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Subject: Re: [motm] Fixed Filter Bank?

From: "J. Larry Hendry" <jlarryh@...>
Date: 2002-03-01

That would be great. JH. What would be super if you could do an A/B demo -
one with the fixed filter to a setting of your liking and one without. I am
one of those confused about exactly how the FFB is better than an EQ
sonically. A demo that has with and without might be very enlightening for
those like me still in the dark. :)
Larry H


----- Original Message -----
From: jhaible <jhaible@...>
To: <motm@yahoogroups.com>; sucrosemusic <sucrosemusic@...>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: [motm] Fixed Filter Bank?



> Well, having just read up on fixed filter banks (they can't possibly
> be what they sound like, can they?) I discovered that they were,
> disappointingly, basically just graphic EQs.

No, they aren't just EQs. The effect is more dramatic, because
a) you can completely attenuate certain bands with ∗steep∗
filter slopes, and
b) certain filter banks will add a nice coloration to the sound
even with all potentiometers at maximum.

I've built a modern version of the Moog 907 filter bank some
weeks ago - one more step to get the "trademark Moog Modular"
sound. I'll make some demos when I find the time.

JH.






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