Moog Muse | Why is there a High Pass in the Middle and on the Right Side of the Synth?


FILTER 1 in the filter section is either a lowpass or highpass filter and has near limitless applications due to it's routing options in the instrument.


FILTERS 1 and 2 are the main source of timbral shaping on Muse, allowing you to remove selected harmonics from the signal before reaching the VCA. Both filters are discrete Moog transistor ladder filters with FILTER 1 able to operate as either a lowpass or highpass filter while FILTER 2 is a dedicated lowpass filter. Each FILTER features independent control of cutoff frequency, resonance, envelope amount, and keyboard tracking. The mirrored controls for each FILTER will be described once, but the functionality applies to both FILTERS.


LOW CUT is a single-pole highpass filter in the output section is for removing low frequency content from Muse’s final output signal to aid with mixing. The setting of this knob is stored per patch. 

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