Sound Design Using Filters

Apr 13, 2022

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ANECDOTE

Iconic Synth Filters

Classic synths like the Moog 904B, ARP 2600, and Roland Jupiter-8 were largely defined by their filters.
These filters contributed heavily to each synthesizer's unique character and sound.

ANECDOTE

Rise of Filter Boxes

Companies created dedicated filter boxes like the CVP Spectrum and Sherman Filterbank.
These offered diverse filter types and became powerful sound design tools in their own right.

ADVICE

Triangle to Sine

Use a low-pass filter on a triangle wave to create a sine wave.
This demonstrates how filters can transform harmonically rich waveforms into pure tones.

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Eddie Bazil gives six sound design tips, using various plug-in filters to create unique instrument sounds and to add interest and movement to mixes.

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00:00 - Introduction
00:56 - The First Filters
02:23 - Modern Filters
04:37 - Example 1: Filtering A Triangle Wave Into A Sine Wave
06:15 - Example 2: Using Self-Oscillating Filters To Generate Tuned And Tracked Tones
07:27 - Example 3: Adding Movement To A Sub Bass
11:44 - Example 4: Filtering A Drum Beat
14:45 - Example 5: Using Resonant Filters On Beats
17:34 - Example 6: Creating Texture With Formant Filters

Eddie Bazil Biog
Eddie Bazil launched his music industry career at the age of 17 as a synth programmer for a range of Electro / New Wave bands including Art of Noise, Spandau Ballet, Pet Shop Boys, Bobin, Paul Dee, DJ Krush, DJ Shadow, Jets Orchestra. By his 20s he was working as a sound designer for Akai, Roland Emu/Ensoniq, eventually signing on exclusively with the latter. Later, due to a growing demand for software instruments and libraries, Eddie started to develop libraries for various software manufacturers, including Native Instruments, Kiesel, Sound Effects Library, Arturia and Propellerheads. A meeting with Phil Allen, a Capital Radio DJ, resulted in the company Samplecraze, which Eddie has spent 20 years developing as an educational resource. At this time he trained in music production and soon gained a number of prominent contracts working with some notable artistes such as Busta Rhymes, Greensleeves, 9 Bar, SFP, Sleeveless, Chris Campbell and Gam Productions. He contracted to Island Records and Chrysalis as a producer and remixer, plus was commissioned to write the score for Macbeth that ran at 2 Way Mirror at Alexander Palace for the Cambridge Shakespeare Company. His ongoing development of Samplecraze has led to him offering educational workshops and classes, releasing four books via PC Publishing and becoming a contributor and forum moderator for Sound On Sound. Recently he has established The Audio Production Hub for online education and been invited by the Recording Academy to become a Grammy judge.
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