Discuss the various methods you use in music production, from compressor settings to equipment type.
By The Beat Conductor Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:43 pm
If you listen to Pete Rock, then you know that he uses the wah-wah effect a lot. I was listening to "Get Involved" off of PeteStrumentals the other day and I noticed that the wah-wah wasn't going at a consistent rate. It would go fast, then slow, then really slow, etc. (Basically, it was all over the place).

Here is a 30 second preview of the song so that you can undersatnd what I am talking about. Listen to the whole 30 seconds: "Get Involved"

I am using Sound Forge for my wah-wah's, and I want to know how I can imitate the wah-wah in that song in Sound Forge, (or anywhere).

Thanks.
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By jaem Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:48 pm
The Beat Conductor wrote:If you listen to Pete Rock, then you know that he uses the wah-wah effect a lot.

I want to know how I can imitate Pete Rock. you see guys I have no style and am forced to bite.

Thanks.



Sorry to hear that :cry:
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By flip-o-mat Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:12 pm
maybe he's using something like that:
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i got one for my guitar, but never tried it with the mpc...
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By rokuez Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:16 pm
he's probably using the budda wha fx pedal.
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By d_loc Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:08 pm
maybe PR uses something that's midi automatable

otherwise he couldn't get the wahs even and in tempo while maintaining that level of manual control

vox wahs are supposed to sound the best tho as far as the str8 analog ones

i bet an electrix filter factory or mfc 42 could take care of most of that stuff right?
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By Smoove03 Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:19 pm
im sure its a pedal. i dont see any software perfectly imitating a pedal that you control with your foot...

By elmacaco Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:29 pm
You guys are so way off it's not even funny. just stop trying and learn your gear without sweatin pete. It's real funny.
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By Smoove03 Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:31 pm
elmacaco wrote:You guys are so way off it's not even funny. just stop trying and learn your gear without sweatin pete. It's real funny.


just offering a hand brova..i never used a wah pedal before..

By pad-ophiliac Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:40 pm
i'm pretty sure you can change the effects setting for each step in step edit mode. maybe he switched up the effect setting every few steps or some shit. just a thougt.

By cooocooo1 Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:40 pm
Id bet a whole lotta money that he's not using an "effect" at all, sounds to me like hes playin with the filter cutoff in real time(although he could have automated it as well)

By simcity Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:07 pm
he's using a guitar pedal.
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By Something Like That Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:35 pm
hahaha...Jaem got jokes :D

By morgan Tue Aug 16, 2005 2:52 am
cooocooo1 wrote:Id bet a whole lotta money that he's not using an "effect" at all, sounds to me like hes playin with the filter cutoff in real time(although he could have automated it as well)


A Wah is a pedal that contols the filter cutoff. A filter is an effect.

I've got a crybaby that I use on distorted organ, it's awesome.
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By dubmunkey Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:35 am
smoove is right even with reduced latency you wont get the resonsiveness from a real pedal- vox, morley, jim dunlop are the pedals to look at...

also autowah stuff is good if you can change the rate

greg