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Using ADSR for filters

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Using ADSR for filters

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- [Instructor] Now that we understand how an ADSR envelope can shape our sound's volume, let's put it to another use, to shape a filter. That's right. ADSR envelopes are not just for amplitude shaping. You can use the same set of controls to control how and when a filter such as a low pass filter, opens and closes over the course of a note. Here's how. Back in our Retro Synth here and you notice that I have a sound, it's just sort of a sawtooth wave sound, okay. And it's got a pretty standard amplitude envelope. There's no decay or sustain. So it's just kind of a node on, stay on, type of sound. It sounds like this. (soft music) Now let's take a look at the filter. Up here in this area, we have a low pass 24 DB lush filter. And if I control the cutoff value of that filter by taking this node and sweeping it in, you can hear how the cutoff changes the sound. (soft music) Basically, I'm just removing high…

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