Thanks for watching guys! Who loves an envelope filter and what are your favourite songs that include envelope filters?

'I don't trust myself' by John Mayer is my favourite use of an envelope filter. So SOO expressive!

Tom delonge used an envelope filter pedal for the intro delayed riff in “The Adventure”

Came here to know more on envelope filters. Stayed for the playing :)

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.

Just doing some pedal shopping and wanted to say that this is an excellent video. Keep up the great work! I expect to see your channel grow substantially in the coming years.

Fantastic video, you clearly have a wonderful knowledge of guitar and I’m glad you shared this information with the world!

I have never been without an envelope filter since 1977 or so, and have owned and built many. I recommend them to players looking to push themselves as guitarists since they turn the guitar into a sort of percussion instrument, and oblige the player to be mindful of the beat. But you can do interesting tricks with them. One of the most interesting uses I ever made was in 1979, where I'd use my MXR Envelope Filter to mimic backwards tape. Keep in mind this was well before we had reverse digital delay, so we did the best we could with what we had. How did I do it? First, I fed my guitar to a compressor to keep the level fairly constant, but not squishing too hard. From there it went to my Envelope Filter, and then to my MXR 6-Band EQ. The Filter sweeps from low to high before falling back down again. In the "real world", most of the harmonic content of the picked string lies at the beginning, as you pick, so the most authentic reverse-tape emulation will increase high end as the sound sweeps from "the tail" back to "the beginning". The Filter would be set for the slowest possible Attack time (at the time, the MXR was pretty much the only consumer filter pedal with variable attack). The three lower sliders on the EQ would be set to minimum, and the three upper sliders set to max. The 6-Band's design could produce some distortion, when pushed. In this case, the drastic reduction of low end by the EQ meant that as the filter started its sweep, you wouldn't hear much of the low end. As the sweep continued, the mids and highs would come in with a bit of grit, partly because the filter was pushing those bands at the top of its sweep, just like backwards tape. The compressor served to prolong or stretch out the sweep of the filter. Was it as authentic as an actual recording or reverse delay? Not likely, but as I say, it was the best we could do at the time, in the analog domain. The perk was that it was easy to improvise. Normally, when using reverse digital delay, it is hard to plan out a solo, because the notes come out in reverse order. With my setup, the notes are in the exact order you play them, so it's easier to plan and execute a riff. As well, this setup also tended to yield more predictable "swell" effects than more explicit pedals of the era, like the Boss Slow Gear.

Jerry Garcia: any song he used it on. There’s a damn near perfect solo on Ramble on Rose off one of their live albums. I was there 7/4/89 I think up in Buffalo, NY. It’s not the Truckin’ up to Buffalo show…any true DEAD HEAD’LL know the version. It’s straight vintage Jerry plus! Good video buddy, thank you!!! 🎸✅

Loved that video, I picked up a Qtron today, so happy to take time to see your tips video ! it was great.

The solo on What I am by Edie Brickell and the new Bohimians comes to my mind

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.

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 😊

Its got to be Heart by Heart by Ariel Posen for me. The envelope just gives it a unique tone and drive

For me, it’s the most interesting guitar effect.

To get more attack put a klon or boost before the envelope filter. And drive after too.

When you mentioned the Auto Wah there's only one example you should have shown, Nile Rodgers.

Great playing; helpful video! Thank you!

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 $. Now I can buy one for 35$.

Nice playing man!

Hi Chris, what is your preferred setting for the qtron for Mayer and Misch tones? Is it the setting shown at 7:00 in your video? Nice playing by the way!

I've gone through many envelope filters and auto wahs and have yet to find a one-size-fits-all unit, that's why I still own several...the micro q sounds pretty good in most setups, but I always get an unwanted signal boost with it

Respectfully, I believe Tom Misch is using the MoogerFooger Low Pass Filter for most of his auto wah sounds.

I'd love a q tron actually 😅

Envelope filter and no mention of 311.

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?

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.

Can it do the clocked wah sound like Bowie first 4 albums with fuzz and wah

What's your take on the micro Qtron vs the full size Qtron plus?

It's intriguing but why not just go with a wah pedal?

bebe wah owdal type love it

you talking for nothing !!!!!!!!!!!!!