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Wah Pedal Plugin
Kuassa has just released a new wah pedal plugin called the Efektor WF3607 Wah Filter.
I’ve been a big fan of wah pedals ever since I heard Black Sabbath’s Electric Funeral.
The Efektor Wah is the best-sounding wah plugin that I’ve come across.
Wah Wah Guitar Vst
Previously I’d been using the Morley wah in Amplitube but I did a quick side-by-side comparison and the Efektor wah sounds way better at the default setting than anything I can get out of Amplitube’s wahs.
It has a nice classic wah sound without muddying the tone and adding hiss and noise. I have a real cry baby wah that picks up radio stations so yeah this is definitely an improvement over that too.
The Efektor wah plugin sells for $25 normally but there’s an intro offer that takes the price down to $19. That’s pretty steep for a single pedal plugin but it does have 6 wah types, 3 pedals and 3 filters.
The three pedal settings are based on the Dunlop Cry Baby, the Vertex Axis Wah, and the Vox Grey Wah. The three other settings are based on the Mu-Tron III envelope filter.
The Efektor wah plugin is available in VST, VST3, AU and AAX formats, and there’s also a rack extension for Reason. If you like wah-wah pedals it’s worth downloading the demo to test it out. I’m using it with a FBV Express foot controller and it works well. In the video demos it looks like Dimi is using this M-Audio Expression Pedal that sells for $23 at Amazon.
Efektor WF3607 Demo
See this post at KVR for more demos.
phi-T Effect/S is the software, corresponding to phi-T Control. Anyway, it’s not necessary to use it with the hardware, it can also be controlled by mouse or automations of the host, when using it as a VST plugin. The whole project is based on the JUCE Library.
I’ve implemented four effects:
- Distortion: In combination with an amp simulation this makes a heavy guitar distortion sound.
- Amplifier: Drive for the input signal, 3-band EQ and a cabinet simulation.
- Delay: Simple delay effect, time and amount adjustable.
- Wah-Wah: Uses a 2-pole bandpass filter. The pedal changes the frequency of the filter, the sound can be tweaked with the resonance or the gain of the filter.
Furthermore, there’s knob for the master volume and a level meter, that displays if the output is clipping.
At the moment, the standalone app supports the following audio drivers:
Windows:
- ASIO
- Windows Audio
- DirectSound
Linux:
- ALSA
The standalone version for Windows is available here:
The standalone version for Linux is available here (“open file as program” must be enabled in the file’s properties):
To use the app as a VST plugin, simply copy the .dll file in the VST folder of your host. The plugin can be downloaded here:
Known issues in version 1.0.4:
- Crackling when moving some sliders (e.g. master volume)
- Adjusting delay time doesn’t work correctly
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