[sdiy] What is filter squelch?

[Aaron Lanterman]

On Mon, 5 Sep 2005, Jeff Farr wrote:

> It is a descriptive word more than something technical. Really, the only way
> to describe squelch is to listen to a 303, as it is the archetypal
> 'squelchy' filter. Many other early rolands are squelchy too. To get a good
> sound example find something with a 303 square wave and plenty of rezonance,
> thats squelchy!

I'd also describe the MS-20 filter as squelchy - and downright 
frightening to boot. And you can put resonance on both the LP the HP 
filter. It's completely insane.

I understand that this is due to some deliberate clipping in the feedback 
path...

- Aaron