P915 MEDUSA
Overview
The intent of the Fixed Filter Bank was to enhance the primary signal of the synthesizer, adding harmonics at specific frequencies or removing them at others. Some wanted completely new and never before heard sonic landscapes to push themselves and their audiences into new worlds of musical experience. Others wanted to create more traditional and familiar sounds, while still pushing the boundaries and making use of the new voltage controls, features, and character not available in a traditional “un-plugged” instrument. Some wanted both.
Enter the new reimagined P915 MEDUSA Fixed Filter Bank. A filter which adds subtle or not so subtle resonances to the signal or removing frequency bands altogether. This process, when mixed in with the unaltered, “dry” signal, can mimic the actual behavior of a traditional instrument. It can also act on its own as a unique and creative source of sound shaping possibilities not available in other filter structures.
Several hardware clones of the 915 were being introduced primarily based on active filter design structures. The original structure of the 915 used simple inductors, capacitors, and resistors for the filter cells, which delivered a subtle interactions were lost in the sterile world of semiconductors. However, a design based on The original structure was begging to be pursued. A source for inductors was found, the schematics were scrutinized, errors in the schematics from copying were weeded out, circuit boards were designed, and the result was an extremely accurate and faithful copy of the original response as published by Moog in their original owner’s manual.
With a solid hardware version in hand, a software model could begin. Careful characterization and measurement of the hardware, along with a software model keeping the unique structure of the Moog FFB with its two stage design, has resulted in a software model that faithfully matches and follows that of the original. Adding some extra features, such as being able to direct the output of each cell to either the left or right channel, opens up additional possibilities that add to the charm, utility, and character of the filter.
The P915 design, implementation and quality control was in collaboration with David Ingebretsen of Analogue Realities The P915 MEDUSA is simply put, a meticulous, spot-on implementation of the Inductor 915 Fixed Filter Bank but taken to the next level in functionality, usability and performance.
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Features
- Features fourteen vintage style fixed frequency, inductor based filters.
- There is a LP and a HP shelf filter
- Twelve Band Pass filters are set at half octave interval spacings, which range from 125 Hz through to 5.8kHz.
- Option to split into two six band filters (175Hz, 350Hz, 700Hz, 1.4kHz, 2.8Khz and 5.6 kHz plus Low Pass) for the Left Channel, and the alternate six bands (125 Hz, 250 Hz, 500 Hz, 1kHz, 2 kHz, 4kHz plus High Pass) for the Right channel. This is a very musical split, as it can perform as two separate Fixed Filter Banks with Octave spacing between filters, and the Right channel is offset against the Left channel by a half octave.
- Wet-Dry cross fader mixes between the treated signal and the dry or external signal , again with manual and Voltage Controlled panning between banks.
- Zero latency
- macOS: AU, AAX and VST3 formats.
- Windows: VST3 and AAX formats.
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Specification
Supported Plugin Formats
AU, VST3, AAX (Apple Silicon ready).
Supported Operating Systems
macOS 10.14+
Windows 7+
Mac
Apple RISC M chip and Intel CPU (Universal 2 Binary)
PC
x64-compatible CPU
System Requirements
Display resolution: 1440 × 900px or 1280 × 960px or higher
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Copy Protection
A one-time challenge & response over the internet. License works on up two separate machines.
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For previously authorized computers
- An LED on the band dials to indicate when it is shut off for easy visualization.
- Fixed bug with modifier key combo.
- Official release.
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Enter the new reimagined P915 MEDUSA Fixed Filter Bank. A filter which adds subtle or not so subtle resonances to the signal or removing frequency bands altogether. This process, when mixed in with the unaltered, “dry” signal, can mimic the actual behavior of a traditional instrument. It can also act on its own as a unique and creative source of sound shaping possibilities not available in other filter structures.
At first I didn’t really gel with the P915 but after watching Ziad’s instructional video on the plugin I immediately saw how indispensable it would become for my projects. The chosen filters are excellent and I can really coax out tones I wouldn’t easily find with other tools. Many times I’ve been in a situation where I’ve been trying to solve a problem for a long time using EQs and filters and the like and nothing would work until I slapped the P915 on the project and everything would just fall into place after a few twists of a knob.
It is a really great tool to highlight elements in your mixes or just to bring more life to your instruments and even bring out an organic width to your mix. I really recommend getting this plugin even if it might not call to you straight away.
Don’t sleep on this plugin! It seems straightforward enough, but there is some magic in the filters! The tilt control was a great design idea, very useful. The resonance controls on the HPF/LPFs can help make musical choices. As others have said, the P915 excels on electric guitars, you can really build a wall of sound if that’s your thing!
Even though I got it a while ago, I have not really explored it to its fullest. Recently, I used it on a mix with acoustic instruments, such as a fiddle, dobro, and acoustic guitar, with some very nice results.
I need to explore it more, but so far I have enjoyed the results, which are different when compared to just using an eq.
P915 Medusa
After buying plugins since 2012, you eventually reach a point where you stop—most “new” releases are just variations of tools you already own. And then along comes Medusa.
I can’t fully explain what’s happening under the hood—only that nothing else sounds or works quite like it. Medusa has completely changed the way I think about tone and how to achieve the sounds I’m after.
I often run it in parallel with a touch of distortion to emphasize key elements and bring them forward in the mix. I’ve also built a custom preset that adds a stunning sense of width—not the artificial kind most stereo wideners give you, but a spacious, organic feel. On stereo rock guitars, it’s just gorgeous: it opens up the sound and nestles perfectly into the mix.
And to top it off? It’s incredibly CPU friendly, so I can use it freely without worrying about performance.
トラックEQのような感覚で使える音作りに便利なフィルターです。
色付けをしないで原音を活かしたい時にP422の代わりに選択肢に挙がります。
フィルターの出力も一般的なWet/Dryの方式から、SUMスイッチでDry+Wet/Dryの方式に切り替える事が出来る点が良いです。
P565のようにLFOは無いですがディレイも搭載しています。L/Rだけでなく、上段と下段の周波数で別々のディレイタイムを設定出来たり、フィルターを二点間で動かす事が出来たりなど珍しい機能もあります。
一見すると地味なフィルターなのですが、使いやすくて色付け無しで好みの音を作りやすいのでPulsarmodularのプラグインで一番好きなプラグインです。