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3Leaf Audio Club - Episode 2

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Bassheart365 said:
Interesting. I thought "conventional wisdom" was to put compression after these kinds of pedals. I'll have to give this a try.
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Actually 'conventional wisdom' says compression before octave is a good idea add it helps with tracking.

Not all compressors will have this effect though. I tested a bunch of pedals before the Octabvre and so far only the Diamond Compressor and Blueberry manage to produce all this sub bass out of nowhere!
 
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cnltb said:
Cool! Thanks!
Do you know what it's called?
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MXR Envelope Filter is what it says in pictures I've seen of ones that aren't beat to sh*t.

FilterFunk said:
I know you weren't asking me specifically, but I'm pretty sure the vintage one is simply called "MXR Envelope Filter."

Unless there's another vintage MXR filter pedal I don't know about...if there is, I'd like to be informed!
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You got it!

cnltb said:
Thanks!
So that is the yellow-y mustard-y coloured one. Right?
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In pictures I've googled it's more of a sandy beige colour.

dannybuoy said:
I understand the Discumbobulator is based on it. I don't know about any others though, so if you know more, spill!
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IIRC the Discumbobulator is based on the Mutron.

cnltb said:
I do not know any specifics but read somewhere that the old mxr is supposed to have been quite influential.
I'll post the source once I remember it.
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It's a very cool pedal, well worth picking up if you can find one at a decent price. Tim Lefebvre uses one (first place I had ever seen one), it's a super funky little box.
 
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dannybuoy said:
Actually 'conventional wisdom' says compression before octave is a good idea add it helps with tracking.

Not all compressors will have this effect though. I tested a bunch of pedals before the Octabvre and so far only the Diamond Compressor and Blueberry manage to produce all this sub bass out of nowhere!
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I'll give it a try with my Origin Effects Cali76 CB..
 
#3,251
Got my Wonderlove Deluxe v2. It's kinda blurple, now.

I think I really need to get a Doom and an expression pedal to fully unlock what this thing can do, but HOLY CATS it is great. I loved my Proton but this thing is on another level.

Only question is about the "reverse" sweep direction - it's kind of noisy and thin across the range and I can't get it to just do what it does in the up position, but swept the other way. Normal?
 
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jasonbraatz said:
Got my Wonderlove Deluxe v2. It's kinda blurple, now.

I think I really need to get a Doom and an expression pedal to fully unlock what this thing can do, but HOLY CATS it is great. I loved my Proton but this thing is on another level.

Only question is about the "reverse" sweep direction - it's kind of noisy and thin across the range and I can't get it to just do what it does in the up position, but swept the other way. Normal?
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I'm not sure what's up with your pedal, but on my Wonderlove (version 1) I need to increase the Sensitivity quite a lot when using the down sweep instead of the up sweep. Could that be a solution?

Cheers,
Kalle
 
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jasonbraatz said:
Got my Wonderlove Deluxe v2. It's kinda blurple, now.

I think I really need to get a Doom and an expression pedal to fully unlock what this thing can do, but HOLY CATS it is great. I loved my Proton but this thing is on another level.

Only question is about the "reverse" sweep direction - it's kind of noisy and thin across the range and I can't get it to just do what it does in the up position, but swept the other way. Normal?
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It's definitely a thinner tone which is somewhat rectified by ramping down the sensitivity as mentioned. I've never noticed any excess noise, although I generally don't use that mode much.
 
#3,255
Guinness20 said:
I'm really intrigued by the Doom. I play mostly heavy rock stuff, covers/originals. I'm looking for excuses to get one haha, how could I use it in that kind of genre?
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With a filter! Might not fit the genre but there are always exceptions. I'm not a fan of the Doom solo, but it does sound good going into a filter as a base synth tone.
 
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j0616bass said:
To be fair, I think the intent was to be a little different than your "normal" fuzz. There are a lot of variations of about three circuits out there that can only differentiate themselves so much...
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That's my thoughts too. I pretty much think of the YD as a synthy fuzz rather than a straight ahead fuzz. I've found a few cool synthy sounds using it as a standalone but it sure is nice as part of a chain of pedals to add some grit to varying synth textures.

Cheers

Ben
 
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If you run an OD into the Doom it is a more traditional crunchy fuzzy sound.
I find switching an OD on/off in front makes a big impact on the tone.
I have not found this to the same extent with many other fuzzes.
It is quite a unique pedal, nice to have something different, but it is not a heavy fuzz.
 
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