Clavia lead 2x Guida Utente

BP

BP

BP

BP
To select this type of filter, press the Filter Type button until both the HP and LP 24 buttons light up.
BP stands for band pass. In this mode the filter let’s frequencies in the “mid-range” band pass through, 
while lower and higher frequencies are cut out. Each “slope” in this filter has a 12dB (2-pole) roll-off.

N

N

N

N

O

O

O

OT

T

T

TC

C

C

CH

H

H

H

+LP

+LP

+LP

+LP

To select this type of filter, press the Filter Type button until both the LP 12 and LP 24 buttons light up.
A notch (or band reject) filter can be seen as the opposite of a band pass filter. It cuts off frequencies in a 
“mid-range” band, letting the frequencies below and above through. However, a plain notch filter is not 
very musically useful, since it often lets too many frequencies through, resulting in a very sharp, harsh 
sound. Therefore, the notch filter in Nord Lead 2X is combined with a 12dB Lowpass filter, resulting in 
a filter curve that looks like this:

The audible result of this filter combination is a sound with plenty of body, some of the upper mid-range 
“bite” removed but a certain amount of high frequencies still present. This type of sound could be very 
useful for soft, yet clear pads, etc. The special characteristics of the Notch+LP filter will be most obvious 
with low Resonance settings.

F

F

F

F

R

R

R

RE

E

E

EQ

Q

Q

QU

U

U

UE

E

E

EN

N

N

NC

C

C

CY

Y

Y

Y

This is the overall control for which part of the frequency spectrum the filter should operate in.