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Don't forget the Z-Vex Seek-Wah! It's an analog filter with a built-in 8 step sequencer (Switchable to 4 or 6 steps). It's in a box the size of an MXR pedal! At 10:33 AM 6/19/98 -0700, you wrote: > Thanks for the reply Chris... > > I've talked with a few others now, and it's becoming clear that > Waldorf has a great reputation. Their 4-pole analog filter is >$520.00 > retail. It's mono in - stereo out w/MIDI control. I downloaded their > manual and it really looks like a cool tabletop box. I'm starting to > salivate... > > About the Lovetone Meatball... > > This is an mono envelope follower with ton's of controls as well as >a > pedal input for manual sweeps. Users of it rave... I've heard it > sounds as good or better than the EH Q-Tron and it has many more > controls available. It's a stomp box... No MIDI control either. It's > also pretty expensive @ US ~$330.00. I believe I can get a 4-pole >for > around $450.00. > > I really like the potential of MIDI control. MIDI sequences can be > tracked by the 4-pole... for example, I could take the MIDI stream > from another players sequence or a drum machine and have the 4-pole > track that while filtering my guitar signal. > > Oh boy!!!!! > -Miko > > >______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ >Subject: Re: Analog filters anyone? >Author: "chris lamb" <keithchegwin@hotmail.com> at INTERNET >Date: 6/19/98 12:15 AM > > > >> Semi-non-looping content ahead! >> >> I've been looking into analog filters to modulate various >> recirculating thangs in my setup. >> >> I started with more guitar-based products such as the EH Q-Tron >and >> Lovetone Meatball, but am now starting to wander into higher end >> keyboard accesories... >> >> Waldorf 4-pole and it's bretheren >> Mutronics Mutator >> Sherman Filterbank >> >> I've only been able to locate information on the Waldorf >products... >> Any clues as to who's selling and possibly stocking these other >> products? >> >> Lastly, does anyone have experience with any of these products and >how >> they function, sound, their capabilities and their user >friendliness? >> >> Best, >> -Miko >> > > > dont know about mutronics or sherman but waldorf filters rock. My >mate's got a pulse+ - a synth where the sounds are shaped by the filters >and nothing else. You can put an external audio input thru them, like a >guitar/drum/anything loop. The filters are very clean and sharp, great >for sweeping sub-basses and peircing leads that cut thru a mix. The >thing about high-end gear like this is that you get a cleaner sound. On >the other hand these clean filters often benefit from being to be passed >thru a distortion box to dirty them up a bit - depends what you're into. > anyway if you want to buy something like this, I'd recommend waldorf >but i've not checked out the other two so... > > so what's the lovetone meatball like then ? I've heard of them but >never seen one, how much are they ? Are they any good ? > >chris > > > > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > >