They can be in series, parallel, or combinations of series/parallel. The Routing button shows the way the four filters are chained together. For fast access and for checking parameters, you can cycle through the enabled filters, 1 through 4, and verify all filter control settings quickly. Similar to working in FabFilter’s Pro-Q 3 plug-in, you have the ability to adjust parameters right at the node(s), which are also linked to knob controls in the Filter Controls section. An all-pass filter’s effect is only heard when its output is mixed with other filters and/or the source audio. But when the all-pass filter shape is used, since it only rotates phase, changing the same control now shows 0.000 to 1.000 of phase rotation.
The amount of boost/cut is measured from 0 (flat) to +1.000 (full boost), or 0 to -1.000 (full cut), instead of the usual ±dB numbers. It’s one of Volcano 3’s main attributes, so more on that in a bit. Any of 11 different styles, each with a unique character, can be selected here. You can right-click to select the filter’s slope, between 12, 24 or 48 dB/octave, and its shape-lowpass, highpass, bandpass, bell, low-shelf, high-shelf, notch and all-pass. Double-clicking on any specific frequency or point on the yellow line generates a new node with a popup (mouse-over) info box to display its exact frequency, filter style and a ± Peak control value for the amount of boost or cut.
The GUI is divided into three sections: filter display, filter controls and the extensive modulation section. There are more than 100 new V3 presets included, and they proved vital when I first dove in and started learning Volcano 3.
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The groups are arranged by category: Basic, Complex, Modulation, Sequenced, FX and MIDI Triggered, plus a big folder of “greatest hits” V2 presets. Volcano 3 comes with a huge collection of new, well-designed presets organized into groups. V3 is more visual than ever, with modulation visualization by way of a “source flow” area that depicts which modulators are connected and affecting which filters.Īt the top of the GUI are the undo/redo and A|B buttons, a Help drop-down menu, a new full-screen button and a preset manager. There is an added gentle 6dB/ octave shape and a new Drive control for introducing non-linearity, i.e., internal saturation to any individual filter.Ī new High Quality button for internal oversampling has been added, and there is a redesigned envelope generator, a new transient mode for the envelope follower, and up to six X/Y controllers/sliders with adjustable operating ranges. It seems as if they’ve kept it more musical, with frequencies related to a (selectable) piano keyboard graphic directly below the filter display.īesides the original highpass, lowpass and bandpass filters, V3 adds vintage-sounding EQ filter shapes, including bell, low and high shelves, notch, and an all-pass filter. I liked that the typical EQ/filter specifications are not used in the controls in Volcano 3. The filter display shows the resultant curve using a thick yellow line depicting the combined response created by up to four filters. Users of other FabFilter plug-ins will be right at home with the large, central control knob and the semi-transparent, high-resolution spectrum analyzer. Presets saved in earlier versions will still work- they’re saved in a separate V2 preset folder- although they may sound slightly different because of Volcano 3’s improvements. Under the hood, the sound quality of the algorithms has been upgraded, and the interface has been simplified for programming up to its four analog-modeled, self-oscillating filters. Its efficient layout and the notable amenities are common throughout the entire FabFilter plug-in line. Veteran users will immediately notice the all-new interface and its gorgeous, lava-colored look. Since its introduction in 2005, FabFilter’s Volcano creative programmable filter has evolved and now been reimagined so as to be nearly unrecognizable from its beginnings as a vintage-sounding cutoff filter.
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