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"Some minutes with the Inductive Filter Bank from WLK-Audio: This device is for those of you who want to get a special sound-shaping tool for their studio - a high-quality and meticulously developed tool for sound design and fine-tuning work alike.
The filter bank is based on discrete coil technology and offers a very elegant overdrive behavior with that has a wonderful character and saturation. It is simply a pleasure to saturate any audio signal with the filter bank because the output signal never becomes obtrusive or annoying. The frequency specific distortion is a specialty of this unit. All in all it's a great tool for high-quality sound refinement, sound design, saturation and - if you want - the possibility to create a great vintage lo-fi sound."
"WLK-Audio – Inductive Filter Bank"
The Inductive Filter Bank from WLK-Audio, is for those of you who want to get a special classic into the studio - a high-quality and meticulously developed tool for sound design and fine-tuning work alike.
This filterbank is the mono version, of the Extended Range Fixed Filterbank from the same manufacturer. Both take their cues from SND's rare classic, the FB 14 Mono Filterbank, which is based on discrete coil technology. However, the WLK engineers have not simply copied, but thought ahead and now deliver us a filterbank with outstandingly clear sound and very elegant overdrive behavior which allows for overdriving without loss of character.
The carefully chosen frequency bands allow consistently good results, with which "musical" tweaks in your sounds are an easy task. These are at:
35Hz, 65Hz, 105Hz, 160Hz, 240Hz, 360Hz, 540Hz, 800Hz, 1.2KHz, 1.8KHz, 2.7KHz, 4KHz, 7KHz, 12KHz.
The hand-wound coils impress with the highest quality and are not only good for refining your sounds, but allow extreme, frequency-specific distortion without "squashing" the sound - instead clear and direct.
Compared to the FB 14, the WLK filter bank is a lot creamier in the treble range and a little less harsh overall.
It is worth trying the Inductive Filter Bank and convince yourself of the sound.
