What does envelope pedal do?

An Envelope Filter is an effect that modulates the sound of your guitar by sweeping one frequency or a range of frequencies. It boosts the bass or the mid-range and moves it towards the treble range. It is exactly what you do with your foot when you’re using a wah-wah pedal.

What is an envelope follower pedal?

Auto-wah (also known as a “Q-wah”, “T-wah”, “envelope following filter”, “envelope follower” or “envelope filter”) is a type of wah-wah effects pedal typically used with electric guitar, bass guitar, clavinet, and electric piano etc.

Where should envelope filter go in pedal chain?

If you have an envelope follower, envelope filter, auto-wah or other dynamic touch-sensitive effect, this should go at the very front in most cases, as these effects are almost exclusively dependent upon the dynamics of your playing.

What envelope filter did Jerry Garcia use?

Mu-Tron III
Jerry Garcia was known for using a Mu-Tron III, which would still have been a fairly new effect at the time, having only been introduced in 1972 by Musitronics. The Mu-Tron III, as well as many other envelope filters that have followed, allow for the envelope direction to be switched.

Who uses envelope filter?

This was used by artists like Stevie Wonder, Jerry Garcia, and Bootsy Collins. While the original Mu-Tron of the ’70s has long been out of production, there are still several effects out there that have carried on its legacy. Most notably, these include the Haz-Laboratories Mu-Tron III and the Electro-Harmonix Q-Tron.

Why is it called an envelope filter?

The word “envelope” refers to different EQ curve “shapes” of the guitar or bass tone. The curve changes, starting from the moment that you play the note and until it fades out, or until you play the next note.

Did the Grateful Dead use pedals?

Longtime Grateful Dead roadie Steve Parish is selling one of Jerry Garcia’s iconic Mu-Tron III pedals on eBay. Garcia used the envelope filter’s unique auto-wah effect on classic Dead songs like “Shakedown Street,” “Fire on the Mountain,” “Estimated Prophet” and “Feel Like A Stranger,” among others.