar Performer string synthesizers34. That is a synth-style effect rather than a chorus, and is covered on the Synth Pedals page.
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Sources (4)
- Ensemble King_MOOER Audio, MOOER Audio
- Electro-Harmonix adds the STRING9 String Ensemble to their celebrated 9 Series guitar effects range, MusicRadar, 2022-06-21
- Electro-Harmonix String9 String Ensemble review, MusicRadar, 2023-01-03
- Electro-Harmonix Unveils the STRING9, Premier Guitar, 2022-06-20
