TWA: LITTLE DIPPER ENVELOPE-CONTROLLER FORMANT FILTER
35http://www.godlyke.com/totally-wycked-audio-effects-pedals/hand-built/little-dipper-02-envelop-controlled-vocal-formant-filter
This is a very different effects pedal that is best described by the manufacturer:
"The flagship effect unit from Totally Wycked Audio®, the Little Dipper® is an envelope-controlled vocal formant filter based on the uber-rare Colorsound Dipthonizer circuit.
TWA® has taken this Holy Grail effect and launched it into the future with improved tracking, fuller frequency response, lower noise floor, and a pedalboard-friendly chassis with ultra-cool “Ursa Minor” status display!
The Little Dipper’s® dual filters will bend and morph your guitar tone into a blabbering, gurgling fury, creating frequency peaks and notches that simulate the vowels and diphthongs of human speech!
The Little Dipper® can emulate talkboxes, filters, phasers, or flangers, or spit out the most vocal-sounding wah-wah this side of the Milky Way. Stack it with an octave pedal for the fattest, throatiest synth sounds ever!..."
It's pretty darned cool and I need to spend a little more time with it to discover its secrets on stage. And I will. In the meantime, check out this video and the half dozen predecessors that are on the Godlyke page, and hopefully you'll get the idea.
Today's tools:
Guitar: Ibanez RG2228 Prestige, stock
Amp: HIWATT UK Custom 50 Combo
Extra effects: N/A
Cables: Providence
Mic: Shure SM57 (amp) Samson Airline77 (me)
Camera : Canon 60D (me) and Sony HDR CX150 (pedal)
Soundcard: AVID Mbox Pro 3
Computer: Apple iMac 27" i7 3.4 GHz 16 GB RAM
Software: Pro Tools 11, Waves CLA Guitars (slight comp over input track), Waves L3-16 Limiter (to keep levels in check at output), Apple Final Cut Pro X (video editing and Youtube compression).