There is a mod blend secondary/tertiary function on one of the knobs that blends the LFO between the chorus and a filter sweep
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Mxr bass synth sb301
- Thread starter drewphishesp
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Yeah going back to it I can see where you change the speed of the LFO for the filter with the Mod knob but I don't see how you turn it off altogether. If you had a minute at some point to share your settings for an envelope filter that would be amazing because there's obviously some aspect of how those settings work that I'm not wrapping my head around.
Yeah I figured that part out, but from what I can tell the function of the Mod knob when you have it set to all filter / no chorus is just a rate control for the filter LFO. If you match tempo with the LFO it sounds like an envelope filter kind of, but if you hold a note it goes wawawawawa.
I'll have to mess with it, but pretty sure with the Mod knob all the way down it shuts off the Mod/LFO effect completely. In any case I'm able to get pretty good straight filter sounds
Interesting. Yeah adjusting the filter is really the only thing on this pedal where turning the knobs doesn't necessarily do what I expect it to. Further research required I guess.
I do find the above noon Envelope settings to be a little strange in that they can kind of sweep up then down a bit and other unpredictable things. The faster envelope settings below noon though are fantastic to me!. Then of course the depth and direction from the secondary Envelope Amount control
Yeah it's weird because with the synth voice on I never have a problem getting to the sound I want for the filter, but when I turn it off I struggle. Next time I'm playing with it I'll revisit with this conversation in mind for sure.
I suspect it has to do with the relatively more stout and compressed level of the synth voices that can drive the filter, so maybe mess with the input volume and Compression/Gate settings
Very good point. I actually never intend to use it as an envelope filter so it's all a bit academic anyway. I just like to know how things work. Your input is always enlightening, thanks.
When I start up my Bass synth I usually start it with all the knobs at 12 o’clock and I assume you do as well. Can you please share a photo of your Envelope Filter settings so I can try it and tweak as needed?
Sorry for the delayed response- I don't really set this pedal with all knobs at noon like that, if I'm looking for specific sounds I just know what each knob does and set it based on that and "noon" on many of these parameters is not really a “neutral” setting (apart from the blends and some of the non-continuous parameters). For clean filter settings you just need to turn on the clean signal FX setting, turn the Blend all the way to the left then tweak the filter Cutoff, Resonance, Envelope, Envelope Amount to get the type of filter sounds you want (faster envelopes are my favorite on this pedal- found with the Envelope below noon, Envelope Amount changes direction and depth of the envelope depending on whether you tweak it above or below noon- setting that control to noon would basically deactivate the envelope sweep). Then adjust Comp and Gate as well to change the response/reactivity to your bass and playing. Honestly I don't even have multiple filter presets saved, I just tweak all the filter parameters to get where I need at the time!
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I guess the comments about needing an isolated power supply were correct. I started getting a high pitched whine through my speakers with my 1 Spot daisy chain setup. When I unplug the Bass Synth pedal the whine disappears. Don't have a lot of space underneath my pedalboard for a big power supply. I'm running 5 pedals, two of which require more than 200mA. Looking at the True Tone 1 Spot CS6 model. Any other recommendations that might be cheaper?
MXR Mini Iso Brick for $105 has 4 outputs at 300mA and 1 at 800 (for the Bass Synth, since it requires 330 minimum). I don't have any experience with the mini but I've been running the regular Iso Brick for probably over ten years now with no issues. Sounds like it might be perfect for your application.
Not cheap but very thin and easily fits under my Pedaltrain is the CIOKS SOL. 5 outputs, each can be 9v, 12v, 15v, 18v. Also comes with cables for either “center positive” or “center negative” power. Also includes a 2 outlet and a 3 outlet daisy cable. That way you can power pedals that demand individual power feeds and daisy chain those that don’t.
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I liked the MXR on some of it and EHX on others. Too bad you don’t have Future Impact V4 VIP to compete as well.
