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ECF-42

Reason Studios

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The ECF-42 is a multimode envelope-controlled filter designed for pattern-driven filter and envelope effects in Reason Studios' ecosystem. It combines a flexible filter section with a built-in ADSR envelope generator, capable of being triggered via CV/Gate signals or MIDI notes to create dynamic, time-modulated filter sweeps. Best used as an insert effect, the ECF-42 excels at creating synthesized percussion and pattern-controlled filter modulation.

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Key Features

01Three filter modes: 24dB/octave lowpass, 12dB/octave lowpass, and 12dB/octave bandpass
02Built-in ADSR envelope generator triggerable by gate signals or MIDI notes
03Filter frequency, resonance, and envelope amount controls with velocity modulation
04CV inputs for Frequency, Decay, Resonance, and Envelope Gate modulation
05Envelope velocity parameter scales gate signal impact on envelope amount
06Static filter mode for instruments or mixes without envelope triggering
07Pattern-controlled filter effects via Matrix sequencer or external CV/Gate sources

Things to Try

  • 01Set Env Amt and Vel knobs on the ECF-42 to approximately 40 while playing gate patterns in a Matrix to hear envelope-triggered filter modulation on held chords
  • 02Lower the filter Freq parameter and raise the Res value if the filter effect is not noticeable when triggering the envelope
  • 03Connect Redrum drum channel gate outputs to a Spider CV merger, then route the merged output to the ECF-42 Env Gate input to apply envelope-controlled filtering across multiple drum hits
  • 04Turn LFO Freq Mod to zero and connect an LFO to the Freq CV input to create static, formant-like filter effects with emphasis on resonance feedback
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