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Ben [Camel Audio] · Post by **Ben [Camel Audio]** » Thu May 26, 2005 12:51 pm

Soundwise Volcano is the best filter plugin out there. Like some other people, I've tried them all. Including Frantic.

Have you checked out CamelPhat 3 and CamelSpace? They do a lot more than just filtering, so perhaps you categorize them as multi-effects rather than filters, which is fair enough. However, CamelPhat3 does offer three filters (configurable band pass, plus multi-mode filter), including ten different filter types plus an envelope follower. CamelSpace's filter can be modulated from a step sequencer. They are first and foremost multi-effects, but if you're looking for a filter, then its worth checking them out to see if they meet your needs, especially given that you can pick up the PhatSpace bundle for around the price of one of these filters.

Ben

jmh · Post by **jmh** » Thu May 26, 2005 5:20 pm

Hi Ben

Unfortunately I still haven't, there's so much to check out nowadays

(didn't have a net connection at home for 6 months, lots of catching up to do)

Will do soon though. I'm familiar with CamelPhat Free and SuperCamelPhat though, been a devoted user of the former since day one. And I've always liked it

And SuperCamelPhat 2 was a jawdropper, certain features such as the Magic EQ... that whole plugin sounds good indeed.

Regards,

JMH

bmanic · Post by **bmanic** » Thu May 26, 2005 7:01 pm

VstSchrauber wrote:i ordered frantic today. for me it has defently the better sound. i was not able to produce such kind of great boosty fx or bass sounds in any other filter. i am a old analouge fan, maybe some guys dont remeber how good analouge filters can sound.

bimanic, are you working for fabfilter?! or are you fabfilter?

Eh? no.. neither. I have no connection with fabfilter. I just like the sound of volcano. IMHO it's superior to anything else. Actually, are you working for the guys that make Frantic?

- bManic

bmanic · Post by **bmanic** » Thu May 26, 2005 7:56 pm

I did a quick demo of what volcano can do. Listen to especially the very high resonance at high cutoff how it seemlessly disappears into the inaudible range. This is where most other filters fail breakin up into aliasing or some weird distortion.

Download volcano example

Here's the original loop

Have a bit of patience with listening. The example is 5:15 long and most of the really cool stuff start happening at 1:30 or so. The demo is made in FL Studio, recording audio in realtime, ONLY volcano was used.. not even a final limiter at the end as volcano limits itself very well.

Cheers!
bManic

kybernaut · Post by **kybernaut** » Thu May 26, 2005 8:17 pm

I tried both Frantic and Volcano.

Since I'm not the drumloop-through-filter guy, I made my tests using a sawtooth wave from a synthesizer.

To me, fabfilter's best sounding algorithm so far is the FF1 filter. The other filter types in Volcano are not so impressive, IMO.

I also like Frantic a lot. My favorite filter type here is the 4-pole Minimoog filter.

original flipper · Post by **original flipper** » Thu May 26, 2005 8:19 pm

HI

I have never really recovered from having a hardware 'Sherman Filterbank' .....

For smooth I don't think Antares is noticably improved on, and QF does a lot for the buck - sorry but none of the 3 new filters do anything much for me, that the aforementioned don't do and then there is that 1 KILLER sweeping filter pre-set on the PSP filter which IMO leaves them ALL standing.

Yea 3 filters is enough for me - blimey I want to upgrade Phat V2 for Phat V3 as that can do some nice stuff for a silly price.

Flipper.

smart · Post by **smart** » Thu May 26, 2005 8:23 pm

Volcano rocks if you ask me. I love the sound of it

jmh · Post by **jmh** » Thu May 26, 2005 8:30 pm

bManic Great example!

Lessee if I can coax something from that loop...

JMH

bmanic · Post by **bmanic** » Thu May 26, 2005 8:37 pm

jmh wrote:bManic Great example!

Lessee if I can coax something from that loop...

JMH

Thanks, actually, I just chopped it up myself and started writing a song from it! The part where it buzzes like a bass synth is just freaky.

- bManic

snooky · Post by **snooky** » Thu May 26, 2005 8:43 pm

nasty audio demo...can't this thing do a regular weep...what's with the crazy feedback?

bmanic · Post by **bmanic** » Thu May 26, 2005 8:48 pm

snooky wrote:nasty audio demo...can't this thing do a regular weep...what's with the crazy feedback?

Yes it can, I might have overdone it a bit but people keep complaining I make too subtle demos!!

- bManic

bduffy · Post by **bduffy** » Thu May 26, 2005 9:16 pm

snooky wrote:nasty audio demo...can't this thing do a regular weep...what's with the crazy feedback?

It can "weep"? Does it have A.I.?

I really liked the self-limiting, it was hard to make it clip. I like just being able to insert it and go, no mucking about with compressors.

sluggo · Post by **sluggo** » Thu May 26, 2005 10:37 pm

original flipper wrote:Yea 3 filters is enough for me - blimey I want to upgrade Phat V2 for Phat V3 as that can do some nice stuff for a silly price.

Flipper.

Which Phat are you talking about? Phatmatik Pro? I think this is at v1.2, and will be upgraded to v2. But I can't find anything about the new features or pricing. Do you have any info?

thanks
s.

Notron User · Post by **Notron User** » Thu May 26, 2005 10:56 pm

I think he's referring to the filter effect plugin, Camel's CamelPhat which has been recently upgraded from v2 to v3.

geoslake · Post by **geoslake** » Fri May 27, 2005 5:19 am

I have no clue what you can do with a non midi-triggerable filter...(well, ok, i have, but its so limited)
How can they even release a filter without that ?
Are there musicians in their house ?

Fabfilter Volcano Demo is online...