analog filters

[Evil G]

should i be saving up for a sherman filterbank 2, or is there something less expensive that's still good? anyone tried the filters from vermona?

(i'm not really interested in plugins)

[Jimfish]

yep, less expensive and very phat indeed is the akai mfc42

[Jimfish]

sherman is top draw too though..

akai is amazing, sherman is even more amazing

[Evil G]

thanks, i'll check it out.

[mux]

The Electrix FilterFactory is apparently pretty decent. I have the FilterQueen, which is the younger sister to the Filterfactory - less knobs, no MIDI. Not as cool. With MIDI and sync'd LFOs, I think I would use this more. Sometimes you can find them cheaply.

Yes, they're analogue.

[Jimfish]

its decent but not phat like the akai & sherman

[Jimfish]

ive got the electrix eq killer.. cost me £60 but i would spend hundreds to get another.. amazing sounding box..

[mux]

ive got the electrix eq killer.. cost me £60 but i would spend hundreds to get another.. amazing sounding box..

Word. Would trade my FilterQueen for a second EQKiller without thinking twice.

[Jimfish]

a BIG TIME unsung hero the eq killer

[MARKEG]

i bought the sherman second hand of the old chris mccormatron

and i have to say, it's definitely got it's own sound.

which is a good thing in my book amoungst all this computer plugin tomfoolery.

:)

[herman]

The Mutronics Mutator is a bit of an animal but its only low pass and is a bit pricey now i belive.

[Basil Rush]

I wish the sherman was stereo I can tell you that ... it'd get loads more use ...

[mux]

Mmmm, Sherman Quad Modular Filter.



*droooooool*. Only 95 of these were made.

[Jimfish]

oh my god look at that!

yeah the akai is good as its got independent stereo and mono filters..
they each have thier own inputs but the only trouble is they share a stereo output..

[jesus]

there was one of those akai mfc42 down me local cash convertor the other week for £149. if only i had some money :roll:

[Evil G]

the mutator looks interesting, but so far i'm still leaning towards the sherman. it will be a few months before i can buy any new kit anyway, so i might as well start saving for the one that makes the sound i want.

i guess in the meantime i can experiment using the nord modular. it's filters aren't the greatest sounding, but it does have envelope followers, and i want to try the thing where you modulate the cutoff frequency of one sound using an envelope follower on another.

[Jimfish]

hahaha, nice avatar JC

[Jimfish]

i want to try the thing where you modulate the cutoff frequency of one sound using an envelope follower on another.

woah! where does one start on that??.. i want a go!

[Evil G]

i want to try the thing where you modulate the cutoff frequency of one sound using an envelope follower on another.

woah! where does one start on that??.. i want a go!

the idea being that one instr will "sing along" with another, adding glue to the track without adding mud (because the frequencies being emphasized by the moving filter *should* all be in tune).

there is a good example of this on the mutator site actually, but be warned, it's in real audio.

[Jimfish]

yeah i know but any tips on how would you make it happen?