Way to turn the filter off on samples

[LioVanc]

Hello,

I’m new to the analog rytm mkii and i slowly learn the machine…
I sampled my oberheim dx into the AR and immediately noticed a high roll off on the imported samples (in direct recording and via files transfer).
I discovered that the filter of the AR was active with the low pass filter activated.
I checked the manual and Google but still didn’t find how to shut it off yet.
Could someone help me on this?

Thanx

Lio

[avantronica]

The filter is a fixed part of the signal path (as per diagram in manual)

You can’t shut it off - you can just neutralise its potential impact by choosing suitable params e.g. a peak filter with zero res

[LyingDalai]

Rytm Sample quality

For maximum sample ”transparency”: dont go above 100 on the samp level, in fact keep all amp stages below 100 to be sure you’re not introducing extra nonlinearity keep bitcrush and overdive at zero compressor and master distortion should be off use peaking filter with 0 reso use a high-quality sample converter like SOX to author your samples to the rytm native sample format in order to prevent the builtin format conversion from kicking in

There is somewhere a deeper explanation by someone from Elektron (@Ess maybe?) about how to have the minimum distorsion on your signal path. But I can’t find it right now.

[LioVanc]

Great,

Thanx for the explanation,that’s exactly what i want to achieve…full transparency.

1.You mean that when the reso is at zero with the filter peak,the filter will be « inactive »?

2. You mentionned Sox as a high quality sample converter… is Logic x could do a good job too? Or is Sox « taylored » for the AR

Thanx a lot!

[Ess]

I’ve found that a Level slightly below 100 usually sounds the cleanest when using fully normalized samples. Use your ears and set it at a level which you think sounds the best.

Also, the signal path post-sample playback is fully analog, so you will have some coloration from the VCA, VCF and the mixing stages of the Rytm. This is the sound of the unit as should be from such an instrument. Personally, I think samples sound amazing and come alive nicely on the Rytm.

If you want fully transparent sound you should use a fully digital instrument. (albeit there will always be some difference across instruments, sotftware and so on due to different ways of interpolating, filtering, etc etc… Although I would say that these differences are minute and you should just follow your ears and not get hung up on whethere there is a difference or not - just if it sounds good.)

EDIT: Regarding roll-off, try setting the filter to high pass or peak instead.

[LioVanc]

Ok thank you,

Got it:)

I was looking for the unit coloration but with the low pass filter i was loosing too much for my taste.

There is a lot i already like in the AR! I love the reverb.

As @LyingDalai mentionned above,should i use
a high quality converter like SoX? Better than Logic?

[LyingDalai]

When it comes to convert samples, I use Audacity or ffmpeg, they are free.

[LioVanc]

Ok thank you all!

Greatly appreciated👌