I mean, if a HPF could clean up my act I wouldn't hesitate. But if I have FOH support I'm keeping my stage volume low enough that boominess is not a factor. And I'm not playing through 15" speakers or an 8x10.
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Best HPF (High Pass Filter) on the market?
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You're fine then. I have found that even at low volume however, a hpf counterintuitively makes my b string sound lower, tighter, and more massive when set correctly.
I run mine on 18v. Just provides more headroom. I've also had it daisychained on a OneSpot and had no issues.
An HPF also allows you to use your amp tone control more effectively. See my HPF/LPF Wiki for more details.
Thanks - is there a special "one spot" type 18v adapter you use? Or is that part of a pedal board supply type unit?
How can input voltage affect headroom on a pass filter? Maybe I don't understand what headroom is.
It is. It's permanently set to roll off at 37Hz. The Broughton and Fdeck HPFs have a variable frequency setting.
I'm using the Truetone CS7 1 SPOT PRO. It's got a single 18v slot.
And in this case it means more volume before breakup from the pedal.
And in this case it means more volume before breakup from the pedal.
This should be of help:
Headroom (audio signal processing) - Wikipedia
In simplest terms it's the ability of your device to handle a certain signal level without clipping. So a higher headroom generally means cleaner sound. In some cases where you have a very hot signal (coming off an active bass preamp or a boost pedal for example) having more headroom available on your HPF will keep it from distorting.
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I have the "always on" version of the Broughton you're talking about
( was about to put it in the classifieds)
I did exactly what you mentioned with a One Spot and daisy chain... no issues ever
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In my experience with the Broughton LPF/HPF, I run it at 18v and it filters the same, but it gives it more headroom, so I can run hotter effects/preamps before it and it won't distort. Otherwise, if I run it at 9v after, for example, my SVPre, which is run pretty hot, the LPF/HPF will fart out. But depending on where you put it in your chain and what's before it, it may not be an issue.
Is that the small one that you can literally put under you pedal board Its like 70 dollars about?
Yep, that's the one. I'm not sure of actual price from the site, but it's less than the one with the on/off switch
If HPFs are the best thing since sliced bread, why don't the large scale pedal makers (like boss, MXR) produce one? HPFs seem to be a US phenomenon. Here in the boondocks the only one I can think of which is easily available is the one in the Fishman Platinum Pro.
