MOTM

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.

Wouldn't a parametric EQ be better?  But, most importantly, wouldn't 
we be better off usinc EQs made by the big companies?  There's 
practically a whole EQ industry (check out manley labs's 
expensive "Tube EQ" line)

Is a fixed filter bank really that exciting?  I still vote for 
Parametric EQ, possibly voltage controlled.  ...  Hmm, sounds a bit 
like an MOTM-410 on steroids.

> 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.

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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