Frampton's Black Hole Sun

[skydog]

Can anyone provide some direction for a Mutron III emulation? I found one or two examples, but they didn't work. In this photo, Frampton's Mutron III settings for the song are on the left-side unit. Would this be a pitch block with frequencies shifted with an envelope follower, or the formant block, or I don't know what...?

 

[skydog]

No bites, so far.

I’ve searched the forum, but only one or two very mild examples.
Have experimented with the formant block and an envelope follower controller. Got about 80% there. More time tomorrow to tweak.
May start a parallel approach, trying an autowah combined with octave-down pitch and overdrive.

This effort is similar to the thread about classic effects. The axe fx is the appropriate platform, to pursue the complete signal chain.

 

[ESW]

Ok, I have a Mutron III and put it on those same settings. It's not that far off from the "Auto Wah Funk" preset (actually sounds a little thinner than the preset at those settings). Try that with a Box o' Crunch drive and adjust to taste. The tone he's getting is the combination of his drive pedal and the Mutron III. Without the drive it sounds totally different.

 

[skydog]

Thanks! You’re absolutely heroic!

Man, I wish I had bought a Mutron III back in the day. I have an original Univibe, Big Muff, Fuzz Face, Phase 90, and Cry Baby, but I’m Mutronless. Found one once in a store loaded with vintage stuff, just outside of Detroit, but the owner would never sell anything, lol. A curious thing.

Verification:
I assume you have the drive after the auto wah.

I’ll tune this patch to the song, and get it posted.

 

[ESW]

Thanks! You’re absolutely heroic!

Man, I wish I had bought a Mutron III back in the day. I have an original Univibe, Big Muff, Fuzz Face, Phase 90, and Cry Baby, but I’m Mutronless. Found one once in a store loaded with vintage stuff, just outside of Detroit, but the owner would never sell anything, lol. A curious thing.

Verification:
I assume you have the drive after the auto wah.

I’ll tune this patch to the song, and get it posted.

Correct! The drive is after the auto wah. I also have the Micro-Tron III that Mike Beigel (original Mutron founder) makes, and it's honestly just as good as the original. If I A/B them I absolutely can't tell them apart, and they're much more affordable than the originals. I actually have this one listed for sale on Reverb, but I'm in no real hurry to sell it. Let me know how it goes!