The Valeton Analog Chorus is a chorus pedal made by Valeton. As its name says, the effect runs on an analog circuit rather than digital processing, and it comes in the standard stompbox form players mount on a pedalboard1. It belongs to the chorus family, the modulation effect that doubles a guitar's signal and detunes the copy to add width and movement; the type is covered in full on the Chorus Pedals page.
What it does
A chorus pedal splits the incoming signal, plays a slightly delayed and pitch-modulated copy alongside the original, and blends the two. The player hears one guitar sounding like two or more, with a shimmering, widened character that suits clean rhythm parts, arpeggios and lead lines. Because the Valeton unit is analog, that modulation happens in the analog domain rather than through a digital converter, an approach players often choose for the character it brings to the effect1.
Valeton's own manual for the pedal identifies it simply as an analog chorus in pedal form1.
Where it sits among the alternatives
Chorus pedals vary widely in circuit type and feature set. For comparison, the Voodoo Lab Analog Chorus is another analog chorus design, sold under the Voodoo Lab name2. At the other end of the range, the Walrus Audio Julia Analog Chorus/Vibrato V2 covers more ground: Walrus describes it as able to "produce mild smooth chorus, to seasick vibrato and everywhere in between," combining chorus and vibrato duties in one box3.
The Chorus Pedals page explains how chorus circuits work in general and what to look for when comparing them.
Sources (3)
- Analog Chorus_Manual_EN_V01_150605, Valeton
- VOODOO LABS Analog Chorus, Godlyke Distributing, Inc.
- Julia Analog Chorus/Vibrato V2, Walrus Audio
