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Funk Question? George Duke

#22
abark000 said:
I didn't realize the age of the recording. I still believe it is a chorus, but I don't know what was on the market back then.
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abark000 said:
I hear a modulation with an envelope filter. I'd say a digital sounding, rackmount multi-effect on a chorus patch if I were to take a guess. A guitar playing friend of mine has an Alesis Quadraverb that had about a dozen patches that sound like that.
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Brad Johnson said:
That would've been a pretty high end piece back in 1977.
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Thank you Brad.
 
#23
FWIW, Eventide invented the first digital delay in 1970, the first digital phaser in 1971, and the first digital harmonizer in 1975. Yes, they were high-end pieces, but then again George Duke was at the height of his stardom, and known for being quick to adopt new technology. There were also several analog BBD choruses and flangers on the market in '77.
 
#28
abark000 said:
What are you trying to say?
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I'm not trying to say anything,you've already said it.

abark000 said:
I hear a modulation with an envelope filter. I'd say a digital sounding, rackmount multi-effect on a chorus patch if I were to take a guess. A guitar playing friend of mine has an Alesis Quadraverb that had about a dozen patches that sound like that.
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#34
bongomania said:
FWIW, Eventide invented the first digital delay in 1970, the first digital phaser in 1971, and the first digital harmonizer in 1975. Yes, they were high-end pieces, but then again George Duke was at the height of his stardom, and known for being quick to adopt new technology. There were also several analog BBD choruses and flangers on the market in '77.
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George was... was Byron?:D

Someone could ask Byron. Sounded like a hint of reverb to me. And not necessarily digital.
 
#35
terrelli721 said:
Well thanks for all the info, and comments too (yikes). I will most definitely have to get one of those effects for my bass.
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Electro Harmonix has an effect called a Micro QTron. First effect I've used in years. With an active bass with a fairly hot output it works amazingly well. Icing on the cake is that I got it for $65 brand new.
 
#36
I just listened to the track (didn't realize earlier that the MySpace link included the tune)... I agree with abark, but I can also see Brad's reverb notion- because what I'm hearing is a smearing of the frequencies over time, which could be achieved with many time-based effects like reverb, chorus, delay, etc. It also sounds like whatever circuit it is also gets overdriven a bit by his bass. It's definitely not a spring or plate reverb. So my guesses are (1) chorus or (2) early digital reverb/echo with a very short decay. Also, whatever it is could have been added in post-production, so even Byron might not know. I'll ask him though.

Edit: I sent him a message through MySpace, and I'll post his response.
 

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