Source Audio Spectrum Intelligent Filter

Source Audio is famous for their One Series pedals with tons of options and tweakability. Spectrum is no different. It's an envelope filter Swiss armyknife with so many parameters you can adjust that you might feel bit overwhelmed at times.

The best part is that you can find plethora of funky sounds just by going through the factory presets and turning those four knobs on top of it. This pedal gives you giggles and smiles, turning your guitar (or bass) to massive late 70s funk machine. Right there in the "Mutron-like" sounds and tones.

You can enter the secondary or alternative function of those 4 knobs by pressing the tiny button on the rear panel. It takes a moment to memorize what each knob does but overally the pedal is pretty intuitive and easy to use.

You can edit your sounds with the editor software/app on your tablet or iphone. That gives you so many parameters it might take a day or two to get a hang of it. But once you get in, only the sky's the limit. You can tailor the Spectrum to fit your envelope filtering needs. It can do even some analog synth like tones.

Stereo in and out really makes this thing to pop out. I'm personally using two amps and hooking this pedal stereo really gives you a great 3 dimension filtering effect that cuts thru the mix.

If you are looking for an envelope filter but don't know which one to get (EHX Q-Tron, MuTron, MXR or any other classic one) I recommend Source Audio Spectrum. It can do all those above so well you'll definitely find your favorite sound and setting. Just bear in mind it might take a bit more tweaking and adjusting.

I had some poor experiences with analog/boutique envelope filters regarding hiss. This pedal is completely free of any noises on the side. No hiss or hum! I haven't tried the Neuro editor properly yet, but it there seems to be a lot of options. Six presets seems to be very good by themselves. Kudos for including power adapter with the pedal - something that most manufacturers won't do.

However, the usability regarding the knobs/switch and alternate button is not that good. I got another Source Audio pedal, and if that is as good as this one, I will most likely buy Neuro hub + Soleman so I can get most out of it while improving the usability live. A bit expensive thing to do, but if I'm right, it could be possible to replace a variety of pedals with Intelligent filter and another pedal linked together, thus saving money and space on pedal board. I used to be a full analog fan guy, but hey it's 2022 so there are options - and they are hiss/hum free too!

Habe mich von einem YT Video anfixen lassen, und mir den Effekt zum funken auf einem alten Ibanez Soundgear 4-Saiter gekauft. Macht was er soll, und ist sehr vielseitig zu programmieren. Ich habe viele Sounds mit der Software programmiert und meinen Spaß dabei gehabt. Wenn man weiß, was man will geht das zielgerichtet. Um mit "nur ausprobieren" vernünftige Sounds zu erzielen, ist das Softwareinterface zu kompliziert. Dann sollte man bei den Hardwarereglern am Gerät bleiben. Die Bedienung mit dem Kippschalter, und noch schlimmer: mit dem Taster auf der Rückseite, finde ich allerdings nicht besonders praktikabel. Das geschliffene und imho eloxierte ALU Gehäuse finde ich nicht so gut, da sich in den Schleifrillen gerne Dreck absetzt, und Alu einfach nicht die Stabilität von Stahl hat. Fancy, aufwendig gefertigt, aber vermutlich weniger dauerhaft, als ein simples (und billigeres) Stahl, oder Gußgehäuse. Die Potis und deren Knöpfe sind von guter Haptik.