frequency elements can make your mix sound muddy and indistinct, so
fewer inputs are needed.
Filter Depth
The filter depth control blends between the unfiltered signal (fully
counter-clockwise) and the filtered signal (fully clockwise) using a
number of VCAs. Because using filters in a mixdown can be quite
extreme it’s useful to blend some of the unfiltered signal in to the mix.
Because all the filtering occurs in the analogue domain there are
interesting phase relationships between the filtered and unfiltered
signals to explore so we recommend listening closely while you adjust
the filter depth control to find the perfect balance for your mix.
The filter depth also can be modified with a control voltage, through
an attenuverting input. This allows for some exciting creative uses of
the SoundStage’s filters, for example rhythmic chopping of the
spectrum by controlling filter depth with gates or LFOs, or more
extreme effects such as patching bass voices to the upper inputs so
they’re completely high passed when the output is fully filtered.
Output Level
The output level control is primarily designed to trim the master
output level so you have a usable signal whether you’re inputting four
voices or fourteen. However it’s actually the bias control of a stereo
VCA so when using it with the attenuverting CV input it can be far
more creative than your average mix bus master fader.
Patching ideas:
Mixdown
The “standard” use for SoundStage is as a spectral stereo mixer to give
your voices their own position in the stereo field and also in the
frequency spectrum. Patch your voices in depending on where you’d
like them to be panned from left to right, and where you’d like them to
sit in the frequency spectrum from Low to High. Once you’re patched
