About FabFilter Twin

In 2004 we released our first plug-in, Fabfilter One: a quite simple synthesizer, but with the best possible sound and filter quality. Now we have created new synthesizer: FabFilter Twin. It is just as superb-sounding, easy-to-use and elegant as FabFilter One, but holds tons of more features!

FabFilter Twin is a dual-oscillator, dual-filter, super-high-quality synthesizer with endless modulation options. It has the fattest multi-mode filters you have ever heard in a digital synth. As you would expect from us, we have invested a lot of time in the little things that make all the difference: smooth and sexy portamento, perfectly fine-tuned knobs and modulation ranges, super-easy drag-and-drop modulation slots, and interpolation algorithms that are responsive and smooth at the same time.

• Magnificent oscillators
  FabFilter Twin contains two high quality, pure, solid-sounding oscillators, originally developed from scratch for the award winning FabFilter One. They offer triangle, sawtooth and square wave forms. The oscillators also have oscillator hard sync and pulse width settings.
• Multimode filters with filter panning
  Two independent multimode filters provide low-pass, high-pass, and band-pass responses with 12/24 dB/octave slopes. Both filters feature three different high-quality filter characteristics that define the unique sound and overdrive of the filter. They range from smooth with moderate overdrive to raw, self-oscillating and over-the-top! With the panning setting on both filters, you can adjust the filter balance on the left and right audio channels, which creates cool stereo effects without phase problems.
• Different oscillator-filter routings
  You can route Twin's oscillators and filters as you like, choosing between serial routing, parallel filters routed after the oscillators or a filter per oscillator.
• General modulation sources
  FabFilter Twin offers velocity, aftertouch, keyboard track, modulation wheel, and pitch bend as general modulation sources.
• Envelope generators and LFOs
  FabFilter Twin contains three LFOs and three envelope generators. The envelope generators offer delay, hold, attack, decay, sustain and release settings and an offset option. The LFOs have adjustable sine, triangle, square, random triangle and sample-and-hold wave forms and can be synchronized to the host beat and tempo and MIDI events.
• Drag-and-drop modulation slots
  With 24 modulation slots and no shortage of modulation sources and targets, FabFilter Twin offers endless modulation options. But one of its best features is undoubtedly the ability to set up modulation connections with drag-and-drop. There is no need to search through long drop-down menus containing dozens of sources and targets or to find your way in cluttered and obscure matrix views. Just drag modulation sources to any target to fill Twin's modulation slots!
  
• MIDI learn
  FabFilter Twin works with any MIDI keyboard or controller. Within minutes, you can associate each of Twin's parameters with any MIDI controller number, just by turning knobs in the user interface and on the controller.
• Smart parameter interpolation
  Changes to any of FabFilter Twin's parameters are interpolated by smart algorithms, ensuring both responsiveness and smooth transitions. There are no annoying digital clicks and zipper effects, and even MIDI controller changes are handled perfectly smooth.
• Platform-independent presets
  FabFilter Twin comes with a standard set of more than 800 great presets and enables you to create and save your own presets. You can share your sounds with other users and the preset files are the same on Windows and Mac OS X.

Of course, FabFilter Twin also supports everything you have come to expect from modern plugins, like an extensive preset system, sample accurate parameter changes, and a complete MIDI interface.

FabFilter Twin is available as Audio Units and VST plug-in for Mac OS X (Intel and PowerPC) and as VST plugin and stand-alone program for Windows.

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Using FabFilter Twin