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How to get the sound with an Envelop filter ?

stax_911
Thu, 21 Jun 2018 03:04:08 GMT

Hello everybody from Paris France ! It's a great website and I am really happy to discover it. I am working on using effects with sax since few years. My favorite effect is the Envelop Filter as played by Michael Brecker or Jeff Colins on this video (0'48 and 1'20) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXqs19RgHT8 But I am still fighting to find a good sound with envelop filter. I've tried Q-trons, Q-balls, Mu-tron, Tru-tron, Micro-tron, Micro-mutron, with a compressor after or before... But I am still unsatisfied with the sound I've got. It's too thin, difficult to control, muddy, not very precise. So did you meet the same problem and did you find solutions ? What is you favorite envelop filter and your set up to make it sing ? Thank you for your help. My set up : microphone MD441 + Eventide Mixing Link +Stompboxes

fawltytenor
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 02:01:34 GMT

Maybe find a "funk bass" preset. I'm running effects on the laptop right now and the best envelope filter I've found is a free VST effect called Topaz filter. I called up the funk bass preset and tweaked the settings and it works nice on tenor. I was also experimenting with pitch to MIDI, you can hear a bit of both in this crude test clip I did... https://youtu.be/me9rYTAVNXI

fawltytenor
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:01:26 GMT

if I was shopping for an envelope filter pedal, I'd definitely want to check out the MXR Bass Envelope Filter. Seems to have that classic sound that would work great on a sax.

jpfurnas
Mon, 12 Nov 2018 21:15:08 GMT

I’ve had fantastic success with the 3 Leaf Audio Wonderlove for my trombone. Make sure it’s early in your chain, also they are finicky with compressors as well. Hope this helps

stax_911
Fri, 30 Aug 2019 22:35:03 GMT

You will laugh but I come back to an old Mini Qtron and it works great. Sounds great, easy to dial and small price. Just think to put a compressor after to adjust the sound.

Bob_b
Sun, 12 Apr 2020 13:50:54 GMT

Late to the party, but I also like the mini Qtron. Yes, it benefits from being early in the chain -- first, actually -- and from having a compressor downstream.

noradavis
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 11:47:30 GMT

Maybe find a “funk bass” preset. I'm running effects on the laptop right now and the best envelope filter I've found is a free VST effect called Topaz filter. I called up the funk bass preset and tweaked the settings and it works nice on tenor. I was also experimenting with pitch to MIDI, you can hear a bit of both in this crude test clip I did… <a href=”https://www.clickercounter.org/spacebar-clicker >spacebar clicker</a>.