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Looking for a big fat Envelope Filter pedal

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jgill312

Nov 6, 2013
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I'm looking for an envelope filter pedal that can get a big, fat, warm, deep, smooth tone. Something that womps, almost a dub-step sound, but not digital. Definitely not looking to get slappy, I play flat wounds. Willing to pay anything under $300, but I would prefer under $200.

Any recommendations?
 
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kirkm24 said:
Aguilar Filter Twin is the fattest, thickest envelope I've heard so far. It's going on Amazon right now for about $175 (normally it's $200). I have on and really like it.
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Very unique, haven't seen any others like it. Sounds dope too, thanks for the recommendation. I might end up getting this one...

On a side note, Amazon makes me want to spend my whole paycheck on pedals right now. Black Friday countdown deals are too good.
 
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jgill312 said:
M82 sounded a little thin to me, am I wrong? Seems every video or sample I hear of any envelope filter is someone playing slap. It's hard to tell for sure how they really sound on the low end.
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Yes, I had the same experience. Bought it anyway as i knew i could flip it. Opened up it is indeed very thin........but if you can dial that sweet woomp spot it is huge sounding. There is a small window between woomp and running to turn your amp down/switching it off though.

For me i couldn't get it too behave so went with Aguilar. Love the filter twin, YMMV
 
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jgill312 said:
I'm looking for an envelope filter pedal that can get a big, fat, warm, deep, smooth tone. Something that womps, almost a dub-step sound, but not digital. Definitely not looking to get slappy, I play flat wounds. Willing to pay anything under $300, but I would prefer under $200.

Any recommendations?
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One of the most popular pedals on this forum (not from us)that matches your description is a digital pedal. Digital processing permits certain techniques to preserve low end in filters which are not practical to implement in pure analog systems. As a blind phaser shoot-out elsewhere on the forum recently suggested, sometimes fat, big, warm, smooth rich tone = digital pedal......while sometimes thin, harsh, digital-sounding = analog pedal.
 
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True, it's important not to get blinded by preconceptions. Though there is a definite "digital-ness" to much dubstep wobble, a harsh tone from digital clipping and lo-res synthesis, so the OP may have just been trying to avoid that sort of tone regardless of implementation.
 
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bongomania said:
Though there is a definite "digital-ness" to much dubstep wobble, a harsh tone from digital clipping and lo-res synthesis, so the OP may have just been trying to avoid that sort of tone regardless of implementation.
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That is EXACTLY what I am trying to avoid... If a digital pedal can achieve the desired effect, I would be interested, but I do not want a "digital" sound...
 
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jgill312 said:
That is EXACTLY what I am trying to avoid... If a digital pedal can achieve the desired effect, I would be interested, but I do not want a "digital" sound...
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Most wobble chains have other key elements which can add in "digital-like sound" (as Bongo points out), such as synth, distortion, and bit crushing.

By the way, with one of our pedals it is possible to create pure digital clipping as an effect (Classic Distortion Pro, Clean Boost, Drive turned up). It actually sounded good enough to deliberately leave it in the pedal as an option rather than prevent it from happening (I know, high risk!!). One day we are going to do a demo video so that digital clipping can be a tone which is more clearly identified.
 
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kirkm24 said:
Aguilar Filter Twin is the fattest, thickest envelope I've heard so far. It's going on Amazon right now for about $175 (normally it's $200). I have on and really like it.
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This, this, this, and this.

You do NOT want the MXR Envelope Filter. Nice filter, but only if you want bright and quacky.

Filter Twin is the one I kept after trying a Q-Tron, MXR, EBS and Proton for the same reasons you stated. It's a low pass so it's FAAT!

You may also like the Pigtronix Bass Envelope Phaser. I loved it too...very fat and thick with more of a 'peeyoowww' sound to it (yes that's the technical term!) I sold that one only because I didn't use it enough to justify having a whole special set of adapters just to run that one 18v pedal. Otherwise it would have a permanent home with me. If that's no concern to you, check it out too.
 
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I don't use an envelope filter a whole lot but wanted something on my board that would produce a nice, heavy, thick womp. After trying a ton of filters I found the Source Audio bass envelope filter (the regular version) gives me the best envelope filter tone for my needs. Try one before you dismiss it solely because its digital. They're inexpensive, highly tweakable and just might surprise you.
 
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Try EH Q Tron plus. They make a smaller size one that s working well for me. Using it after a compressor helps out to be less fussy. Need to be sure the knobs don't get bumped too. Small adjustments make a big difference in sound
 

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