Since their introduction in the early 1980’s, Maxon 9-Series designs have achieved a legendary, almost mythical status with pedal connoisseurs around the globe. The reasons for this are simple – superior sound quality and innovative features that offer a seamless interface between performer and performance – nothing more, nothing less. 20 years later this rule still holds true. Now available with improved circuitry including true bypass switching, Maxon 9-Series effects remain the standard by which all others are judged. Experience the power of nine – Maxon 9-Series effects.
The Maxon AF9 Auto Filter takes the most desirable auto-wah and swept filter effects and offers them up in a compact, user-friendly package. Opto-coupler circuitry produces the shimmering, watery filtering of legendary vintage units. Threshold and Peak sliders control the degree of effect; while Range and Drive switches determine range and direction of the filter sweep. Three selectable filter types (Low Pass, Band Pass, and Hi Pass) and a frequency range of 100 Hz – 4 kHz allow the AF9 to function with virtually any instrument or input signal.
"The Maxon Auto Filter is one of my favorite "go-to" pedals. This really helps you give your playing a human voice without sounding like you just stepped on an effects pedal. It is really special and you can hear it on tons of my recordings."
One of the best effects pedals I've used, both live and in studio recordings. I used to play all kinds of rhythm guitars, voicings suamado to lagun modulation effect and also for beautiful sounds that have the Spirit of analog synthesizers. The Maxon AF-9 achieves high quality audio and is very friendly to combine it with other effects (in my case, sometimes I combine it with boosters and modulations) - Javier Garcia (guitarist & composer / jazz,fusión & south american music) Buenos Aires , Argentina