Here's a collection of examples of where the different effects can be heard in commercially released music productions.
| Composition | Artist | Album | Effect | Time | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heir Apparent | Opeth | Watershed | Flanger, Pan | 1:14 - 1:50, 2:10 - 2:25 |
Vocal |
| The Eye of Odin | Borknagar | For The Elements | Phaser | 0:0 - 0:19 | Main mix |
| Little Lucid Moments | Motorpsycho | Little Lucid Moments | Chorus | 5:10 - 6:00 | Guitar |
| Blackout | Muse | Aboslution | Bit reduction | 2:15 - 3:15 | Guitar |
| Turn Up the Silence | Shpongle | Nothing lasts ... | Phaser | 2:22 - 2:50 | Synth |
| Desperation #5 | Scott Weiland | 12 Bar Blues | Flanger | 2:22 - 2:55 | Vocal |
| Democracy | Decoded Feedback | Shockwave | Bit reduction | 0:00 - 4:45 | Drums, Vocal |
| Ain´t Talkin´´bout Love | Van Halen | Van Halen | Flanger | 0:00 - 0:07 | Guitar |
| Bohemian Rhapsody | Queen | A Night At The Opera | Flanger | 0:00 - 0:50 | Vocals |
| Bold as Love | Jimi Hendrix Experience | Axis:Bold As Love | Flanger | 2:47 - 4:10 | Main mix |
| Dum Dee Dum | Tweeterfriendly Music | Gin & Phonic | Phaser | 2:30 - 3:15 | Main mix (-vocals) |
| Start guitar | Chemical Brothers | Come With Us | Phaser | 1:10 - 2:02 | Synth/SampledGuitar ++ |
| Little Wonder | David Bowie | Earthling | Phaser | occasionally | Drums |
| Dead Man Walking | David Bowie | Earthling | Phaser | 0:20 - 0:48 | Synth |
| Itchycoo Park | Small Faces | Rock The Boat | Flanger | 0:50 - 1:08, 1:50 - 2:06, 2:20 - 2:50 |
Main mix |
| Lucy in the sky ... | The Beatles | Sgt.Peppers Lonely H... | Flanger | 0:50 - 1:08, 1:50 - 2:06, 2:20 - 2:50 |
Left stereo channel |
| The Wretched | Nine Inch Nails | The Fragile | Bit reduction | 3:12 - 3:45 | Guitar |
| God Given | Nine Inch Nails | Year Zero | Bit reduction | 0:19 - 0:36 | Synth (Guitar?) |
| Battle for Britain | David Bowie | Earthling | Chorus/Flanger | 0:35 - 1:20 | Guitar |
| Battle for Britain | David Bowie | Earthling | Stereo Doubler | 0:06 - 0:35 | Guitar |
| Push | The Cure | The Head On The Door | Chorus & Delay | 0:00 - 4:31 | Guitar |
| Piece Of Me | Britney Spears | Blackout | FM | 1:00 - 1:08 | Synth FM Sweep |
| Maser:ptIII | [Main] | Hz | FM | 0:12 - 5:00 | Synth Inharmonic Pad * |
| Phoné | John Chowning | Turenas/Stria/Phone | FM | 0:00 | Synth Bell/Epiano * |
| Phoné | John Chowning | Turenas/Stria/Phone | FM | 0:03 | Synth Gong * |
| Phoné | John Chowning | Turenas/Stria/Phone | FM | 1:55 | Synth Voice Formants * |
| Phoné | John Chowning | Turenas/Stria/Phone | FM | 2:13 | Synth Voice Formants * |
| Stria | John Chowning | Turenas/Stria/Phone | FM | 0:00 | Synth Inharmonic * |
| Human Nature | Miles Davis | You're Under Arrest | FM | 0:24 | Synth FM E.piano |
| Human Nature | Miles Davis | You're Under Arrest | FM | 0:00 | Synth FM Brass (melody, with guitar) |
| Saving all my love | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston | FM | 0:00 | Synth FM E.piano |
| The Wretched | Nine Inch Nails | The Fragile | AM | 0:00 - 5:24 | Drums (Noise Snare) |
| Vessel | Nine Inch Nails | Year Zero | AM | 0:10 - 4:47 | Drums (Noise Snare) |
| Mantra | KarlHeinz Stockhausen | Mantra | RM | 0:00 - throughout | Piano, Crotales, RM |
| Miles Runs The Woodoo Down | Miles Davis | Black Beauty, at F.W. | RM | 1:37 - | E.piano |
| Spanish Key | Miles Davis | Black Beauty, at F.W. | RM | 0:00 - | E.piano |
| Paranoid | Black Sabbath | Paranoid | RM | 1:24 - 1:46 | Guitar |
| Distance | Arne Nordheim | Dodeka | RM | 0:00 - | Synth Bells |
| Take On Me | a-ha | Hunting High And Low | FM | 0:06 - 0:35 | Synth |
| Love Is Reason | a-ha | Hunting High And Low | FM | 0:01 - 0:19 | Synth Lead & Bells |
| See You | Depeche Mode | A Broken Frame | FM | 0:09 - 0:46 | Synth FM Bells |
AM: Amplitude Modulation
RM: Ring Modulation
SSB: Single Sideband Modulation
FM: Frequency Modulation
RM: Ring Modulation
SSB: Single Sideband Modulation
FM: Frequency Modulation