It’s fairly simple. With modulation off, select the High Pass filter on FilterFreak 1. Set it so there’s nothing left but some fizzy high end. Turn on Analog Mode and set it to Dirt. Crank up the input. Now you should have high end fizzy crunchiness. Then turn the mix knob all the way to Dry. Slowly turn it back toward wet to add in some of the new sound. It really should be very subtle. What you mostly want is just a touch of high frequency distortion. Now you can experiment with levels, frequencies, and analog mode type to tweak it some more.
If you still want to go further, jump into the tweak menu and try turning the Freq down to minimal, and add a bit of gain. Then choose a mod mode (I usually use the “Step” mode, set to 1/2 notes with a small amount of smoothing). Then turn up the mod level till it feels right. There’s really no set way to do it, and it all depends on the sound you’re putting through it as to how much, if any, you need. I find it really helps pull a synth bass out in the mix without changing the impact of the sound itself.
Audio Examples
Check out some sound examples to hear what it’s doing. These are some “unnamed” plug-in synths getting the FilterFreak “Edgy Synth Enhancer” treatment.
Check out these audio examples. Most of them speak for themselves and they are named after the preset we used so you have a reference for your kick surgery.
If you haven’t noticed or used them, the Groove knobs (Swing/Shuffle) and the Feel knob (Rushin/Draggin) can really make the echo sit in the pocket. Or out of the pocket if that’s what you’re after. The Swing & Shuffle are true swing and shuffle and not just moving the whole delay on or off the beat. The Feel knob IS moving the delay off or before the beat. Kind of like a Predelay for the delay.
