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Moog Moogerfooger MF 101 Lowpass Filter alternative?

#21
I believe I am beginning to discover this. The irony is I have a custom made 3-in4 bypass looper, but I am going to all true bypass pedals and was going to sell it off. :bawl:

Maybe conical johnson will come to the rescue. I have heard very good things about him from some other forum folks.


Bassist30 said:
I think you are making a big mistake not to buy the moogerfooger 101 because of price. The features on the pedal make this not only a well to do stand alone but as an important asset to other pedals as well. For one thing you have the capabilities to use four expression pedals. This combination gives you alot of possibilities. I love the sub qualities and the use with another pedal say an octave or another envelope filter sounds massive. But I agree its far from being a true bypass pedal. A pedal switcher with this pedal is almost a must.
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#22
TBH I don't care how bad the bypass sucks, I like the low passed signal to always be a part of my sound because it adds more depth and foundation to my sound that IMO makes the band as a whole sound better.

And to conical johnson, I like the fact that the drive knob has some overdrive to it. I use it to beef up my synth sounds but generally keep it turned down very low. Oh, and I don't know how much more work it would be, but I really use the 2-pole 4-pole switch a ton. The 2-pole sounds good blended with a dry signal and the 4-pole sounds good for synth sounds, reggae sounds, and gives a synthy wah tone with an expression pedal. An onboard LFO would be killer, but you did say simple haha...

Either way I do think that the moog could be improved upon and would definitely buy a better alternative.
 
#25
Sweet well either way color me interested, especially in the LFO idea. Tap tempo would be KILLER and an expression output for phase (so you can have different parts of the waveform landing on the beat) would be even more icing. Ooh ooh and if you could get a PWM knob for the LFO waveforms, you could make some very neato sounds.
 
#26
lbanks said:
Dude, I'm interested! Web site?
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Website's not up yet, unfortunately. Soon...

bigblondeafro87 said:
Sweet well either way color me interested, especially in the LFO idea. Tap tempo would be KILLER and an expression output for phase (so you can have different parts of the waveform landing on the beat) would be even more icing. Ooh ooh and if you could get a PWM knob for the LFO waveforms, you could make some very neato sounds.
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Ok, all this is noted and possible, but it will be tough squeezing in those features plus everything I had planned. Hmm...
 
#30
Taylor (Conical Johnson)'s filter is awesome... I have a prototype at the studio right now, and can say that tonally is is AMAZING... I have to do some tests and get back at him with suggestions, but I can definitely say that this filter is going to be a serious contender for people who want a super simple filter that sounds awesome.

It got a bit of use on the forthcoming Nerve EP, and another device of his made it's way onto another album I am producing.

John
 
#33
gastric said:
I'm in the minority for hating the Moog LPF. The bypass was embarrassing. When people talk about poor, tone-sucking bypass this would be the poster child. Really bad enveloper. Combine that with the size and it was a huge turn off, regardless of the sound. You'll need an expression to sweep it manually. To get the most out of it you really need a robust CV controller which is expensive.
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I'm with you on this... I had a Moog LPF for a while and sold it cause I thought it sucked. Anyway, I'm not recommending it cause it's outside the OP's price range, but I do like the Mad Prof SWAW.
 
#34
TheWoodShed said:
How about the Electrix Filter Queen?
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Yes. If you can find one used, are willing to put it in a bypass loop w/ volume control (it outputs at line level), can deal with the annoying power supply (16 VAC, 1000 mA) and are willing to do some leg work on the expression pedal (the expression input sweeps over the entire audible range).

That said, it sounds freakin awesome and is crazy flexible. The coolest part (IMO) is that you can select LP, BP, HP, or notch and which frequencies are effected by the filter (high, low, mid, any combination thereof).

Mad respect to Conical Johnson, can't wait to check out his filter when it hits.
 
#37
dannybuoy said:
Could you build this circuit into a wah enclosure, or better yet an Ernie Ball volume pedal?
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I've posted a pic of a low pass filter conical made for me about 6 months ago. All in one enclosure, on/off button under the foot, up/down switch for the sweep direction, and a square wave generator in front of the lpf circuit with a separate on/off button. It sounds great!
 

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