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Favorite way for achieving a wah-wah effect in iOS?
Tonestack seems like a heavy way to do it, but maybe the best?
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ToneStack is good. FX Pack 2 in Cubasis also has one i’ve used a few times.
Rozeta LFO to AUM EQ fader.
Apefilter allows very precise filter/resonance responses, some of them out of this world and never heard on any guitar pedal. The regular wah is quite simple, the 'strange' ones can even modulate the number of bands.
An LFO driven wah is easy, real foot control requires some external midi mapping.
This is targeting some kind of ambient fx, but the Hendrix/Funk style with deeper grip of the filter works equally well.
It's 2 clean guitar tracks, one with the slowly moving filter, 2nd with a heavy modulated version that does the glitch/percussive part. All Telecaster and Apefilter. The ambience is Valhalla Übermod's reverb preset 'tape echo'.
@johnfromberkeley The best way I've found to achieve this is with an expression pedal hooked up to a MIDI controller (I have a Moog EP-3 hooked up to my Arturia Minilab), and I have mapped the pedal to ToneStack. It's the easiest way I've found to "play" the filter in the same way a guitarist/keyboardist would with a standard-issue guitar wah wah pedal.
Alternately, now with the release of FAC Envolver, you can create the classic Mu-Tron-style auto-wah effect (think Bootsy Collins) by mapping the output of Envolver to the cutoff knob on any filter you want (Filtatron, Filterstation, apeFilter, etc.)
Wah-wah pedal is one of my FX for guitar. This winter I bought irig blueboard and start to use it with my Dunlop DVP4 (X) Mini. So I have tested all wah-wah clones in every guitar app which I have on my iPad.
In my opinion the best wah-wah on iOS you could find within Tonestack. Also I like Amplitube. But Tonestack sounds close to my Vox V846 so I like it too much!
Which wah in ToneStack do you prefer?
Audiodamage Filterstation 2 is another option, it has an envelope follower to do Auto-Wah effects too, and you have multiple filter choices.
Moan’N’Groan. Very versatile pedal.
Hi Folks, I want to add a wah controlled by my expression pedal, not an auto waH.
Is the Wah in amplitude a good candidate for this application?I intend to use it with a virtual clavinet.
I would use it in Audiobus’s or AUM for live.
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@Bellows How do you connect your expression pedal to your iDevice?
Are you looking for a wah-wah pedal type sound or an emulation of an actual wah-wah pedal?
If you already have Amplitube, it will work fine.
If you don't have it already, TH-U Overloud has one available in it for $4.99 that is also in some of its bundles. It has the advantage of being an AUv3 which makes it more convenient to use than AmpliTube.
You could also set up any number of filter AUv3's for pedal control for wah-wah like effects that won't be emulations of a particular wah-wah pedal.
I usually use an Audiofront Midi Expression device that converts the 1/4” plug on the pedal to USB. It is very programmable. Then through a dongle or hub to the iPad.
I have the free version of Amplitude CS and it looks like I can purchase the wah for about $5.
I may try that. I think the Amplitude is IAA but that would work though I prefer AUv3.
Do I have to buy TH-U suite or can I just get the wah? I don’t really know what wah I wish to use except that I want to use it for the Clav, not guitar.
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TH-U is free and uses IAPs to add amp models. There are a few amp models included with the install and you get some additional free ones if you sign up for their mailing list. You could get it and add the Wah pedal for $4.99. And I think most find TH-U to sound better.
Cool! Why do you want to purchase an extra tool?
It's all in the AUM filters. You could even map your pedal MIDI CC to multiple EQs to get vowel type effects when moving the pedal, AUM supports that. 😉
I use TB Equalizer as a Wah-pedaleffect and it works very well! In AUM, I modulate the Frequency (F) parameter with my FCB1010-midicontroler-footpedal between 200 - 2k. You can change the curve and the range to your liking of course.
Thanks guys,
I am moving from Audiobus to AUM because I believe it is more stable. I wasn’t aware of built in filters. This will be fun.
Curious what stability issues you've had in AB. I'd recommend reporting them to @Michael as he is very responsive to bug reports. It is generally quite reliable.
Bleass filter with LFO on board is quick and easy. Just one option.
Let me also bring GELabs to the party here. Admittedly, it is only IAA like ToneStack, but it is free - you can only purchase save slots. It provides a choice of 6 different Wah pedals.
Furthermore, the iFX Rack by Gospel Musicians contains (among others) a sampling of Overloud effects - including a Wah pedal. This app is AUv3.
Face Recognition in GarageBand, of course...
Hi,
I made the choice quite awhile ago to use AB as opposed to AUM and invested a lot of time creating my live setup with switching AB presets. The stability issue was only with Audiokit apps. Synth 1, D1, and FM Player 2 all proved unstable in AB. Even though I really liked D1 and FM2 I just decided not to use them and used similar apps that worked well like KQ Dixie.
Every once in a while though I would go back to them and experienced the same problems. I also have had my Bluetooth Airturn pedal repeatedly disconnect when using Hammond B-3X.
Recently I have been trying them in AUM and have not had those problems yet.
I really like AB and have used it extensively. I am fairly new to AUM and so far at least have not experienced these problems.
Have you tried using them in AU mode only, @Bellows? Their IAA modes are awfully unstable, and if you don’t know to select them from the “Audio Units” section rather than the “Apps” section, that might be it.
Thanks Michael but I always choose AU if available.
Btw even though I am more familiar with AB I found it much easier to solve my wah dilemma using TH-U Overloud in AUM because it was easy to link a midi effect to a controller. It was not working for me in AB.
Hi Friends. I finally decided to use TH-U Overloud which was free with the CryMaybe pedal.
It is working very well and doing what I want. There are other options in TH-U but I have much to learn how to use this one.
Thanks to everyone for their help.❤️🎶
I just wanted to edit this post because I now have TH-U working in Audiobus.
I think TH-U may be fairly new to iOS. There may be some growing pains. Probably most of the problems I have had so far are self inflicted. 🤔
Hehe, cool
If you'd like to dig further into the stability issues with AudioKit's AUs in Audiobus, I'd be receptive.
Thank you Michael,
I will try again because I am a fan of both. I was about to set it up when I decided I will let you guide me. Please tell me what to do. I will be in and out today but able to work on this.
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I plug into a Wah pedal and play into the ipad, using a Nembrini amp. It sounds awesome. The Nembrini amps respond to a wah just like a real amp. Why buy a controller pedal of any kind if you have a wah?
If you are asking me I have a midi expression pedal. I am not using a physical instrument.
I am using a AUv3 Clavinet in Audiobus or AUM. The expression pedal can control anything,
Volume, filter, wah, modulation etc. In this case it is controlling the CryMaybe Wah pedal in Overloud through which the Clavinet sound flows.
On another instrument, for instance the Hammond B-3X the pedal controls expression.