Elektron Musical Instruments

On Mon, Nov 06, 2000 at 06:49:54PM -0500, Inform3r wrote:
> Aaron wrote:
> > the filter sounds very different than the r4s.  it doesn't open up quite
> > as much.  I like it.
> 
>     Really? I was just about to write this list and say how I can
> barely do an effective filter sweep with my SID(stock chip).

> Are there any good filter "types" to use to get more of an effect?

lowpass, or lowpass + bandpass usually do the trick, depending on the
effect you're going after.

> I've tried turning the resonance up but it really didn't do much at
> all. The filter on the SID seems kind of similar to a weak EQ.  No
> offense to Elektron.... I don't really see the SID as one of those
> "filter-tweaking" synths anyway. I'm just curious.

for the sid, it's all about distortion characteristics of the filter...
it tends to "shred" the sound more than anything else, sounding like
some kind of synthetic lifeform struggling to scream.

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  Aaron J. Grier | "Not your ordinary poofy goof." | agrier@...
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