[sdiy] Filter frequency cutoff with linear response?

David G Dixon dixon at mail.ubc.ca
Sun Feb 19 19:38:57 CET 2012


> Is there a 'musically useful' reason (in the widest possible 
> definition...) to have a filter frequency cutoff control with 
> a linear response?

I know that there are linear (Hz/V) VCOs, but I've not heard of a linear
VCF.  However, it would give a more limited and useful range of cutoff
control than most VCFs, and could still be controlled exponentially with an
exponential envelope.

Verdict: Why not?  Try it and see if you like it.




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