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Posted by Atlantis-AR on Nov-05-2010 06:09:

Filter VST

What do people use and recommend for general high- and low-pass filtering within a track? I know what I want when it comes to EQ, but I would imagine a fat, analogue-sounding filter would be best for fading elements in and out. Basically I'm looking for anything better than Fruity Filter at this stage, which is a joke. I had a demo of SoundToys FilterFreak once and found it amazing, but I'm open to hear others.

Posted by Beatflux on Nov-05-2010 06:31:

volcano 2

Posted by sako487 on Nov-05-2010 06:32:

http://www.sonalksis.com/tbk1.htm

Posted by Waza on Nov-05-2010 07:15:

Tal Filter

Posted by tehlord on Nov-05-2010 09:26:

BX Cleansweep V2 is a pretty good dedicated hi/lo pass and also free

http://www.brainworx-music.de/en/pl...x_cleansweep_v2

Volcano 2 is probably one of the best sounding commercial all round filters, especially if you want something for sweeping.

Posted by sako487 on Nov-05-2010 09:30:

How are different quality sweeps even noticeable in songs?

Posted by tehlord on Nov-05-2010 09:52:

quote:
Originally posted by sako487
How are different quality sweeps even noticeable in songs?

Dunno, but the hi pass filter in IIEQ sounds very different to the one on the standard Cubase EQ.

Moar analog

Posted by derail on Nov-05-2010 10:00:

quote:
Originally posted by sako487
How are different quality sweeps even noticeable in songs?

Well, try it out. Try out some different filters, some different filter slopes. Depending on the amount of boost at the cutoff frequency, the effect will be quite different.

And yes, manufacturers build imperfections into their filter designs to create a particular sound. You could create an absolutely perfect filter very easily, but it would be unlikely to sound musically appealing.

Posted by s_t on Nov-05-2010 10:19:

I usually use my ableton filters as those are in my template and contected to my midi-cotrollers from the beginning on - makes it easier to use - but for "special fx" I go with Fab Filters.

Posted by Andy28 on Nov-05-2010 11:09:

You can notice a difference between lives filter and volcano2 when sweeping for effect. When sweeping, notching in 2 places (not just at cut off) can also give good effect.

Posted by Richard Butler on Nov-05-2010 11:20:

quote:
Originally posted by Waza
Tal Filter

+1 and it's free - I wanta send that bloke some money but I'm too lazy

Posted by tehlord on Nov-05-2010 11:23:

quote:
Originally posted by Richard Butler
+1 and it's free - I wanta send that bloke some money but I'm too lazy

Muchos kudos for teh honesty

I'm on day 234 of my Reaper evaluation

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Nov-05-2010 12:22:

Volcano 2. Or if having fancy modulation options is unimportant to you, you could get Micro, which is made by the same guys and uses the same basic filter algorithm but costs a lot less.

Posted by Beatflux on Nov-05-2010 13:13:

quote:
Originally posted by Andy28
You can notice a difference between lives filter and volcano2 when sweeping for effect.

+1

If you get Volcano 2, try out the "smooth" setting. It really is...smooth.

Posted by Looney4Clooney on Nov-05-2010 16:53:

tone 2 has a nice filter tho I prefer fabfilter volcano.

Posted by cryophonik on Nov-05-2010 17:37:

quote:
Originally posted by Mad for Brad
tone 2 has a nice filter tho I prefer fabfilter volcano.

I like both. Volcano has a cooler interface and more modulation/automation options, but Tone2's Filterbank 3 is pretty full-featured as well. Very different interfaces.

Another pretty cool little filter is Sugar Bytes' WOW.

But, FilterFreak is the king of all filters IMO.