What's the Rolls Royce of Formant/Vowel Filters?
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 114 posts since 19 Oct, 2008
Hello all,
I am always on the hunt for deals and/or tools for my toolbox that I don't currently have. I came across sugar bytes "unique synthesizer" which is based on formant filters, and I saw a youtube video and loved how it sounded https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO_uxiymr_c
That being said, it still wasn't enough for me to buy it, but it DID get me thinking about formant filters, and my lack of one. Now I'm not shy about spending money on a quality plugin, but from my simple google searches I only came across some really basic ones. This isn't necessarily a bad thing if it means I'm spending 20$ instead of 100$, but I thought I would ask the experts if you could make me any recommendations on some GOOD formant/vowel filters.
I am always on the hunt for deals and/or tools for my toolbox that I don't currently have. I came across sugar bytes "unique synthesizer" which is based on formant filters, and I saw a youtube video and loved how it sounded https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO_uxiymr_c
That being said, it still wasn't enough for me to buy it, but it DID get me thinking about formant filters, and my lack of one. Now I'm not shy about spending money on a quality plugin, but from my simple google searches I only came across some really basic ones. This isn't necessarily a bad thing if it means I'm spending 20$ instead of 100$, but I thought I would ask the experts if you could make me any recommendations on some GOOD formant/vowel filters.
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- Banned
- 3889 posts since 3 Feb, 2010
Xfer Serum FX module, it has great formant filters.
- GRRRRRRR!
- 15959 posts since 14 Jun, 2001 from Somewhere else, on principle
What you're looking for would be the Rolls Royce Formant/Vowel Filter. Sadly discontinued in 1932.
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- KVRian
- 1172 posts since 25 Jan, 2017
Don't know about RollsRoyce, but this one is definitely the best I could find.
https://www.audiothing.net/effects/the-orb/
Currently 30% off.
- highly configurable in the very formants section
- 3 simple but effective lfos
- you can also automate the "XY pad" in the middle (I put that in quotes because those are actually 3 parameters instead of 2 involved in the automation writing, although you operate it as an XY pad essentially).
The only thing I wish it had, would be some sort of midi triggered envelope.
https://www.audiothing.net/effects/the-orb/
Currently 30% off.
- highly configurable in the very formants section
- 3 simple but effective lfos
- you can also automate the "XY pad" in the middle (I put that in quotes because those are actually 3 parameters instead of 2 involved in the automation writing, although you operate it as an XY pad essentially).
The only thing I wish it had, would be some sort of midi triggered envelope.
- KVRAF
- 3879 posts since 28 Jun, 2009 from Wherever I lay my hat
Sugar Bytes Wow2. Might be the Volvo of formant filters, but it does the job for me! Other filter types and distortions are nice, and the mod system is awesome.
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- KVRist
- 275 posts since 28 Jun, 2017
If you use Ableton, the free Max4Live formant filter from Robert Henke is the best i've found and I've tried them all.
Serum / LFO Tool, The Orb and Wow2 are all decent options though.
Serum / LFO Tool, The Orb and Wow2 are all decent options though.
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- KVRAF
- 5427 posts since 18 Jul, 2002
Discovery Pro has formant filters which can be modulated by 2 LFOs as well as morphing via MIDI velocity, aftertouch, etc. I wouldn't call those the Rolls Royce of formant filters but they got some praise on the psytrance scene so it's worth checking out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb0VY-6BBJo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb0VY-6BBJo
- KVRAF
- 3540 posts since 12 Jan, 2019
LFO Tool also
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- KVRian
- 642 posts since 28 Oct, 2014
This for £10 sounds good. I don't have it myself, so can't say if it's really Rolls Royce or not.
https://willsavin.com/software/plugins/vowel-filter/
https://willsavin.com/software/plugins/vowel-filter/
- KVRist
- 235 posts since 11 Oct, 2012
+1 for Xfer LFOtool & Serum FX, those have a really nice filter selection including a few formant, multiple flanges and some comb-type models.
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- 2288 posts since 24 Mar, 2015 from Toronto, Canada
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- KVRian
- 1181 posts since 27 May, 2008
Elephant Audio has free one