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EVOC 20 Filterbank
The EVOC 20 Filterbank consists of two formant filter banks. The input signal passes
through the two filter banks in parallel. Each bank features level faders for up to 20
frequency bands, allowing independent level control of each band. Setting a level fader
to its minimum value completely suppresses the formants in that band. You can control
the position of the filter bands with the Formant Shift parameter. You can also crossfade
between the two filter banks.
A Short Primer on Formants
A formant is a peak in the frequency spectrum of a sound. When the term is used in
relation to human voices, formants are the key component that enables humans to
distinguish between different vowel sounds—based purely on the frequency of these
sounds. Formants in human speech and singing are produced by the vocal tract, with
most vowel sounds containing four or more formants.
Getting to Know the EVOC 20 Filterbank Interface
The EVOC 20 Filterbank interface is divided into three main sections: the Formant Filter
parameters section in the center of the window, the Modulation parameters section at
the bottom center, and the Output parameters section along the right side.
Formant Filter parameters
Output parameters
Modulation parameters
Formant Filter parameters: Control the frequency bands in the two filter banks: Filter
Bank A (top, blue) and Filter Bank B (bottom, green). See EVOC 20 Filterbank Formant
Filter Parameters.
Modulation parameters: Control how Formant Filter parameters are modulated. See
EVOC 20 Filterbank Modulation Parameters.
Output parameters: Control the overall output level and panning of the EVOC 20
Filterbank. See EVOC 20 Filterbank Output Parameters.
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