{"id":26096,"date":"2026-08-10T17:51:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T00:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ericbeam.com\/?p=26096"},"modified":"2026-08-10T17:52:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T00:52:37","slug":"drums-meet-polivoks-filter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ericbeam.com\/?p=26096","title":{"rendered":"Drums meet Polivoks Filter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Took a break from drum tracking and decided to see what the Polivoks Filter is all about. I had some Filter&#8217;n\/self-oscillating with the kick &amp; Snare mic in real time with reverb\/decimation from the OttobitX. The filter cutoff is being triggered by a Fairfield Circuitry envelope follower. 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