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Filter MS-20

Arturia

Where to get itAvailable from Arturiaarturia.com

Filter MS-20 is a software emulation of the legendary voltage-controlled filters from the Korg MS-20 synthesizer, recreated using Arturia's TAE® (True Analog Emulation) modeling. It combines the High Pass and Low Pass filters with resonance control, a built-in Distortion section inspired by the MS-20's External Signal Processor, and three Modulators (Envelope Follower, Step Sequencer, and Function Generator) for dynamic filter animation. The plugin captures both the musical warmth of classic analog filtering and the ability to create dramatic distorted and special effects.

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Key Features

01High Pass and Low Pass filters with independent Cutoff (20 Hz–20 kHz) and Peak controls
02Master Cutoff control that moves both filter frequencies simultaneously (–100% to +100%)
03Stereo control for bipolar cutoff offsetting between left and right channels
04Distortion section with Drive (0–50 dB), Low Cut/High Cut filters, and Dry/Wet mix
05Switchable Filter/Distortion signal chain order
06Envelope Follower with Sensitivity (–24 to +24 dB), selectable Audio In or Sidechain input, and Delay (Unsynced: 0–2000 ms; Synced: 1/128 to 4/1)
07Step Sequencer with 16 independent steps, four Play Modes (Forward, Reverse, Back and Forth, Random), and adjustable sequence length
08Function Generator with up to 34 breakpoints, drawing tools (Draw, Steps, Ramp Up, Ramp Down), Randomize, Magnetize, and Scale controls
09Clean and Dirty Filter modes for different input signal behavior
10Resonance Limiting to prevent self-oscillation

Things to Try

  • 01Pair Envelope Follower Sensitivity with a drum track sidechain input to create rhythmic pulsing filter control on a separate instrument like guitar
  • 02Use Stereo control with Function Generator modulation to create wide, animated phasing effects between left and right channels
  • 03Toggle Dirty filter mode while increasing Peak to achieve monstrous overdrive sounds without using the Distortion section
  • 04Switch between Filter-then-Distortion and Distortion-then-Filter ordering to hear dramatically different tonal characters
Formats
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