Low-Pass Filter

Low-Pass Filter

A low-pass filter (lpf) lets low frequencies pass through and cuts out the high ones. Think of a muffled sound - like music from the next room.

Cut off the highs

Try different numbers: higher values like 5000 sound brighter, lower like 200 sound darker.

Filter the whole drum beat

Automate the filter

Make the filter frequency a pattern to sweep it over time:

Filter types

• lpf - low-pass (muffles the highs).
• hpf - high-pass (cuts the lows, thin sound).
• bpf - band-pass (only a band of frequencies).

High-pass to get rid of the boom

A high-pass filter is great when you have a bass drum mixed in but want to remove the "boom":

TL;DR

• .lpf(n) cuts high frequencies (darker).
• .hpf(n) cuts low frequencies (thinner).
• .bpf(n) keeps only a band of frequencies.
• Lower lpf value = more muffled; higher = brighter.