Envelope Filter Pedals and Why You NEED One!
Envelope Filter pedals and why you need one! Put simply, they’re just so much fun and are a great inspiration tool for lead guitar playing, soloing, writing riffs – there have been so many killer guitar parts born out of this sound.
In this video we go through the envelope filter sound, highlight some great musical reference points of where these pedals have been used well and I share some tips on how to get the best tones possible out of envelope filters because it’s an effect that not everyone fully understands in terms of what it’s actually doing.
Time Stamps:
0:00 – Intro
1:49 – Reference Points for Great Envelope Filter Tones (John Mayer/Grateful Dead)
2:43 – Grateful Dead/Jerry Garcia Style Jam (EHX Micro Q Tron)
4:03 – Envelope Filters in Different Genres (Tom Misch)
4:49 – Tom Misch Style Jam (EHX Micro Q Tron)
5:30 – Envelope Filter Tone Tips / Signal Chain
6:25 – Envelope Filter Tone Tips / Placing a Boost before the Envelope Filter
6:42 – Envelope Filter Tone Tips / Alter your playing to suit the pedal
7:39 – Outro / Final Thoughts and Recommendations
Envelope Filters have been used in so many different genres from Americana and Rock by the likes of Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead all the way to modern pop with artists like Tom Misch and John Mayer. All of these guitar players have some amazing examples of Envelope Filter tones.
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Originally posted by UCvIZNzvodygrImfxGNgPEQQ at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHDYQD2yVDY
Thanks for watching guys! Who loves an envelope filter and what are your favourite songs that include envelope filters?
Check out the Mooer Envelope:
More controls in an even smaller size
Kinda funny you used an (t Rex) Alberta with an Ottawa (EHX Auto Wah) ????????????
Kenny Withrow's solo on "What I Am" by Edie Brickell and New Bohemians. Fantastic solo!
Nice video, but what is an envelope filter again?
bought it – inspired by your great playing
I use the Way Huge Attack Vector to get that Jamiroquai sound. It’s an envelope filer and phaser in one. You have three options, Phaser, Envelope Filter or both. I use it for Jamiroquai, Daft Punk and Parliament Funkadelic sound.
Octave pedals pair really well with Envelope filters too
Cranked up my middle, treble, and gain up to 100 and my envelope sounds like a frog ????
Great advice, ty. The picking and playing "with" the pedal is really helping.
Really good vid, I have my QTRON+ after my OD's and before my Delays. However, I have noticed it gives a natural boost whenever i turn it on as well. Wonder if it is only for QTRON+ not the Nanos.
Yup, indeed very helpful. My youngest son likes to appropriate my stuff. I had forgotten I had a Qtron. He's a much more sonically adventurous goober than his old and forgetful Dad.
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Late comment but I'll do it anyway. That was some immaculate playing! Really tasteful and elegant man! I purchased this envelope filter because I thought it would give me this groovy funk sound. Evidently, you managed to skillfully display this type of playing. I am really having a hard time to use his one. My ears are piercing because it gets suddenly to loud and the lows and high are way out of control. It probably has to do with to my playing and the attack. Still, I cannot keep it in a way that it sound stable, it's either going super loud or not at all. Not sure if I can convey the issue here. I try to be aware of the picking dynamics like you mentioned but it's hard to find a setting where you can start to experiment with.
Came here to know more on envelope filters. Stayed for the playing 🙂
Do you have any experience of these needing volume turned up from the guitar? Garcia used an OBEL to solve this issue so he could adjust his volume without losing the pedal's sensitivity and response. Do you know of any other solutions to this?
Nice work! Love that soulful jazzy sound. I find the tone quite acceptable before compression and overdrive, where you don't get any grit going into the filter. So there's nothing between the guitar and the filter ????
Bro, the envelope filter adds volumen or body? Cause I got the mxr bass ef and it sounds a little boost when I turn on. I use the rc booster then the Duellist and at the end the filter before mods and delay and reverb.
bebe wah owdal type love it
To get more attack put a klon or boost before the envelope filter. And drive after too.
Can it do the clocked wah sound like Bowie first 4 albums with fuzz and wah
The first time I I saw an envelope filter in a video clip was Edward Collins a girl like you early nineties. I was buying pedals and wanted that sound but the pedal he used was 400 $. Now I can buy one for 35$.
For me, it’s the most interesting guitar effect.
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I got myself a Q-Tron Plus for that quintessential Garcia Mu-Tron tone, and I couldn't be happier with it. A used one on Reverb was cheap. I put mine first, in front of compression, EQ, overdrive & delay.
Envelope filter and no mention of 311.
Is this auto wah or envelope filter? https://youtu.be/uUqcBwQjj4k?si=AsgZmx514qvCpAAr
Great video, and information! I just got a microtron IV and knew I needed a booster in front of it with strat pickups but you’ve helped me out with pedal order and play style.
What's your take on the micro Qtron vs the full size Qtron plus?