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ARTURIA – DrumBrute – USER’S MANUAL 25
3.2 Creative Playback Options
Once you have captured the basic pattern idea you want, there are many ways to
experiment with it during playback. All four of the following options may be used at the
same time, so have fun!
3.2.1 Output Filter
These knobs and buttons allow you to make massive adjustments to the overall sound of
the DrumBrute. There are two Filter types available: Low Pass and High Pass.
A Low Pass filter allows you to roll off the higher frequencies of the sound, leaving the
lower frequencies untouched until you roll them off also.
A High Pass filter removes the lower frequencies of the sound, leaving the higher
frequencies untouched until you remove them also.
The Resonance knob allows you to control the emphasis level of the filter at the corner
frequency (i.e., the value you’ve selected with the Cutoff knob).
Select the filter type you want by toggling the HPF button. When the button is dark (i.e.,
off), that means the Low Pass filter has been selected.
To switch between the filtered and unfiltered signals, toggle the Bypass button.
3.2.2 Swing
The Swing feature can take a straight, mechanical-sounding beat and make it more
interesting by adding increasing amounts of shuffle to the feel. The default Swing setting
is 50% and the maximum value is 75%.
Section 5.1.7 covers everything about the Swing feature. For example, it is possible for
each pattern and instrument within the pattern can have its own Swing % setting.
3.2.3 Randomness
Increasing the Randomness setting will introduce spontaneous changes in note data and
dynamics into the pattern. It can be as subtle or as extreme as you like.
And as with the Swing setting, each pattern and instrument within the pattern can have
its own Randomness setting. See the description of the Current Track button in section
5.1.8 for more information.
3.2.4 Looper
The Looper strip allows you to alter the playback of the whole pattern in real time. It will
generate smaller loops based on where you touch the Looper strip and when you do it.
The movements and settings of the Output Filter controls are not saved with the
pattern.