Misomusist wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:33 am
listening to the tracks not really understanding if you want it to make the bleepy bloopy or just stop the harshness poking you in the eyeballs.
Sorry it wasn't clear. That first track is, I'd guess, about a 50/50 mix between the wet (bleepy bloopy) filter mix and dry (stabby stabby) noise it is effecting. I am interested in hardware effects that can do the former.
One thing that's really neat about the VST is that its envelope is very responsive to incoming audio. Depending on the attack and release settings, it can get very jittery, which in turn produces a lot of nervous, chaotic "movement" in the effected signal, hence the bleepy, dripping/bubbling textures.
Bipolar Fucking Joe wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:13 am
I guess you'll want something with an envelope? Would you prefer a pedal or a rack (NaiveLPF style, not Euro/Doepfer style)?
Pedals, maybe a Q-Tron or an Ashdown would get you there? For outboard style gear, I've heard great things about the Electrix Filter Factory. They can all be gotten for quite cheap.
Again, sorry for not specifying. But, yes, whatever the unit, it should either be an envelope filter, or something with an env. filter mode. No preference whatsoever in terms of pedals, 19" racks, half racks, tabletop units, etc. Hell, I might even consider Eurorack recommendations, though I don't have any intentions of jumping down the modular rabbit hole right now. If I saw the right unit, I might at least build or buy some 19"-to-eurorack mount adapters (they must exist already, right?) and stick a modular filter into my 19" rack that way.
At any rate, the Electrix FF sounds really promising. I haven't heard a lot of samples yet, and I am not sure how responsive (read: spastic) the envelope gets, but it sounds cool, and it definitely seems to be in the ballpark of what I am after. I also kinda want a Mo-Fx now too.
I'm listening to Q-Tron+ demos at the moment, and it seems to have a fair amount of potential as well, but I only have bass/guitar demos and (so far) relatively conservative demonstrations at that. If nothing else, I think it'd be a nice step up from my FX25B.
I haven't had a lot of useful results just yet looking for Ashdown demos, but I think it's pretty neat just because of the VU meter. I'm seeing a lot of recommended videos (Moogerfooger, duh! I hadn't even thought of that. Will check that out soon). Watching a demo of a Sounblox envelope filter now (it's taken me 30 minutes just to type this post). Sounds promising. Definitely has the "drippy, wet" thing down, though I'm not sure how chaotic the envelope can get. Sounds quite smooth from what I've heard so far.
Too smooth. Probably has as much to do with the input source as anything, though.
Thanks for the suggestions, y'all. I'm sure I can buy it all on my awesome retail salary.
For easy reference, here's what's been recommended so far, as well as what I've been checking out from Youtube's suggested videos:
Moogerfooger whatever-it's-called
Vermona something-or-other (sounds nice, but not what I am looking for)
Soundblox Envelope Filter
EH Q-Tron/Q-Tron+
Ashdown Envelope Filter
Crossdresser thingy