ISO of a new envelope filter

[jbybj]

usually I'm looking for bargains, used and lucky finds.

Aren’t we all. Like when Spencer released the Groove Regulator 2, and wanted to clear remaining stock of the Original, so he marked them down to $149. Even back then I could tell that was a wise purchase.

 

[edwinhurwitz]

For some it is a pleasure and others a sick obsession. I try to stay someplace in between. Since the 70's filters have been a bit of a guilty pleasure. I have 16+ filter and synth pedals not counting the Zooms that also have some filter patches I use. Luckily my frugal nature and limited budget keep me away from some of the more exotic and expensive exploration, usually I'm looking for bargains, used and lucky finds.

One of my favorite filters was one I programmed into a Lexicon MPX G2. That was a great box!

 

[Sugarbear08]

Iron ether xerograph deluxe is my favorite.

After that, broughton audio joshwah and 3 leaf audio proton are quite good.

Mr. Black fwonkbeta is good, but a little tricky... the peaks necessitate having a compressor afterward.

 

[jbybj]

Iron ether xerograph deluxe is my favorite.

After that, broughton audio joshwah and 3 leaf audio proton are quite good.

Mr. Black fwonkbeta is good, but a little tricky... the peaks necessitate having a compressor afterward.

The potentially excessive peaks of the Fwonkbeta are what sets it apart, makes it special.

 

[Wood and Wire]

So I was wrong about pitch following mode still having a sweep - rather, it just sets the filter at the detected frequency statically for the duration of the note. So no filter movement except with note changes. Though there is a "Glide" function to portmanteau sweep the filter frequency between the notes, so you can get some movement that way. Like I said, I needed to play with it a lot more to really understand how to use it...

Oooh, so it comes with it's own fancy suitcase?

 

[bholder]

Oooh, so it comes with it's own fancy suitcase?

Blasted autocorrect! (Doesn't know musical terms.)

 

[s_wood]

There are soooo many good filters available today, and because the sound they make is very dependent upon one’s playing style it’s really hard to make a recommendation - what works for me might not for you.

That said, I second Edwin’s shout out for the 3Leaf Groove Regulator. I also really like the 3Leaf Wonderlove (that’s what’s on my big board) and the latest version of the Proton (v4) is great, too. The Proton sounds great and more repeatable than the others, but it’s also less versatile. The Chromoton is my least favorite - it’s too fiddly and sort of sterile sounding to my ears. The SolidGoldFX Supafilter is another one I like… similar in tone to the Proton, both of which are descendants of the Mutron Branch of the filter tree.

I really love the SA Spectrum, too. There are hundreds of user presets available at the SA website, and you can audition them online without a bass or the pedal. The presets are tweakable to some degree once they are loaded on the pedal, and are infinitely tweable using the desktop or phone apps. The Spectrum can also run presets that mimic an OC-2 and flanger, which is why it’s in my small board. It sounds really good… I’m not sure that in a live mix I can tell the difference between it and a good analog filter. It solves problems. Don’t sleep on it.