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Filters and waveshaper

A terse lookup for every filter control. The set below documents Filter 1; Filter 2 is a fully independent second filter with the same controls under filter2-prefixed parameters, listed separately after. For the full guide see The two filters.

ControlWhat it doesRange / values
ModelThe filter model and circuit character. Each colours and resonates differently.Ladder / SVF / Bite / Multimode / Cascade / Diode / Acid
CutoffCorner frequency.20 Hz to 20 kHz
ResonanceQ and emphasis at cutoff; approaches self-oscillation near maximum.0 to 100 %
DriveInput gain into the filter’s nonlinearity.1 to 10
ModeDiscrete response shape and the home node the Morph slider drifts from.LP / BP / HP / Notch (varies by model)
MorphContinuously morphs the response between LP, BP, HP and Notch as a signed offset from the selected Mode (centre is on the mode).signed offset
Filter CharacterDrive character (parameter Voicing): Clean is a transparent feedback-only saturation; Analog adds per-stage nonlinearity for a thicker push (enables Depth). Ladder and Diode only.Clean / Analog
DepthHow hard the Analog per-stage saturation is driven, clean to thick. Active only under the Analog Filter Character.0 to 100 % (default 40 %)
Env AmtHow much the filter envelope pushes the cutoff.plus or minus 6 octaves
Key TrackHow much the cutoff follows the played note, so the filter opens as you play higher.0 to 100 %
FeedbackPost-filter feedback loop amount (“bark”), adding resonant edge as it is raised.0 to 100 %

Filter 2 is a second, fully independent filter (built by any Routing other than Single). It carries its own model, cutoff, resonance, character, and cutoff-modulation knobs, so the two filters can be voiced completely differently. Parameters are filter2-prefixed.

ControlParameterWhat it doesRange / values
Modelfilter2TypeFilter 2’s model and circuit character, independent of Filter 1.Ladder / SVF / Bite / Multimode / Cascade / Diode / Acid (default Ladder)
Cutofffilter2CutoffFilter 2’s corner frequency.20 Hz to 18 kHz (default 1200 Hz)
Resonancefilter2ResoFilter 2’s Q and emphasis at cutoff.0 to 100 % (default 20 %)
Drivefilter2DriveInput gain into Filter 2’s nonlinearity.1 to 10 (default 1)
Modefilter2ModeFilter 2’s discrete response, independent of Filter 1.LP / LP 2-pole / BP / HP / Notch (default LP)
Filter Characterfilter2VoicingFilter 2’s drive character (Clean / Analog), independent of Filter 1 so both can be Analog. Ladder and Diode only.Clean / Analog (default Clean)
Depthfilter2AuthDepthFilter 2’s Analog per-stage clip amount. Active only under Analog.0 to 100 % (default 40 %)
Morphfilter2MorphFilter 2’s continuous mode morph, a signed offset from its Mode.signed offset (default 0)
Env Amtfilter2EnvAmtHow much the filter envelope pushes Filter 2’s cutoff (its own amount unless Env Link is on).plus or minus 6 octaves (default 0)
Key Trackfilter2KeytrackHow much Filter 2’s cutoff follows the played note (its own amount unless Key Link is on).0 to 100 % (default 0)
Feedbackfilter2FeedbackFilter 2’s own post-filter feedback loop (“bark”).0 to 100 % (default 0)
ControlParameterWhat it doesRange / values
Env Linkfilter2EnvLinkWhen on, Filter 2’s envelope amount follows Filter 1 instead of its own knob.Off / On (default Off)
Key Linkfilter2KeyLinkWhen on, Filter 2’s key-track follows Filter 1 instead of its own knob.Off / On (default Off)
ControlWhat it doesRange / values
RoutingHow the two filters combine. Single uses one; Serial chains them; Parallel sums them; Ring multiplies; Stereo and Wide split them across the stereo field.Single / Serial / Parallel / Ring / Stereo / Wide
FB SatSoft saturation on the feedback edges of both filter loops; bites only when a Feedback loop is engaged (zero is linear).0 to 100 %

See Feedback and FB Sat and Routing.

ControlWhat it doesRange / values
PositionWhere the high-pass sits in the chain: Off, Pre (before the filters) or Post (after them).Off / Pre / Post
FreqHigh-pass corner frequency.20 to 2000 Hz
BiteResonance at the high-pass corner, adding a bite emphasis just above the rolloff.0 to 100 %
SlopeSteepness of the high-pass rolloff.6 / 12 / 24 dB/oct

Adds harmonics at a configurable point around the filter block. See Effect by effect.

ControlWhat it doesRange / values
PlacePosition in the signal path.Pre-Filter / Post-Filter / Mid-Filter
CurveTransfer-curve character.None / Soft / Tanh / Hard Clip / Cubic / Sine / Fold / Asym / Draw
DriveHow hard the signal hits the curve.0 to 100 %
MixDry/wet blend.0 to 100 %
TrimInput level ahead of the curve.0 to 100 %
BiasAsymmetry amount (Asym curve only).0 to 100 %