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Rick,
my wah suggestion will most probably not be any help...for most of the
time, I've been using a Nord MicroModular for those typical "wah"
purposes, along with the FilterFactory (when I still had it) - both of
them also a lot with filter modulated by an LFO or step sequencer. Of
course, with the Nord you can build any odd wah mutant or bastard -
like distort wah which only distorts a specific frequency band (and
the frequency band is sweepable). Then again, I would assume a Line6
FM4 might work very well for the purpose of having a non-typical wah
with a huge range - why don't you go to the next house and try the M13
I suspect is still there?
Regarding the envelope follower thing: I think disliking "rapdi
shiftings of timbre" does not necessarily lead to a disdain for
envelope followers, but that depends on how you use the word - I've
always used it as a term for "a parameter is controlled by the
envelope of some audio signal", but I understand (did the google test)
that it's often used for "the resonant/cutoff frequency of a filter is
controlled by the envelope...".
Using the envelope to modulate parameters other than filter cutoff can
be great fun - I almost assume you at some time had a Vortex (which
has a lot of tricky envelope implementations, including a ducking
delay). A few days ago I described how to use the input envelope to
control the output volume, to give you a more dynamic sound when
playing through huge distortion which takes all dynamic information
away. If you apply it to a subtle detuner you get the effect like with
brass and woodwind instruments where very loud playing can affect the
pitch. Or use a slow envelope follower to morph between two radically
different effects altogether...
Rainer
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