VIDEO - What are the differences between Melda stereo processors

[Chandlerhimself]

In this video I go over the differences between the different Melda stereo enhancers. There are quite a few of them and I think some people don't understand the differences, so I thought I'd try to help. Hopefully this makes things a bit clearer.

[MeldaProduction]

[tonycore]

Hi Chandler - a request: is there a way to emulate a guitar's tone pot using a Melda EQ or filter? I know it's quite complex, first of all it varies of course from guitar type to guitar type, and then there is the interaction between the circuitry and the impedance of the pickup which will affect resonant peaks as you move the control...but is there any sort of generalized way of doing this? I'm most interested in something like a Les Paul if it needs to be more specific. I thought you might be up for this kind of challenge!

[sparella]

In MGuitarArchitect there is a pedal called ShadowSky. The passive side of it has a tone control. There are two circuits to choose from. J is a single coil tone circuit with gentler rolloff. P is a humbucker with a darker character.

[Chandlerhimself]

Hi Chandler - a request: is there a way to emulate a guitar's tone pot using a Melda EQ or filter? I know it's quite complex, first of all it varies of course from guitar type to guitar type, and then there is the interaction between the circuitry and the impedance of the pickup which will affect resonant peaks as you move the control...but is there any sort of generalized way of doing this? I'm most interested in something like a Les Paul if it needs to be more specific. I thought you might be up for this kind of challenge!

A guitar's tone pot is just a lowpass filter I believe. I'm guessing it is 6 db/oct or maybe 12 db/oct. The frequency values will depend on the pot values of the guitar, so I can't say the exact range. Also the curve of the attenuation will vary depending on the type of pot and I wouldn't be surprised if each one if slightly different. If you really want to know for a certain guitar, record it with the tone pot open and then with it closed and then analyze it in MAutodynamicEQ to see the approximate slope and range of the lowpass filter. I don't think the impedance will have any effect on it.

[zuhizuhi]

I can see Windows got some updaties for ya =D

[sparella]

A guitar's tone pot is just a lowpass filter I believe. I'm guessing it is 6 db/oct or maybe 12 db/oct.

The traditional passive tone circuit creates a resonant low pass filter. The bandwidth of the resonant peak varies among pickup type, with strat single being the narrowest, paf being the broadest, and p90 somewhere in the middle. Adjusting the the tone pot seems to affect the Q a bit, so the entire interaction is a bit more complex than sweeping a LPF.