BazilleCM is a powerful beast. We've already established that the oscillator section hosts some amazing features, thanks to its association with phase distortion synthesis. This means that we can create some pretty complicated waveforms at the very beginning of our signal path. In true subtractive synthesis style, we have the option to feed both of the oscillators through the filter section, which offers us a wealth of sonic colour.
As many of us already know, the primary focus of the filter section is to filter out elements of the harmonic series that we don't want to hear. For example, we may choose to remove some of the upper harmonic brightness, contained within an oscillator's sound, leaving the lower frequencies to pass through, hence the description 'low pass' filter. The extent to which we apply this is governed by the position of the Cutoff Frequency pot. Sweeping this pot will provide the classic filter-sweep effect, particularly if coupled with the resonance control, which accentuates the point of cutoff.
BazilleCM is blessed with six filter types, which include four low-pass filters, a band-pass filter (which sweeps a band of frequencies either side of the cutoff point) and finally a high-pass filter, which let the high frequencies through, as an opposite to the low-pass filter. So now it's time to unleash the filter, and give our bass a good kick!
Let’s begin by initialising a patch on BazilleCM. Open up your DAW and load up the plugin. Once the plugin window is open, move to the central display at the top of the window, click to reveal the dropdown menu, and select ‘init’ from the bottom. This will initialise the patch.
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