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The Filter/Env Page

The filter is arguably the most important section of any subtractive synthesizer – it is
here that you determine the overall character of the sound. Filters work by removing
certain frequencies from the signal, leaving only those that are required. The exact way
in which this is done is different for every synthesizer, which is one reason why they all
have such a distinctive character.
The Virus PowerCore is endowed with two filters with a flexible routing system and sev-
eral modes of saturation, making it possible to achieve all manner of filtering effects.
The controls in this section determine the way in which the signal is routed through the
filters (Series, Parallel or Split) and the kind of saturation (distortion/drive) applied to the
ouptut of filter 1.
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THE FILTER/ENV PAGE