# Volcano 3 ## Tips and tricks Just using a high and low pass can really enhance a signal.[^1] The Clean filter mode is just as linear as [[Pro-Q 3]].[^1] All pass filters still use the different nonlinearity settings.[^3] You can pan filters for cool stereo effects.[^2] - [ ] Perhaps I can use the all-pass to mimic Disperser. #idea ### Navigation Use the mouse wheel or cmd+vertical drag to change the slope of the filter. Use the mouse wheel with cmd to adjust the peak. Use cmd+horizontal drag to adjust frequency panning. Use shift+drag to fine-tune settings. Use cmd+opt+click on the dot to change its shape. Right-click to open a pop-up menu.[^5] ### Filter styles 1. _Classic_, "the original filter style taken from our award-winning FabFilter One synthesizer" 2. _Smooth_, "like the cream in your coffee."[^4] I like this on voice. 3. _Raw_, "a filter with lots of overdrive and exhibits a character of its own. Great for distortion guitar sounds" 4. _Hard_, "moderately distorting filter, with a nice clean whistle" 5. _Hollow_, "juicy moderate distortion with fairly much low-end self-oscillation."[^4] I like the depth; it tucks things back a bit. 6. _Extreme_, "for more wild sonic ideas" 7. _Gentle_, "a more smooth and clean general purpose style" 8. _Tube_, "with a warmer sound and nice overdrive, great for synth sounds" 9. _Metal_, "with a rough, sharper sound and distortion" 10. _Easy Going_, "a softer version of the _Tube_ filter" 11. _Clean_, "linear behavior with no drive or clipping at all"[^4] ## CPU 0.0-0.2% depending on OS. If I need a saturator, it would be good to reach for this first, since it only adds a bit of extra CPU to use oversampling. ## Oversampling IR ![[volcano 3 impulse signal 1k.png]] ## Sine sweep test at -18, spectrograph readings at -130dB, OS on 6db drive, filter set at 10k ![[volcano 3 sine sweep 10k classic.png]] ## Hammerstein test All these readings were done with an all-pass filter at 200 Hz. ### Classic ![[volcano 3 classic.png]] ### Smooth Cool how this one dips the fundamental a bit. ![[volcano 3 smooth.png]] ### Raw This one dips the fundamental too. ![[volcano 3 raw.png]] ### Hard ![[volcano 3 hard.png]] ### Hollow This one dips the fundamental too. ![[volcano 3 hollow.png]] ### Extreme This one dips the fundamental. ![[volcano 3 extreme.png]] ### Gentle ![[volcano 3 gentle.png]] ### Tube ![[volcano 3 tube.png]] ### Metal ![[volcano 3 metal.png]] ### Easy going ![[volcano 3 easy going.png]] ### Clean ![[volcano 3 clean.png]] [^1]: [Introduction to FabFilter Volcano 3 - YouTube](https://youtu.be/a94R5T4dSsM) [^3]: [MMTV: FabFilter - Volcano 3 Wide Sound | Eric Burgess - YouTube](https://youtu.be/-1WjxxROwmY) [^2]: [Synthesizing snare drums with FabFilter Volcano 3 - YouTube](https://youtu.be/IyzXl0urbDU) [^5]: [FabFilter Volcano 3 Help - Filter controls](https://www.fabfilter.com/help/volcano/using/filtercontrols) [^4]: [FabFilter Volcano 3 Help - Display and workflow](https://www.fabfilter.com/help/volcano/using/display)