Oddly, it's not possible to adjust the volume level of each filter, but they can at least be panned. They have a round, rough, unpredictable quality that makes the synth feel more 'analogue' than your average soft synth. In fact, the filters give Twin 2 the majority of its character. This last becomes particularly apparent when the resonance is turned up and the cutoff modulated, causing the filters to rumble and roar like a stressed-out grizzly bear. Each type can be set to 12, 24 or 48dB roll-off and has its own Characteristic parameter. There are 11 filter types available, which are instantly recognisable as those found in Volcano 2, and they live up to the FabFilter name, packing considerable sonic punch.
In the latter, the first two oscillators are routed to the respective filters, with the third routed to both. As with the original Twin, two self-resonating multimode filters are available, and can be configured in serial, parallel or per-oscillator mode. The filter section comes directly after the generators in the signal chain. These remain otherwise on the straightforward side, so the increased tonal possibilities afforded by the ring modulation are much appreciated. There's an extra oscillator, too, and the first two oscillators can now be used in ring modulation mode.
FABFILTER VOLCANO 2 REVIEW GENERATOR
Both of these controls can be modulated, and you can also set each generator to retrigger with every new note. The square wave's pulse width can be adjusted with a dedicated control, and the oscillators have a Sync knob for creating hard-sync effects.
FABFILTER VOLCANO 2 REVIEW PLUS
Twin 2 stays true to the series' subtractive synthesis roots, so for the oscillators you have a choice of triangle, sawtooth, sine and square shapes, plus pink and white noise.
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