The Global Filter section is a separate Filter section, that works completely independent from the Part's private Filters. The Global Filter is a 12dB 2-pole state variable Filter with 4 available Filter types (Low Pass, Band Pass, Band Reject and High Pass). The amount of filtering that the Global Filter will apply to each Part, can be adjusted using the 'Part Amount' sliders. Having an extra filter will quickly suit you taste - Don't forget to try all the different posibilities of a multi-filter architecture.

- With the right Filter parameter settings, you can resemble a 24dB 4-pole Filter to further enhance the range of timbres.

- You can use the Part's private Filters as a simple EQ to adjust the sounds to your needs, and then use the Global Filter to create Filter sweeps.

- Lots of nice lo-fi effects can be created by squeezing the sound through 2 well adjusted filters. It is also good for making backbeats


Type

To edit the Global Filter type, left-click the 'Type' parameter display, and select one of the following options from the drop-down menu:

- LP Low Pass (Only low range frequencies passes through the filter)
- BP Band Pass (only mid range frequencies passes through the filter)
- BR Band Reject (Low and High range frequencies passes through the filter)
- HP High Pass (Only high range frequencies passes through the filter)
- Off (The filter is bypassed and can not affect the sound)

Each Filter type has it's own characteristic way of influencing the sound timbre. If you have no experience with filters, you are best off playing around with the different Filter types to get a general idea of how they work - choosing the right Filter types for your instruments can improve the sound of your productions!


Cut

This knob controls the Cutoff frequency of the Global Filter. The knob ranges from 0 - 1000 (0 - 20.000 Hz). 'Cut' will have no effect if the Global Filter is turned off. Depending on the selected Global Filter type, the 'Cut' knob will act on the sound respectively. Tweak it while trying out the different Filter types to get familiar with the sonic possibilities of sound filtering - sweeping the frequencies with a decent resonance value can be really satisfying!


Reso

The Resonance parameter controls the strength of the Global Filters effect (technically it controls the apmlitude of the frequencies around the cutoff point). Low settings will make the Global Filter Cutoff sound softer, and high settings will enhance the Filters cutoff effect to give it more of a wah-wah effect. The Resonance really matters, especially when you want to modulate the Global Filter Cutoff.


Part Amount

These sliders will mix the clean original signal with the filtered signal. If you turn a 'Part Amount' slider all the way up, only filtered sound will be heard from that Part. If you turn the 'Part Amount' slider all the way down, only clean original sound will be heard - if you set the 'Part Amount' slider at middle position, equal amounts of clean original sound and filtered sound will be mixed. Mixing the filtered and the original signal will alter the timbre of the sound. The Part Amount sliders can also be used to fade-in filter effects by automating the knob.