Hi,
Is it possible to use Frantic as a "replacement" for a synth's built-in filter? ie have it triggered with a note-on with the synth it is effecting? For example, could I insert my synth, open its filter, add Frantic, and use these two plugins together such that it is like Frantic is the synth's filter?
thanks
s
using Frantic along with a synth
-
- KVRian
- 690 posts since 31 May, 2002 from chez moi
-
- KVRian
- 1184 posts since 13 May, 2004 from SF Bay Area, California
You can do this up to a point -- assuming your host allows you to send MIDI to both the synth plug-in (or hardware) and the filter plug-in.
The biggest limit you'll hit is this: in a poly synth, each voice runs through its own separate filter. But in the synth + Frantic setup, all the voices of a poly synth will run through the filter together. Say you have the filter set to produce a "wah" at the beginning of each note. Play monophonically and you're fine. But play one note and then hold it while you play another? The new note gets a "wah" at its beginning, but the old note gets a "wah" in its middle because it's running through the same filter.
(Actually, a few hardware poly synths work this way, notably the Korg Poly 800. Like so many limitations, this one sometimes leads to nice effects.)
The biggest limit you'll hit is this: in a poly synth, each voice runs through its own separate filter. But in the synth + Frantic setup, all the voices of a poly synth will run through the filter together. Say you have the filter set to produce a "wah" at the beginning of each note. Play monophonically and you're fine. But play one note and then hold it while you play another? The new note gets a "wah" at its beginning, but the old note gets a "wah" in its middle because it's running through the same filter.
(Actually, a few hardware poly synths work this way, notably the Korg Poly 800. Like so many limitations, this one sometimes leads to nice effects.)
If you like 80s retro sounds, check out my latest tune…