On Fri, 28 Oct 2016 16:36:03 -0400, jonetsu wrote:
>On Fri, 28 Oct 2016 20:54:56 +0200 Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>> EQs shouldn't make sound at all, they are just filters that
>> should do their job, to filter what they are ask to filter, without
>> side effects.
>
>Obviously not. Some filters are very well known for their sound. The
>Moog filters for instance.
>
>Here is soemthing from Analogue Systems UK that sums it up:
>
> "Moog's filter used a circuit called a ladder network. In
> itself, there is nothing special about this, and many other
> filter designs are capable of emulating its response. However,
> Moog's circuit was flawed because it exhibited a small amount
> of distortion. Many engineers would have sought to correct this
> but Moog did not, perhaps because he recognised that the sound
> was musically pleasing. Indeed, if a synthesiser sounds like a
> Minimoog, it is called "warm" or "creamy". If it does not it
> will often be referred to as "thin" or "uninspiring"."
>
>The same can be applied to any audio hardware referred-to as
>'vintage'. They all have characteristics. The best emulations are
>trying to replicate these characteristics.
Don't forget to mention that the Moog filter also provide attack and
release times. A feature that isn't provided by all the mixing consoles
from the vendors you already mentioned. Why is this missing? Perhaps
Moog filters are used to produce sound, while mixing console filters
are used to mix sound.
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