Introduction to FabFilter Volcano 3

In this tutorial, Dan Worrall introduces the latest and greatest version of FabFilter's famous filter plug-in: Volcano 3. Learn all about its new featured, like the new filter shapes, enhanced modulation system, redesigned interface, drive control per filter, and much more...
FabFilter Volcano 3 is available at www.fabfilter.com/products/vo...

[@RaffaeleSansone]

My favorite part was when he crafted an entire drum kit from white noise. Absolute mad scientist

[@nsjx]

i aspire to that 😖🤘

[@cyberhawken]

How do you think synthesised drums are made? hehe

[@FilipKillanderMusic]

That was awesome. Mick drop vibe

[@Tekkerue]

Check out Dan's "I won the loudness war" video on his channel for mad scientistry taken to the extreme. Dan is the G.O.A.T!

[@KnzoVortex]

@@cyberhawken Usually with the aid of oscillators in addition to filtered noise, tbh.

[@zwsh89]

“You probably didn’t expect to find compressor presets in a filter plug-in… but you’ve been listening to this one on the mix buss the whole time!” Mic dropped. I love when Dan leads the audience somewhere, and then in a twist, reveals that we’ve already been listening to proof of a controversial point. There were several of those in this vid

[@daftdj123]

can't beat Dan, he's the best

[@Tyrell_Corp2019]

Yeah. Upon repeated viewings the many Russian dolls reveal their faces. Notice how the video here starts with the 'drums'. Love this guy. I've learned so much from him and still know nothing. All hail Dan!

[@zwsh89]

@@Tyrell_Corp2019 hahaha yeah, I will admit that this all happened a year ago, and I purchased a copy of this plugin at the time, and have since opened it up on almost every mix at least once, went “what am I supposed to do with this again… how does it help me..?”, got overwhelmed by all the features, and end up not using it. Learned so much from him but still know nothing is a perfect summary! I need to watch this guy do a step by step full mix from dry inputs to complete production!

[@Tyrell_Corp2019]

@@zwsh89 Yeah. It's overwhelming for sure. Keep plugging away. It's all we can do ✌

[@n.k.9964]

Whitesea Snakeoil: what is this, I don't have a clue...oh...a filter. Might be useful for mastering. Dan: here's a whitenoise, turned into a beat.

[@Augnos]

Anytime I see “snake oil?” in the thumbnail, I’m so completely turned off from watching that video. I don’t care if he has good content or not.

[@bongos7821]

a little harsh, White Sea attacks the plugin like any of us would so its informing to me

[@n.k.9964]

@@bongos7821 Let's put it like this: If I put (for the sake of clickbait) the label "snake oil" to everything, even if I don't even understand, what the plugin is about (happened not for the first time), I need to be prepared to get comments like above. And to put this straight: nothing personal here, he is just doing his job I guess.

[@brandonhoward3605]

@@n.k.9964 it’s just the title of the series.

[@joelybarish4618]

@@bongos7821 Precisely. He doesn't know anything more than you do. So why not let your own ears be the judge??

[@slayabouts]

As always, Dan somehow makes a plugin demo video be more educational than some of the other youtubers intentionally trying to teach you something

[@joelybarish4618]

An actual informative vid from a knowledgeable audio pro instead of useless YT wannabe's that other companies stoop to using. Kudos to FF for recognizing the difference!

[@mellowords]

For real. Dan is basically capable of fully composing music with just plugins and any possible sound source

[@russellszabadosaka5-pindin849]

“I bet you didn’t know you wanted a tube powered wah…” There’s so many things I didn’t know I wanted before FabFilter and this channel’s killer plugin introductions & tutorial videos. Thanks Dan!

[@musicman8942]

Is that wah preset from FF or did Dan create that?

[@vdub4216]

There's the 'voice of trust' back again to blow our minds. Great job as always Dan and Fabfilter, thanks for continuing to develop your status as world leaders. How can you not love these plugins.

[@exe4156]

as a musician struggling with medical issues; your videos help, inspire, and totally drive me to continue to try to create music. Thank you Dan. I honestly wouldn't be alive today if it wasn't for people like you. The few who can see the invisible.

[@switchmastah]

Dan the mad man. Jeez didn't t really think I needed this plugin but this man just changed my mind. Give him his commission.

[@Tamko_Music]

Yeah, it always works this way with Dan :)

[@makeaguitarnoise]

How about a separate video showing how you synthesised those drum sounds? That would be grand.

[@000aleph]

I second that

[@realraven2000]

@@000aleph Paul Third's that

[@zsteinkamp]

I wrote about how to do it in a comment here. Maybe there are other ways?

[@ricamosca]

That's a must! Love to see that.

[@EarlyMist]

I quad that

[@jmcmoi57]

is your voice just shaped white noise too???

[@zwsh89]

I just watched the volcano 2 video yesterday, it’s 11 years old. I was soooo happy to see that Dan made the sequel all this time later, I can’t imagine anyone else teaching me as much in as short window

[@Rakoah]

Fabfilter at it again with another beauty of a plugin!! You guys deserve all the moneys! Take it all!

[@MartinMillerGuitar]

Amazing levels of insight and creativity. You got quite the guitar chops, too, Dan!

[@qlyde]

This is insane, brilliant and it sounds stunning. It's one of those plugins that you almost have to learn like a synth to really reach it's potential and not spend hours tweaking. But I have high hopes for anyone who masters the workflow with this plugin, it could be a game changer.

[@colaboytje]

Yep, it's just so complex, that it deters me. I don't want to spend hours tweaking. I do that before recording

[@ThreeBeingOne]

On it. The payoff here is absurd.

[@RiffsAndBeards]

Im just here to listen to him talk.

[@JimijaymesProductions]

arent we all

[@g.o.a.t5975]

Hey Fluff

[@kelklassify]

Dan is a Musician, a producer, a mix and mastering master. He gives the world audio lessons. Bravo.

[@henriquematias1986]

that bandpass patch is out of this world!! great work as usual Dan!!! love it the drum sounds are amazing too!! really inspiring!

[@vitaliistep]

Dan and FabFilter team never cease to amaze me! Thank you!

[@joecm]

Incredible tutorial as always. Props to Dan and props to FabFilter for employing the industry's best marketing strategy

[@theman964]

one of the best things in life is to open youtube and find a new Dan Worrall video, thanks so much Dan for making the world an interesting place, i swear i am not over exaggerating, one of the few things on the planet that make me happy is you, thanks you so much man for sharing your wisdom with us, its not only audio or music, wish you all the best, love and respect from Egypt, thanks fabfilter for the next level plugins as usual, keep leading the way, cant wait for more, what a Legend.

[@ryancallahan2562]

My mouth hit the floor when he bypassed all the drum sounds and it was just white noise

[@americanskeptic1559]

One night with the bundle and 2 KZbin videos and I'm blown away. First vst that's actually improve song quality in 11 years

[@thefiddle2958]

You have some crazy audio engineers in your team. Keep blessing us with your overpowered software

[@D10110Gathering]

Dan is the man. Could listen to him talking about tea bags. Would probably buy them as well.

[@Unibabble]

I think I just learned about 15 ways to use a creative filter plug-in that I never thought of before. Fantastic sounding plug and outstanding tutorial. Mind blown.

[@gtz999]

This video is the best promotion I can think of. Had bought my license half way through.

[@MultiMam12345]

When the tutorials are just as brilliant as the plugins themselves. Even with some subtle humor added. Open hats off to you Fabfilter crew

[@Wergiftfresch]

Beautiful sound. Fantastic narration. Dan Worrall.

[@JC-pu3vl]

Beautiful! Superb plugin and some excellent ideas from the product video. Nicely done fabfilter and Dan for the ideas.

[@mandu9520]

Volcano and Saturn have been my go to plugins for a long time. So much creative potential when combining these two.

[@PierjanVadeboin]

Dan is the only teacher that helped me make progress ! He is the only one on youtube that explains you how the tool works instead of showing you some very specific examples !! To me, he is the smartest human in the whole audio production industry ! He is the king of audio !

[@art.allisone]

Thank you Dan for sharing your wonderful music and knowledge; it is much appreciated!

[@irbomusic]

This is literally the coolest demo for any plugin ever

[@NACHECHAN]

Dan THE MAN. You could sell ice to eskimoes with that sweet voice sir. Looking forward to getting my hands on this beautiful eruption of a plugin

[@FelixCarcone]

Thanks Dan. Great « Silent Hill » atmosphere memories at 3.50 ! Amazing video and plugin as always, Volcano became one of my go-to’s in less than a day !

[@lewbaldwin]

Awesome jam Dan

[@MscMan.]

Ngl, this is one of my all time favourite videos on youtube

[@niklassilen4313]

Fantastic as always Dan! Awesome awesome video!!

[@teko5773]

THE WHITE NOISE EXAMPLES YOOOO! That was crazy. Gonna have to try that myself when I get Volcano 3

[@vidarhjal]

Okay guys, I thought I will miss the plugin but now I checked the price...with my educational discount and the black friday sale (and probably considering that I already own so much more of your plugins) I only have to pay 19,07€! This is so generous and so nice of your company, how you reward returning customers.

[@j.veroni]

Thanks FabFilter. As ever, Dan keeps things exciting!

[@fortheoneswhocare]

Impeccable software with an impeccable presentation. I hope other plugin and software companies are paying attention.

[@hv3003]

TNice tutorials was so detailed! Great video for beginners. Thank you!

[@RealityShiftUK]

This is such an underrated plug-in ! I use the tube setting a lot for a filter sweep and a trance gate which is nice as well

[@imperiummusicrecords3365]

Legen - wait for it - dary! Dan Worrall's way of talking makes it even more exciting.

[@tz4601]

I've actually been demoing Volcano 2 for the past few weeks. It does WAY more than I thought a filter plugin would be able to do. The included modulation options really set it to the next level, besides the amazing sound. The presets do a great at showing off what is possible with it, i.e., way more than this pleb thought. To the point where I'm actually genuinely considering spending the dough for it, which I guess is why demos exist...

[@ronson795]

Often you reach for eq and saturation based effects while mixing certain tracks. with this you have it directly build in and have the possibility to choose different flavors and modulation and stereo madness as well. This could replace Pro-Q3 followed by Saturn in some places.

[@FelixCarcone]

Exact same feeling I have since yesterday ! So effective it’s scary

[@TheLex1972]

This is the best and most engaging voice-over I've ever heard. Cool software too 🙂

[@bruno_p]

this is historic! A class tutorial, love you fab and dan

[@BillyBanter100]

Many thanks for another exceptional walk thru from Dan. Wow! what useful plugin for any production. I thought Pro Q 3 was the be all and end all. Seems I'll have to add Volcano 3 to my collection. A brilliant addition to the Fab filter line up.

[@VINISAMPLES]

I just bought this, and I'm really loving it.

[@handoromper7987]

There's nothing even close FabFilter on the market. And what puts FabFilter ahead of the rest is Dan explaining in detail yet very simply what and how to do it. Other companies need a Dan. Great video already bought it. 👍🏻

[@Zadagu]

Dan does make videos for other companies too. Tokio Dawn Records for example.

[@IconOfSin]

Logged into Fabfilter yesterday thinking I'd buy either Volcano or Timeless... Saw the offer on my homepage and am now the proud owner of every fabfilter plugin. Really looking forward to getting stuck into this one

[@zsteinkamp]

For anyone wondering how to actually do this "MIDI-controlled filter in front of white noise" in Ableton Live, here's how to do it (or ONE way to do it at least!): 1) Create a MIDI track with some synth making white noise. I use "Analog" and just turn off OSC1 and OSC2 and turn on the Noise. 2) Add Volcano 3 to that MIDI track. 3) Create a MIDI track and add the "External Instrument" effect to it. 4) In External Instrument, send MIDI to your first track with Analog + Volcano. 5) ... 6) Profit! You can add a MIDI Source to the modulation section and choose "Key Tracking". You can add an Envelope Generator and choose MIDI input (top button to the left of the envelope display). This is a fantastic plugin! Kudos to the product and dev team behind it!

[@AstronautDown]

At this point Dan is just showing off :P Great update to the previous Volcano version, which was already stellar!

[@TheFactoryOfMusic]

Just a reminder that Dan Worrall has won the loudness war

[@silversulu]

There’s no actual Dan, just that calming voice navigating unexplainable tech :)

[@zwsh89]

Respect for the science of acoustics really let’s you see tools in new creative ways, it’s led fabfilter to come up with some ingenious filter features, and it’s led Dan to a better understanding of the potential of Volcano 3 before its launch even happens than most of us will ever have

[@januardmosia3949]

Don, you're beyond Dope...MAD! Genius...you really had me on those White noise Drums....I'm sure I'm not the only one partitioning for an in depth tut on that.

[@jrileyhill]

It's great as a creative filter like the previous versions, but the way this can be used as a tweaky colourful EQ is just so so so good and useful like Dan says. Something I didn't know I needed but wouldn't want to be without now.

[@curtis_chip]

wow Dan, great demonstration ! Greetings from Berlin

[@jazzmastert]

Great video from a hugely intelligent and artful expert.

[@dennisulrich7015]

You just nailed it once again!

[@chrollo7102]

Dan just gave us a masterclass on volcano 3. Thank you :)

[@ambrosiajam8008]

This was the best birthday present I could ask for

[@kenporter6059]

Simply amazing! Instant buy (upgrade) like every FabFilter plugin! Hope all or most of these features will be included in Twin 3. It will be the best synth out there... hopefully soon!

[@hazmatproduction4562]

It’ll need a bit more than that to beat synths like zebra & phaseplant, but I understand the enthusiasm. Gotta love fabfilter

[@MartinvonBargen]

That first tune is giving me flashbacks to watching CHiPs on my nan's 1970's Rediffusion telly after demolishing half a tonne of pic 'n' mix from Woolies and getting battered by my older brother in our usual post World Of Sport wrestling match. Cheers Dan.

[@chrishierro3]

Mind Blown. Thanks Dan

[@domingokite]

Dan, you mad genius, you’ve done it again

[@AironExTv]

Dan turns up the magic again. Nice one.

[@palbrekke9455]

Didn't think I needed a filter plugin. Watched the video. Bought Volcano 3. :-)

[@lempepe4291]

Dan the man! Now this is a quality showcase 🚨

[@thobydavis7649]

Mate I love these videos! Absolute class in production, skill and presentation! I just bought the creative app bundle on iOS and I’m excited about taking my music production to the next level!

[@BrianBiscione]

Lo vuelvo a ver y te vuelvo a aplaudir Dan, de otro planeta!

[@Zadagu]

Completly blows my mind. You can probably recreate most effects using this single plugin.

[@fray3dendsofsanity]

Dan and Fabfilter are the ultimate sound design dream team every. single. time.

[@DiscoTuna]

"That's all for now. Thanks for watching"..........BIG SAD FACE! We want more Dan!! Awesome stuff. I am sure fab filter look after you well. This video alone is going to shift a ton of these. So informative and exciting. Already have it on the download.

[@fifty7beats]

Just killer! Thanks Dan and Fab Filter ❤️

[@quantum_leap]

Great plugins transformed to legendary status by just this man's voice!

[@bjamminsincebirth3494]

That audio enhancer setting is spectacular

[@leemortimer80]

Another plugin I didn't know I needed until Dan Worrall told me it was great.

[@xXValomatXx]

I used to take an instance of serum for that matter, never tried it with white noise but rather a sine wave. BUT... great video, I'll definitely try that one out.

[@pvugts]

Now this is what i call a good introduction to an interesting plugin..sold..gonna buy me a copy!

[@Music-tg5is]

Dan the man is back!

[@Beatsbasteln]

ha, using this as a compressor was one of my first ideas when i saw the envelope follower, filterstyles and drive knob. finally a moment where dan couldn't surprise me. unlike the part about the whole drumset being synthesized from noise. those drums really didn't sound nearly as crappy as i'd expect filtred noise to sound like. they didn't even sound bad at all

[@pico5631]

Yooo I just searched for this a week ago Volcano is a great plugin, such a versatile and clean filter

[@mfkrwill]

Dan mentioned volcano 3 in his Waves Scheps Omni channel video, and I couldnt find a video on Volcano 3 specifically from him and then I was surprised that he was just in the official overview video, nice

[@Valleedbrume]

Awesome another FabFilter winner!!

[@andrewapte9981]

He really never does disappoint.

[@JoeyFTL]

Hi. And welcome back.

[@g-love6507]

Honestly - I'm try'n to wrap my head around all the capabilities that this thing can do... gonna have to watch this video several times just to scratch tha surface ! Alls I know is "WHAT" ! This thing is impressive... I'm convinced !

[@EarlyMist]

Sounds stellar.

[@uniqueanimals8977]

nice plugin. عالی بود. دمتون گرم👌👌👌👌

[@SaintLuminus]

I didn't know I needed Volcano 3 til now. Damn you Dan. :)

[@Cosmonaut1999]

I didn't know that I needed to know more about how to make drum and synth sounds with a filter plug in. I've spent the last hour scooping my brains off the wall and back into my head.

[@ShortP1089]

"i bet you didn't know you wanted the tube wah" i indeed didnt know i would :D fabulous video, as always.

[@farms6]

that white noise pad is so nice!

[@shreeshaadiga9037]

What a genius, both of you.

[@wezlam]

I watch this whilst continuously shaking my head slowly, and smiling.