Filter Section - Native Instruments Retro Machines MK2 Manual

2.1.2

FILTER section

A filter is a signal processor which changes the frequency content of a signal that passes
through it. It is an important sound design feature and one of the principal means by
which you can sculpt your sound. The
filter types, each capable of subtracting or boosting the original harmonics of the sampled
instrument. Although the original synthesizers and keyboards produce the raw signal, it is
often the filters from the original instrument itself that give a synthesizer its distinctive
sound; however, when programming new sounds with RETRO MASCHINES MK2, the crea-
tive potentials of the Filter section can enhance or simply modify these samples to pro-
duce something new and distinctive, which is important for the overall sonic impression.
The Filter section.
Controls
FILTER (on/off switch): This switch is a bypass for the whole Filter section. When
▪
switched to the right, the Filter section is active; when switched to the left, the Filter
section is bypassed.
▪ CUTOFF: Sets the cutoff frequency of the filter. The effect the cutoff has will depend on
the filter selected.
▪ Resonance (RES): Sets the strength of the resonant peak at the cutoff frequency.
When the dial is to the far left, no resonance will be added; to the far right, the maxi-
mum amount of resonance will be present. High values may produce a more piercing
sound.
▪ TYPE: Select the filter type here.
FILTER section in RETRO MACHINES MK2 has four
Using the Instrument
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