Filtomika is an AU/AAX/VST-compatible plugin that emulates the wild and wooly filter section of the Soviet Polivoks synthesizer, manufactured at the Formanta Radio Factory between 1982 and 1990, and designed by Vladimir Kuzmin.
The uniquely raunchy filter tones were achieved through the misuse of programmable op-amp components that were never intended for use in audio filter circuits. The result was in the same sonic ballpark as the (in)famous Korg MS-series filter, but with a signature all its own. Up to this point, we've never seen Polivoks filter tone virtually modeled, but our frequent collaborator Mark Barton (MRB) was able to nail it through a combination of analysis, breadboarding, and coding wizardry! Along the way, Mark discovered other methods to expand upon the unique Polivoks filter circuit, by adding unique Starve, Filter Drive, and Amp Drive controls that further extend its twisted palette.
Following the release of our Atomika emulation of the Polivoks synth, we had many requests for a plugin version of just the filter section, hence Filtomika! We've also released mono and poly module versions of Filtomika for our Voltage Modular users (with a generous amount of modulation inputs).
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