Tutorials | Filter MS-20 - Overview

Lena takes you on a guided tour through the roaring analog character and hard-hitting sound of Filter MS-20 in this overview tutorial, covering the basic controls, enhanced features, and some sound design tips for good measure.
🎁 Get it for #FREE until January 2, 2023.
_CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:13 Basic Structure
03:00 Filter Section
06:22 Distortion Module
08:52 Advanced Panel & Modulations
_DISCOVER
Filter MS-20 → bit.ly/3G6Rmev
Filter MS-20 is a stereo #filter and distortion #effect modeled on an infamously abrasive synth predecessor. Pump destructive crunch, roaring filter sweeps, and ultra-fat stereo depth into your mixes with an audio plugin that’ll make anything sound massive.
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_CREDITS
Presenter: Lena Osińska
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[@virgilsstudio]

Arturia is at the top of their game... I own 4 hardware synths and all of the software synths and FX. Stunning sounds. And free for this? WOW 👊🏼🤘🏼

[@LordTheeProducer]

Love Arturia! Got the v collection, fx collection, 2 midi keyboard, a microfreak and just ordered the Beatstep pro! They’re probably the best music company right now

[@warequalsnofuture]

*It's FREE until the end of the month (December 2022) !!*

[@YMIR]

was actually blown away by the MS-20s distortion effect. To have that plus its filter on anything is gonna be awesome

[@warequalsnofuture]

*It's FREE until the end of the month (December 2022) !!*

[@chandeleerjet5637]

The fact you gave us your best filter for free makes me want to buy everything you make. Great decision to put the customers first.

[@footballboots7167]

After the video went to check how much this must have Filter was going to hurt my wallet and was amazed to find it was a Christmas present from Arturia. Merry Christmas 🎉❤

[@origin178]

Another top quality demo by a top quality presenter for what will no doubt be a top quality product :-)

[@Sulfurico]

The sound of this filter takes you to another dimension 👍🎶🔥🔥

[@warequalsnofuture]

*It's FREE until the end of the month (December 2022) !!*

[@TheRememdium]

Thank you Arturia for making software like this available for free.

[@SaintElsewheres]

Thank you all so much, very generous. I really appreciate companies like Arturia. Cheers.

[@warequalsnofuture]

*It's FREE until the end of the month (December 2022) !!*

[@matthiaslangner4912]

Sehr beeindruckend. Ich kann es kaum erwarten den ms20 Filter auszuchecken

[@ebeyslough]

Just downloaded it and it's amazing. Thanks Arturia! Happy holidays!

[@altseason_musik]

wow!! simply thank you, just grabbed mine and I am mesmerized by it!

[@francescocarosone5943]

I came here first, then after the video I saw the comments below and I learned it was for free. Downloaded and tested. You throw away my other previous step filter vst effects, now here I have step but also continuous modulation (with some cool functions to draw it with fun and precision), add a very pleasing distortion which always sounds so smooth, and let us choose if after or pre-filter. Amazing stuff to be given for free. Thank you much and happy Xmas to you Arturia stuff, tech developers and commercials, you made us happy under the tree.

[@wimverpoorten3386]

Amazing effect, thanks Arturia! You rule!

[@ricardodsavant2965]

Thanks for the gift!

[@peterpeper4837]

Thanks Arturia for the awesome gift ! Merry Christmas and a fantastic creative New Year !

[@mattmaurer2297]

Wow this thing looks amazing. And it's FREE!

[@bassManDavis1953]

Brilliant and beautiful tuition. As always a brilliant Arturia piece of genius ❤

[@LipazMusic]

Wow! Massive! Thank you!!

[@music7studios]

Thank you for this fantastic tutorial! I can't wait to try this out on some of my own recordings!

[@JoshHumble]

Simply outstanding - prob the best filter out there!

[@achoangelov6840]

Hey Arturia team! You are amazing company, with greats products and ideas! Thank you and Happy Holidays!

[@thedeepblueskys]

This is the only Christmas present I received this year, and it’s awesome! I can see my self using it a lot since my hardware synths and samplers are all multitracked! Good looking out Arturia 🙌🏼

[@VEsound]

nice gift, thanks Arturia ♥

[@alessandroskocir]

Thank you for this precious gift. I wish you happy holidays and a merry Christmas!👍👍🎉🎅🎅

[@webdev_am]

Arturia keep doing what you doing. You are inspiring a millions of people like us 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@stayboystereo]

I can't believe this is free! It sounds so cool. All the Arturia products are of such high quality, and this is no exception. 👍🙏

[@puresoulg]

Wow Can’t wait to try it!

[@abcdubeatmaking]

Trop mortel avoir le filtre du ms20 pour mettre sur tous nos instruments c'est top !!!😍 merci arturia joyeux noël ❤❤

[@paulmint1775]

Thank you Arturia for the free download. A happy new year to you all !!!

[@shanonkiyoshi4784]

🤯 Okay -- WOW, Arturia! 💥 After playing with this for a couple of days I must admit I love Love LOVE this Plugin!!! 😁 Even *without* the incredible Modulation Options, the Filter and Distortion just sound Beautiful! 🤩👍 So THANK YOU and HAPPY HOLIDAYS to EVERYONE who made this possible! 💖 Top-Notch work! You've certainly given me some extra Christmas Cheer ✨️🎛🎄🎛✨️

[@FlorianRachor1]

Wow that is a top notch plugin. And for free. Mind blown

[@zhoumygod]

THANK YOU ARTURIA

[@pick_nark]

Awesome video! I have a feeling I will be using this plugin quite a bit.

[@TheBezerraFamily]

Great Video !!!

[@stevew2724]

Thank You, Arturia!!!

[@knowunity5631]

thank you for this!

[@blueeyedcat3443]

Lenaaaaaa, THANKS!

[@cultofthedeadcow333]

Thanks alot Arturia !

[@theiammike123]

Stunning. That's all I can say. Thanks, Arturia.

[@MIHAO]

amazing, merci!

[@TheFesta01]

Can’t believe I missed this for free! I thought it was permanently free so took my time... DOH!!

[@nicholasriley4729]

This thing is way too damn good. Best filter I’ve ever used inside my DAW by a country mile

[@nupelbeats]

Very cool 🔥

[@rumblechannel6343]

Thanks a lot for this nice little, or actually not so little treat :)

[@machinemademan]

i dont think ill ever not use this in a project. it just sounds so warm and fills so many gaps in one box

[@lorensteele2962]

Amazing feature set

[@flame2fame_music]

Happy holidays!!!

[@darvinreed2314]

This such a great filter I don't use filters that much because most of them sound bad but this one is awesome

[@fangan4770]

thanks for this @Arturia 🥂

[@OscarSlapp]

What da What?...This filter is complexed and has simple controls...I'm in love❤

[@MateoRelief]

Great job Arturia, I live this one

[@marleenvos4126]

thank you Arturia!

[@oscillatorstorm]

That's just crazy!!!!

[@hertzouttahell]

Frohe Weihnachten Arturia ❤️

[@NiME9600]

I thought I wouldn't need another filter ... now I kow better :D

[@re_loyola]

Thanks, Eva Green

[@micheldejesus3319]

I loved that logo inspired by daft punk's cover, it's accurate.

[@chambre466]

thnx

[@SIKKYBEATS]

ooo I can't wait to try this and put OTT after this! thanks again guys!

[@jean-marcdecanter7719]

Thanks a lot Arturia ! What a wonderful gift...And thanks to Alice mercurial tone academy, for the advice...

[@reaperdetoi7210]

Ty

[@gulagwarlord]

Just spent an hour with it, this thing sound incredible. The flavor of distortion is similar to that of soundtoys devil-loc, kind of granular and sandy sounding, which is cool... I still haven't taken it into plugin doctor to check for aliasing distortion but first impressions are good!

[@Super-id7bq]

I know this isn't a characteristic of the MS-20 filters as they have a super soft slope but I'd LOVE it if you could also add a couple extra slope options just to bring it into the digital age and make it more flexible. It's often tricky to get that nice fat low-end when cutting hard with the low pass filter. Sounds great though and thanks for this free treat!

[@merkotan4679]

The plugin is mindblowing.

[@furiobisotti8150]

Funny. I own an original MS20 since 1978. I could never imagine that I could had its soul coded in a computer... Weird times fellas!

[@gulagwarlord]

You guys should make more filters like this with the envelope follower built in... very useful. I know about tube culture, but I'll have to take a look to see what else Arturia has in that regard.

[@shanonkiyoshi4784]

😎 I have their FX COLLECTION 2 and use most of them on every track since my purchase. They're honestly PHENOMENAL and Inspiring 🤩👍🎶

[@RicoTropico]

I want emulation of Akai MFC42 :DDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@lokologico]

There is a lot of Arturia in my studio rn 😊

[@LaCremeBeatz]

Fire fx thank you Love ❤️🎹

[@Winter-CIG]

This might be the only plugin filter that sounds as smooth as hardware other than the Pulsar Modular P565 and that thing is about $250!!! I've tried countless filter plugins and they all either sounds too harsh with the resonance peaks or too thin. P565 is the only exception other than Tim Pethericks MS-10 filter for Nebula but that only has a low pass and requires Nebula which is lile $400. This sounds absolutely awesome and it's FREE!! MERRY FKN CHRISTMAS ARTURIA! Thank you so much for this.

[@warequalsnofuture]

*It's FREE until the end of the month (December 2022) !!*

[@BradHerrera]

I would marry Arturia at this point.

[@fabianobe]

I ove you

[@luklagrande]

thanks for this gift!!! adding separate bypass buttons for Filter and Distortion modules could be useful....but, again, thanks!!!

[@JLordX]

❤

[@marcogatto9742]

Is there a way to map step sequencer values with arturia beatstep? please please please!

[@ghostplayermusic]

With all these new effects I feel like it would be really cool for Arturia to make an effect rack plugin like Soundtoys that combines multiple filters and distortions. I think it would be amazing to have presets combining some of their effects together, since there's so much potential in each one

[@BradHerrera]

That would be insane!

[@shanonkiyoshi4784]

...So you want them to do all your work for you...? 🤔🤷‍♂️

[@Guitarisforgrins]

Arturia RULES!!!

[@jonathanparismusic]

@arturia can we also have the swap button on the Coldfire plugin to interchange the order of the distortion modules?

[@MG-tb2il]

👍

[@michatroschka]

Arturia is on a run, thats for sure

[@loidis9347]

Lovely! Arturia should just focus on these specialised tools instead of the other recent gimmicky plug ins they’ve been releasing

[@okinawa1312]

Thanks a lot! But one question...can i deinstall the arturia software center after i installed the plugin and still use it? I don´t want useless software on my pc.

[@WavejumperUK]

Unfortunately not it uses the app for authentication otherwise they stay in demo mode

[@PendelSteven]

Acoording to your site though, it is a _Product that is called _Filter MS-20

[@LoveMeBack]

How can I make it squelch without loosing the low end?

[@G43X]

I wanna know which instruments/presets are being used with the audio effect.

[@k7u7b7a7]

Hi there, it's mostly Pigments, and V Collection - MS-20 V (haha), or Jun-6 V, plus some custom drums made with Dist Coldfire, cheers!

[@duartecancela]

Is this part of fx collection 3?

[@channeloram]

I guess it is the sound of Daft Punk - Homework

[@JinandGuice]

Yo the Homework font

[@DBTHEPLUG]

Why is it free on pluginboutique?

[@adrianvansin]

The logo looks like Daft Punk's

[@DJSTOEK]

🙂😷😷

[@JoeyFTL]

Not a big fan of the cartoonish red logo, I hope this is not the direction the design langage is heading... The sound is superb and the numbers lighting up as you turn the dials is a great innovation

[@henryhill92]

Look up Homework by Daft Punk, might explain it and put your mind at ease

[@JoeyFTL]

@@henryhill92 we're acquanted, I was merely too much of an ox to make the connection. Put my mind at ease it did and I thank you.

[@cassettedisco6954]

🤝🏻🇲🇽❤️🇫🇷

[@rezganger]

so sad that arturia refuses to support their products.

[@bitspacemusic]

I want to like, but it's at 202.

[@JoeyFTL]

What does 202 represent?

[@bitspacemusic]

@@JoeyFTL Roland MC-202. Very complicated sequencer, but it sounds amazing.

[@WARDISWARD]

THeir graphics sucks balls though , multiple folders for different sizes, WTF and you can't delete thegraphics you don't need Scrambled guis when reloading plugins etc..they really have to step up their game and get rid of their ancient raster graphics based guis

[@IRELAND_MY_LOVE]

Irish accent but not Irish, how did she do that?

[@MrFree-vj8qj]

Great plugin very high filterfreak quality, terrible "tutorial" however. Just screen reading and stating the obvious.

[@daz3434b]

You pronounced the word 'infamously' wrong, it's pronounced IN-FAM-UH-SLEE. Get a better tele-prompter grammar person next time.