The Source Audio Spectrum is a Source Audio envelope filter pedal. Close alternatives include the Emma DiscomBOBulator and the Musitronics Mu-Tron III. It pairs well with the Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head and the Hiwatt Custom DR20H.

Source Audio Spectrum

Source Audio · pedal

The Source Audio Spectrum Intelligent Filter is a stereo filter pedal built around three distinct modes -- Tron, Dumpling and Thrust -- covering classic auto-wah quack, enveloped phaser sweeps, and distorted synth-like octave voices with raunchy saturation. Its strength is the relationship between input envelope and filter response, which reviewers describe as unusually natural and fluid where envelope filters are typically fiddly to set up, tracking pick attack closely and reacting musically at both soft and hard dynamics. It is completely free of the hiss and hum common to analogue envelope filters. Six factory patches ship onboard, with the Neuro desktop and mobile editors opening deeper sound design, alongside MIDI control. Works equally well on guitar and bass.

  • filter
  • midi
  • frequency
  • studio
  • bass
  • source audio spectrum
  • auto wah
  • quack

Genres the Source Audio Spectrum is commonly used in

  • Experimental
  • Ambient
  • Funk
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Soul
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Post Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Source Audio Spectrum

Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head

amplifier

26% match

Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight

Hiwatt Custom DR20H

Hiwatt

26% match

Hiwatt Custom DR20H pushes a saturated tone toward tight

EVH 010

Evh

tonal match
$469.99via Reverb

EVH 010 takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight

Friedman JEL-Junior (Jake E. Lee Signature) 20W Head

Friedman

tonal match

Stack Friedman JEL-Junior (Jake E. Lee Signature) 20W Head on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight

Gallien-Krueger MB108

Gallien Krueger

tonal match

Stack Gallien-Krueger MB108 on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight

Hiwatt HB210HN

Hiwatt

tonal match

Stack Hiwatt HB210HN on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight

Hiwatt HB410HN

Hiwatt

tonal match
$1099.99via Reverb

Hiwatt HB410HN takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight

Laney Digbeth DBV212-4 Cabinet

Laney

tonal match

Laney Digbeth DBV212-4 Cabinet takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight

Pedals that stack with the Source Audio Spectrum

Shin's Music Dumbloid

Shins Music

11% match

Shin's Music Dumbloid takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight

MXR Micro Amp

MXR

10% match
$79.44via Reverb

Stack MXR Micro Amp on top and a saturated tone tightens toward clean boost

Walrus Audio Fable

Walrus Audio

5% match
$299.99via Reverb

Keep Walrus Audio Fable after Source Audio Spectrum in the signal chain, clear of Source Audio Spectrum's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Alexander Pedals Radical Delay

Alexander Pedals

5% match
$191.38via Reverb

Keep Source Audio Spectrum's glassy voice out front: Alexander Pedals Radical Delay goes after Source Audio Spectrum in the signal chain so its pristine voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Laney TI-Boost

Laney

tonal match
$146.25via Reverb

Into Source Audio Spectrum, Laney TI-Boost is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end

Mooer Flex Boost

Mooer

tonal match
$46.80via Reverb

Mooer Flex Boost is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Source Audio Spectrum gives it exactly that

Suhr Eclipse

Suhr

tonal match

Source Audio Spectrum leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Suhr Eclipse wants

MXR Double Down

MXR

tonal match
$101via Reverb

Source Audio Spectrum leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform MXR Double Down wants

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Emma DiscomBOBulator

pedal

70% similarity

Shared character: mono_synth, tight_tracking, pick_attack

Musitronics Mu-Tron III

Musitronics

65% similarity

Shared character: pick_attack, filter

Spaceman Artemis Modulated Filter

Spaceman

64% similarity

Shared character: phaser, mono_synth, filter

Chaos Custom Shop HPF

Chaos Custom Shop

64% similarity

Shared character: filter, studio, bass

Meris Ottobit X

Meris

64% similarity
$599via Reverb

Shared character: mono_synth, tight_tracking, stereo

Maxon AF-9 Auto Filter

Maxon

63% similarity
$270via Reverb

Shared character: pick_attack, filter, bass

Pigtronix Resotron Analog Tracking Filter

Pigtronix

62% similarity
$349via Reverb

Shared character: phaser, mono_synth, tight_tracking

Source Audio Toolblox Programmable EQ

Source Audio

62% similarity

Shared character: filter

Dr. Scientist Dusk

Dr Scientist

95% similarity
$187.61via Reverb

similar tone character

Animals Pedal Double Spy Mission is Imp Filter

Animals Pedal

94% similarity
$128.99via Reverb

similar tone character

Electro-Harmonix Blurst

Electro-Harmonix

94% similarity
$117.59via Reverb

similar tone character

Carl Martin Ottawa

Carl Martin

94% similarity
$150.88via Reverb

similar tone character

See all alternatives to the Source Audio Spectrum (cheaper + boutique) →

Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Source Audio Spectrum?+

The closest matches in character are the Emma DiscomBOBulator, the Musitronics Mu-Tron III, the Spaceman Artemis Modulated Filter.

What pairs well with the Source Audio Spectrum?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head, Hiwatt Custom DR20H, EVH 010 — Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight.

Compare

Related searches

Source Audio Spectrum — NodeTone