steynwave / pedal rigs
Understand your sound.
Master your rig.
Start with one note. Follow its journey, discover what every pedal does, and build your sound with confidence.
The same sound can be viewed in different ways. This illustration helps explain the concepts.
Learn from the beginning
Waves, gain, input, and output. One concept, one step at a time.
Open the first chapter →02 / EXPLORE PEDALSEffects & controls
What changes, how to adjust it, and when to use it.
Explore the effect reference →03 / FIND THE CAUSETroubleshoot your sound
Noise, harsh distortion, too much clean signal, or a delayed response.
Open troubleshooting →Sound, from input to output.
See all chaptersSignal flow and control flow
Instrument audio enters the audio interface, is converted to digital, passes through the rig, and is converted back for headphones, monitors, or a PA.
Waves, amplitude, frequency, and phase
A waveform describes a value changing over time.
dB, dBFS, and gain
dB expresses a logarithmic ratio, rather than a standalone measure of loudness.
Interface gain, Trim, and clipping
Interface input gain usually changes the analog gain before conversion.
Pickups, active basses, and impedance
Passive pickups need a suitable input so that loading does not change their frequency response.
Sample rate, buffers, and latency
Sample rate is the number of samples per second, rather than a note's frequency.
Understand by experimenting.
All interactive labsVisual experiment
Amplitude and Trim
What changes with Trim at −6 dB?
Visual experiment
Phase and parallel summing
Why can a merge get louder or disappear?
Visual experiment
Gain and nonlinear shapes
How do soft and hard clipping differ?
Visual experiment
Threshold, Ratio, Makeup
Does 4:1 mean that every level is divided by four?
Put the knowledge into practice.
Feature guidesApp guide
Start playing with Rigs
Choose your instrument, connect an interface, and prepare a clean input.
App guide
Setting Input and Output
Understand Trim, setting scope, Left/Right channels, and three types of meter.
App guide
Reducing hiss with Noise Reduction
Learn noise for three seconds, then reduce it before the signal enters the pedals.
App guide
Adding and editing pedals
Find a model, adjust its parameters, and read levels before and after the effect.