ARP2600 - Fundamentals of Music Technology - Cyborgstudio.com

SECTION SIX: VCF - 051The filter is also the device used to shape the overall sound the instrument will produce. If one wantsduller sounds, the Fc should be decreased. If one wants brighter sounds, the Fc should be increased.Innovative synthesists use modulation to change the Fc and create constantly evolving, vibrant soundswhich capture the listener’s imagination. Remember also that the ARP is a modular instrument, andthat any electronic signal from the rest of a studio is fair game for processing through its wonderfulfilter!The filter is by far one of the most important modules in modern synthesis. It is so important thatsubtractive synthesis remains one of the most important kinds of synthesis today. Although now thereare many different forms of synthesis, most are designed to mimic subtractive synthesis in their operationto make programming simple. Thus, someone who is familiar with the process of subtractivesynthesis can work almost any synthesizer in the world after only a few minutes to figure out how itsuser interface works.