My env filter and fuzz - interesting results

tnscot60 · #1 05-16-2009, 06:19 AM

Last night I hooked up my new DOD FX25B Envelope Filter and my new BBE Free Fuzz.

Interesting things happened. i noticed, first, that the envelope filter doesnt like my compressor, but it really likes my chorus. So I couldnt just run my regular sound through it. I had to bypass the compressor. I had it hooked up like this:
comp -> cho -> EQ -> Filter -> Fuzz

Then I tried switching the filter and the fuzz. That's when it got really interesting. The sound that I was able to create using both of them was very cool.

But the filter wouldnt work if the fuzz was in bypass. It was like running the signal through the fuzz pedal made it un-wah-able unless the fuzz was on.

I'm new to bass effects, so I'm not sure what to think. Any ideas out there?

Swimming Bird · #2 05-16-2009, 08:24 AM

I'm pretty sure that you're just not giving the envelope enough input gain for what you want, so play harder. Or set the output volume on your compressor higher. Or turn down the sensitivity on the FX25B as well as the fuzz volume.

tnscot60 · #3 05-16-2009, 11:43 AM

Awesome. Thank you. Anyone else care to weigh in on this topic??

tnscot60 · #4 05-18-2009, 03:38 PM

Switched the filter to the front of the line, and it works great. The compression in the fuzz WAS indeed the problem apparently.

Schizoid75 · #5 05-18-2009, 03:45 PM

I've found that there aren't many rules when it comes to effects. It's always a good idea when you get a new anything--bass, effect, amp, etc.--to play around with different combinations and see what happens. Sometimes things that aren't supposed to work give you the sound you want.

*insertcoolname · #6 05-18-2009, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Schizoid75

I've found that there aren't many rules when it comes to effects. It's always a good idea when you get a new anything--bass, effect, amp, etc.--to play around with different combinations and see what happens. Sometimes things that aren't supposed to work give you the sound you want.

+ A lot

I've got a pretty good sized board (14 total effects) and I don't think my effects really follow any "correct" order. I just pull em out 2 or 3 at a time and see how I like the sound when I combine them.