Cheap envelope filters: Mooer or Sonicake?

[bdplaid]

I'm looking into a new envelope follower. I'll never use it a lot so I'd like it to be cheap.

I've tried the Mooer Envelope and the Donner. Didn't like the Donner at all, but the Mooer wasn't bad.

I'm also trying a Zoom single pedal multi FX. It way more complicated than I want.

I've ordered the Sonicake CryBot but not tried it. Any thoughts?

How reliable are these cheap Chinese P's OS?

Thanks.

 

[bdplaid]

Following up, the Sonicake was awful, the Mooer pretty good.

 

[D Bowden]

Considering a Mooer, myself. Trying to decide between the envelope filter and the bass sweep.

 

[bdplaid]

I got the mooer envelope, the cream colored one. I like it. Actually I sent it back once and rebought it.

 

[dax21]

+1 for the cream colored Mooer. Takes a bit to tweak it just right with those small knobs but it sounds good and it's inexpensive.

 

[jcerio]

I've got the Mooer Bass Sweeper and the Sonicake Cry Bot. They are both excellent IMHO. The Bass Sweeper is full of quirky goodness. Takes a little bit of tweaking to get exactly what I want in clean mode, but the added fuzz makes it worth it.

The Sonicake sounds really good to me. I haven't put a lot of time in on it yet but I've found it to be pretty close to my Digitech Bass Synth Wah in envelope mode. And for that price?

YMMV, however.

 

[SixtyCycleHum]

I've got the Mooer Bass Sweeper and the Sonicake Cry Bot. They are both excellent IMHO. The Bass Sweeper is full of quirky goodness. Takes a little bit of tweaking to get exactly what I want in clean mode, but the added fuzz makes it worth it.

The Sonicake sounds really good to me. I haven't put a lot of time in on it yet but I've found it to be pretty close to my Digitech Bass Synth Wah in envelope mode. And for that price?

YMMV, however.

The Sweeper is a take on the EHX Bassballs which does a couple of things GREAT. I like it. Changing taste is the reason it sits around, but I've still got it.

The CryBot? I wasn't crazy about it at first. At all. But I spent some time with it, and it's pretty dang versatile. It responds well to hotter pickups and pick playing, ime. Yet to find a decent fingerstyle tone, but I think that's a me problem lol.

 

[Les Fret]

For the people here who bought a Mooer Envelope: do you still like it after some time? Or did you buy a more expensive/better one (?) by now?

 

[bdplaid]

It was OK, but i ended up with a Source Audio Spectrum.

 

[Les Fret]

It was OK, but i ended up with a Source Audio Spectrum.

ok I have the Spectrum too. So no need to buy the Mooer as an extra you think?

 

[bdplaid]

Only if you're curious, buy it from amazon, so you can return it.

 

[macdow]

I had a crybot, fun to play with. I've never tried a sweeper but from what I read, I would go for the sweeper.
I dont have the crybot anymore.

 

[DWBass]

Want cheap? Try the Flamma Envelope. I bought one for $30. Works great. I do have a MXR Bass Envelope coming soon though.

 

[Moredator]

Want cheap? Try the Flamma Envelope. I bought one for $30. Works great. I do have a MXR Bass Envelope coming soon though.

99% sure that the Flamma envelope is the same pedal as the Mooer Envelope. I listened couple of demos on Youtube when I was hunting for one and they do sound very similar (same controls, both chinese). That said, love my mooer envelope. Very organic sounding.