the A-128 fixed filter bank is quite good at imitating fx. violin
sounds and the likes. And can also be used to imitate vovel sounds.
So that would be my choice.

Keld

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "lars_arnwald"
<lars.arnwald@...> wrote:

>
> I'm interested in filters creating formants. It's not about human
> voice vowels or the sounds usually produced by by vocoders, but

rather

> the formants associated with certain acoustic instruments, like

cello,

> trumpet, trombone, French horn, etc.
> Probably nothing can beat the Yamaha FS1R when it comes to

parameters

> shaping formants, but like many other digitals it can't process
> external sounds. I've read the specs for Doepfer A-104 Trautonium
> Formant Filter, A-127 VC Resonance Filter, and A-128 Fixed Filter
> Bank, as well as Analogue Systems RS-110 Multimode filter, and RS-

360

> Vocal /Phase Filter Bank. Certain details caught my interest like

the

> input sensitivity with A-104 that easily creates distortion and the
> RS-110 external resonance feedback chain where reverbed signals

can be

> fed back. Some have extensive CV features like A-127, but unless
> programmability is desired, this is not a prerequisite since

formats

> have fixed center frequences, bandwidth, etc, AFAIK.
> Unfortunately there are no audio samples for any of the above
> mentioned, so I like to ask if any of the list members have looked
> into/ experimented with instrument formats. Is there any reading

to be

> recommended
> I'm new to this list, but it looks quite promising/Lars
>