Al Heeley Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Are there any other boxes out there that do what the Zvex Seek wah does? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethFlatlands Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Line 5 M series have a filter called 'Seeker' which emulates it, although you don't have individual control over each step. You select the number of steps and then cycle through a bunch of preset patterns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pob Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 The guitarist out of my band has just got rid of his. He seemed pretty miffed with it in the end. To be fair he's got about a thousand pedals running at the same time so I've got no idea what it actually did... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethFlatlands Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I personally hate it, can't think of a single musical use for it but each to their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Heeley Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 (edited) ok, i have a song in mind which would fit this perfectly, I'm not asking anyone to like it, I just want to find out if there's a more 'cost-effective' route to procuring this effect. Edited May 11, 2012 by Al Heeley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0175westwood29 Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 i know its in the fm4 i really liked the sound, i would used it in breakdowns etc for some strange ambient noise. but again the with the m series you can only change how many steps and there order not the tone of each step which does make it slightly less musical ? andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle psychosis Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 The Voodoo Labs Ooh-Wah does something similar. And other stuff too. Not cheap though. http://www.voodoolab.com/wahzoo.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethFlatlands Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 [quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1336830673' post='1651666'] but again the with the m series you can only change how many steps and there order not the tone of each step which does make it slightly less musical ? andy [/quote] That's right, the FM4 version would be much more useful if it's more flexible than the M series version. Still seems like a 1 trick pony to me but if you like it then that seems like the best route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0175westwood29 Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 [quote name='GarethFlatlands' timestamp='1336836445' post='1651769'] That's right, the FM4 version would be much more useful if it's more flexible than the M series version. Still seems like a 1 trick pony to me but if you like it then that seems like the best route. [/quote] i think its a bit more versitile, its been a while since i had it, it maybe exactly the same as the one in the m5/9/13 but if you want alot of good filters without the distraction of all the other stuff its a good choice. andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethFlatlands Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Actually looks like they work identically. This is from the FM4 manual:- "Here’s how it works: FREQ lets you select from a range of different patterns of sequenced wah filter positions. Turn slowly to find the preset that works best for your tune. Q sets the width of the filters. SPEED, as on the original, controls the rate (time) that it takes to cycle through the filters. MODE sets the number of filter steps in the sequence. The Seek Wah lets you choose 4, 6, or 8. The Seeker allows any choice from 2 to 9 step" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0175westwood29 Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 [quote name='GarethFlatlands' timestamp='1336840730' post='1651822'] Actually looks like they work identically. This is from the FM4 manual:- "Here’s how it works: FREQ lets you select from a range of different patterns of sequenced wah filter positions. Turn slowly to find the preset that works best for your tune. Q sets the width of the filters. SPEED, as on the original, controls the rate (time) that it takes to cycle through the filters. MODE sets the number of filter steps in the sequence. The Seek Wah lets you choose 4, 6, or 8. The Seeker allows any choice from 2 to 9 step" [/quote] ah kinda makes sense i suppose, i new they were close! i only needed the filters so i as above didnt want to get lost in a big multi. andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lxxwj Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 The Moog Midi Murf is pretty similar. http://www.moogmusic.com/products/moogerfoogers/mf-105m-midi-murf Not sure how the price compares though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 This is another thing that the Octavius Squeezer can do. Up to 16 steps IIRC with tap tempo, it can also do random with set step sizes through a set range. Not that it would be wise to buy an Octavius Squeezer just for this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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