28 Oct
2016
28 Oct
'16
10:36 p.m.
On Fri, 28 Oct 2016 20:54:56 +0200
Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf(a)alice-dsl.net> wrote:
EQs shouldn't make sound at all, they are just
filters that
should do their job, to filter what they are ask to filter, without
side effects.
Obviously not. Some filters are very well known for their sound. The
Moog filters for instance.
Here is soemthing from Analogue Systems UK that sums it up:
"Moog's filter used a circuit called a ladder network. In
itself, there is nothing special about this, and many other
filter designs are capable of emulating its response. However,
Moog's circuit was flawed because it exhibited a small amount
of distortion. Many engineers would have sought to correct this
but Moog did not, perhaps because he recognised that the sound
was musically pleasing. Indeed, if a synthesiser sounds like a
Minimoog, it is called "warm" or "creamy". If it does not it
will often be referred to as "thin" or "uninspiring"."
The same can be applied to any audio hardware referred-to as
'vintage'. They all have characteristics. The best emulations are
trying to replicate these characteristics.