USER MANUAL

Introduction

About PROCESS.AUDIO

Making records used to be about the music. In the recent past, with the advent of the digital workflow, making records has increasingly become an exercise in minutia as well as a plugin arms race, creating a steep learning curve and shifting focus to the tools at the expense of the music. PROCESS.AUDIO was founded by a team of world-class music-making professionals, led by Fab Dupont, to create music-making tools that strike the perfect balance between analog workflow and digital technology only enhancing their owner's process.

About Filter factory

Filter Factory is a versatile and expressive filter effect plugin, inspired by classic analog filters and designed for producers and sound designers. From classic lowpass, to cry-wah tones to experimental evolving effects, Filter Factory allows you to quickly add movement and life to your track, with an intuitive user interface, 8 filter types, and 3 modes, alongside an arsenal of parameters to customize your tone.

Main Controls

1 - Filter Types

Choose between 8 filter types:

• Lowpass: Emphasizes lower frequencies for a deeper, more resonant sound.
• Highpass: Highlights higher frequencies for a brighter, more cutting tone.
• Cry: Classic wah-wah effect known for its expressive, vocal-like filtering.
• Phasor: A custom filter with a phaser-like sound.
• Bass: Optimized for lower frequencies, ideal for bass guitars or enhancing low-end in a mix.
• Talk: Mimics vocal formants, creating an effect that sounds like human speech.
• Smooth: More subtle filter, useful to create some movement without being too obvious.
• Future: Modern, experimental filter sound with unique filtering characteristics.

2 - Filter visualizer

Visual representation of the selected filter type with the current position. In manual mode, it can be dragged with the mouse.

3 - Min/Max position

Set the minimum/maximum positions of the pedal to change the range of modulation. Also gives visual feedback of the current position.

4 - Drive

Adjusts the amount of drive applied to the signal.

5 -Tone

Uses a tilt filter to control the tone from dark to bright.

6 - Spread

Offsets filter’s frequencies for the left and right channels to create a wider effect.

7 - Style

Changes the filter's resonance.

8 - Filter Modes

Allows to select from 3 modes :

• LFO: Uses a low frequency oscillator with advanced controls to modulate the filter position.
• Envelope: Controls the filter position based on signal intensity, with adjustable thresholds and speed.
• Manual: Manual control of the filter, for use with a controller or automation. Also provides the option to bypass the filter at min or max positions.

9 - Wet Gain

Controls the wet signal level after the processing.

10 - Wet visualizer

Visualize the peak level of the wet signal.

11 - Mix (Dry/Wet)

Blends between the dry and the wet signals.

12 - Oversampling

Internally increase the sample rate to reduce aliasing.

13 - Presets

Access a collection of factory presets and manage your own. Use this section to quickly find a sound that will match with your track.

14 - Light/Dark themes

Filter factory offers two display options: light and dark. Once selected, your choice will be applied and saved across all instances.

15 - Settings

Settings menu to handle interactive help or access User manual

16 - Bypass

Bypass the overall processing. In most cases, it is linked to the DAW bypass parameter.

LFO Section

1 - LFO Frequency

Changes the LFO speed. Toggle the sync button to change from free speed in Hz, to tempo synchronized subdivisions.

2 - Stereo Offset

Offsets the LFO position for the left and right channels to create a stereo effect.

3 - LFO Type

Changes the oscillator waveform, continuously from triangle (0) to sine (0.5) to square (1)

4 - LFO Symmetry

Skews waveform shape to go from a triangle shape to a sawtooth or inverse sawtooth waveform.

5 - Bias

Affects the width of the waveform.

6 - Phase

Changes the initial position of the LFO.

7 - LFO Visualizer

Helps visualize the LFO waveform and its current position.

Envelope Mode

1 - Low/High Thresholds

Determines how the pedal position is affected by the signal level. The pedal will be modulated when the signal is between the two thresholds.

2 - Attack

Sets the attack time of the sidechain signal.

3 - Release

Sets the attack time of the sidechain signal.

Manual Mode

1 - Pedal position

Determines the pedal’s position, relative to the range determined by min/max sliders.

2 - Release Section - Status

Emulates the bypass behaviour of a filter. The status LED indicates if the processing is active.

3 - Release Time

Determines the amount of time before the processing is bypassed after the pedal stops moving.

4 - Release Position

Activate the bypass behaviour at min or/and max positions.

5 - Release Tolerance

Sets the tolerance for the deactivation at min and max positions.