Virtual Stompboxes

Last year in our issue dedicated to guitar recording, we looked at using  virtual guitar amps in the box. This year I thought virtual stompboxes would be the perfect follow-up. Pedals are an integral part of a guitarist’s signature sound, and everyone has their favorites, but not all artists/producers working inside the box are guitarists themselves, so a brief overview of the range of guitar pedal FX available nowadays in the land of 1s & 0s might be helpful.