Moog? External Analogue Filters - Send / Return on DJ Mixer
Anyone seen / used one of these badboys before?
Think it’s primarily a guitar effect but looks like its obviously usable for djs too. I do a produce a bit too but was thinking of it more just for djing at home
Yeah, should work just fine. but after googling and looking and the front/back of the Empath, all the channels would be sharing the Mooger. You couldn’t have a high pass on one channel and low pass on the other, they all would be sharing the filter settings.
Hmm so is the mono thing a deal breaker? Not sure for me it is. The ergonomics and sound quality of the thing looks pretty dope.
I mean even the stereo low pass filters mentioned would only add equal amounts to each stereo signal. There’s nothing “stereo” about the effect right? (no panning etc)
There’s a few more (can’t really comment on the qualities though, haven’t used any of them): Sherman Rodec Restyler, Sherman Filterbank, Electrix Filter Queen (this one has been out of production for a while though, would probably need some luck and good hunting to get one)
So have you got the MF-101? Would be wicked if you could test it quick on a dj mixer using send return… if you have?
This description on htfr sort of had me salivating, though i get it’s a sales pitch:
"This is an incredibly warm analogue filter that is presented to dj’s in a box that combines direct connectivity with the most simplistic operation. Simple tweaking of the knobs will allow you to remove the mid and high frequencies from your music to leave nothing but a deep, rumbling, and resonating bass, whenever and however you desire. The award-winning mf 101 lowpass filter is a direct descendant of the original moog modular synthesizers.
With it’s heritage based on classic analogue technology, this stunning filter will bring back warmth that is so often lacking in modern equipment and music. All of the filter’s parameters can be controlled with by expressive rotary knobs that beg to be tweaked. Cut-off frequency, level, resonance and even the operational envelope can be adjusted to various degrees.
The beauty of this filter’s design means it can be connected to your mixer and dj set-up via send & return loop, or between your mixer and amplifier via the master output cable. Either way, by the press of a button, the filter can be applied or by-passed in an instant. Perfect for throwing your mix into, and out of, a state of frenzied rumbling.
A few manufacturers have tried to bring the classic analogue filter to djs, very few have done it right, nevermind make it affordable. And even those who succeeded at that, never succeeded in making it simple or as effective as this. It’s acknowledged that moog designed this filter unit for guitarists or keyboard players, so the fact it works so well for djs almost by accident, makes the sound even more satisfying!."
No, it only has input for a mono signal, so you would have to convert the send/return loop to mono and it would make everything you put though it mono.
