Filter Routing And Configurations - Mutable Instruments Blades User Manual

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The ROUTING knob [G] acts as a dual crossfader.
Firstly, it controls which proportion of filter 1 and filter 2's output is sent to the MAIN output (6): only filter 1
when turned fully CCW, only filter 2 when turned fully CW, and a mix of both filters at 12 o'clock.
Secondly, it also controls which proportion of filter 1's input and filter 1's output is sent to filter 2's input
(provided filter 2's IN is left unpatched). As a result, the following filter configurations can be obtained:
Single: the MAIN output carries the output of filter 1.
Parallel: the MAIN output carries a mix of filter 1 and filter 2's outputs, and both filters process the same
signal from filter 1's input.
Series: the MAIN output carries the output of filter 2, which processes filter 1's output.
If you patch your own signal source into filter 2's input, then the ROUTING control simply acts as a
crossfader between filter 1 and 2's outputs.
Patch filter 2's output into filter 1's FREQUENCY CV input and vice-versa for some chaotic effects.
Use filter 1 in self-oscillation as an oscillator (possibly with feedback from its own output to its
FREQUENCY input to bend its waveform). Use filter 2 to wavefold and filter this raw waveform.
When a filter self-oscillates, and thus behaves as a sine oscillator, its phase can be modulated through the
MODE CV input. This allows the synthesis of metallic tones reminiscent of FM. Try modulating MODE
through a VCA, for CV-controlled adjustment of phase-modulation depth.
With the two filters in series, both set to a low-pass response, the module can be used as a voltage-con-
trolled distortion with pre- and post- tone controls.
Set filter 1 to a mild DRIVE, low FREQUENCY and RESO, and choose the high-pass response. The
ROUTING knob now acts as a dry/wet control, for whatever function filter 2 performs.
The intermediate responses between LP and BP, or BP and HP, have a shelving shape. This can turn
Blades into a useful tool for EQ-ing and spectrally coloring signals.
Since Blades' signal path is DC-coupled you can also use it to process CV signals: use FREQUENCY for
portamento, RESO to add overshoot and wiggles. DRIVE lets you control the signal amplitude or even its
shape.
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