On Fri, 28 Oct 2016 20:54:56 +0200 Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
