Microfreak/UG/07 Filter/02 Animating Sound

• 07.02 Animating sound

  • Changing the cutoff and resonance dynamically makes the filter a musical tool. The MicroFreak can use an LFO, an Arpeggiator, or an Envelope to control these parameters. See Microfreak/UG/08 LFO for the LFO; the Arpeggiator and Envelope chapters cover the other modulators.
  • Microfreak/UG/07 Filter/02 Animating Sound/01 Cutoff Modulation

    • 07.02.01 Cutoff Modulation

      • Moving the cutoff changes the sound's timbre. The most effective and musically pleasing way to modulate it is with an envelope generator. The MicroFreak connects the main envelope to filter cutoff; the Filter Amt knob beside Sustain sets the modulation amount.

      • Note/Info Changing Filter Amt lights the corresponding point on the Matrix. The filter amount can also be fine-tuned there.
        

  • Microfreak/UG/07 Filter/02 Animating Sound/02 Emphasis Resonance Modulation

    • 07.02.02 Emphasis/Resonance Modulation

      • Increasing emphasis focuses the filter's response around the cutoff, boosting nearby frequencies.

      • Note/Info A sequencer modulation track can create stepped harmonic effects by assigning a different filter-cutoff modulation amount to each step.