Engineers Filter
by Robin Schmidt
4.3 / 5     (26 votes)
Engineers Filter is a filter plugin that allows for extremely steep filtering.

It achieves this by implementing high order IIR filter design methods that are commonly used in science and engineering, namely Butterworth, Chebychev, inverse Chebychev and elliptic (aka Cauer) filters.
Each of these filter design methods can be applied to create:
  • lowpass
  • highpass
  • bandpass
  • bandreject
  • high/low shelving
  • peak/dip filters of orders up to 20
Downloads
cyber_T Jul 16 2020
(5 / 5)
Jul 16 2020
I´m a great fan of "EasyQ" but now I discovered "Engeneers Filter" for me. I´ve seen a great tutorial about equalizing amp-sims: In this tutorial the harsh and fizzy frequencies were filtered with the brickwall-highcut-function of the expensive "F*bf*lter" in a very impressing way. And "Engeneers Filter" can do that nearly in the same way! I´ve made a test with "VST-PluginAnalyser": With an extreme steep, all the high-frequencies at a selected point were filtered out without effecting the rest of the signal (e.g. an amp-sim-track). So many thanks to Robin Schmidt!
CAIN May 10 2020
(4 / 5)
May 10 2020
GOOOD
Rockkley Jan 04 2019
(3 / 5)
Jan 04 2019
This and other of their products is really great. Simple, effective, not heavy
svyatoslav Mar 02 2018
(4 / 5)
Mar 02 2018
has 420 dboctave. this is a record. must have. need 64bit
Max Mar 21 2018
Mar 21 2018
RS-MET has recently released a VST/AU called ToolChain. It is 64-bit, free and acts as a bundle/shell for several effects created by the developer, including Engineers Filter. You can download from developer's website.
Karma Nov 03 2020
Nov 03 2020
thanks
Max Sept 29 2017
(5 / 5)
Sept 29 2017
Excellent steep filter! To control/automate parameters in FL Studio, you can use 'MIDI Out' to send MIDI CC messages. In more detail: 1.) In the FL Studio Wrapper of EngineersFilter (EF): Set a MIDI input port (e.g. 10). 2.) In the FL Studio Channel Rack: Create a MIDI Out channel and match the Port number to the one previously selected (here: 10). 3.) In the MIDI Out: Right-click one of the round knobs and choose 'Configure' in the drop-down menu. Fill in name and short name, and set the CC number in the 'Controller' field to an unassigned number (e.g. CC 23), then click 'Accept'. 4.) In EF, right-click on the parameter you would like to control via MIDI CC (e.g. Frequency) and choose 'MIDI Learn' from the drop-down menu. 5.) Immediately thereafter, switch to the MIDI Out and use your mouse to move the round knob you assigned in Step 3 (here: MIDI CC 23). This will automatically link this knob to the chosen parameter in EF, i.e. moving the round knob in MIDI Out will now change the assigned value in EF. 6.) Repeat procedure for other parameters, using different MIDI CC numbers. 7.) Optional: After right-clicking once more on a round knob in MIDI Out, link it to your hardware controller or assign an automation clip as described elsewhere.
Tron Oct 14 2016
Oct 14 2016
Amazing free filter!
Viktor Stolbovoy Aug 10 2016
(0 / 5)
Aug 10 2016
High pass filters do NOT work properly. I can't achieve more that 16dB atennuation. Low pass works OK. Tested with Reaper
Izaac Jun 05 2016
Jun 05 2016
Can we get an 64bit one ? :)
tist May 31 2016
(4 / 5)
May 31 2016
the mouse brought us all here. only 32 bit? no worries us producers have our ways of getting this to work on 64 bit :D
godinion May 22 2016
(4 / 5)
May 22 2016
If you've noticed a spike in downloads it's because Deadmau5 just recomended this plugin on a razer music video :P
Connor May 15 2016
May 15 2016
I'm so confused. I extract all of the files to my plugin folder in Ableton and nothing is showing up! I've tried closing out of Ableton and loading it back up and still nothing. Can someone please help me?
cyber_T May 17 2016
May 17 2016
This is a "32 bit- plugin" . Maybe you own a relative new 64 bit- ableton- version. Then you'll need a 64 bit converter like "j- brige" for this plugin (and all the other fine 32 bit- plugins around the world). Hope that helps...
William Prophet Apr 01 2015
(4 / 5)
Apr 01 2015
Is there any other way to get parameter controls besides the sliders on the gui? Otherwise, this is a really extensive and intense free filter vst
Sapphire Nov 09 2014
(1 / 5)
Nov 09 2014
Its a good filter yes, but occasionally drives my CPU up to 100 while idle. I'm not sure why, happens in Cubase 7.5.20 and Ableton 9.1.1
TheGreatJ Aug 07 2016
Aug 07 2016
I have this problem when I have over ~3 instances running at once in FL 12.0.2
poop Dec 22 2016
Dec 22 2016
In FL, turn on smart disable. Also how does ableton now have 32 bit support? what year is it?
younyounyoun Mar 04 2017
Mar 04 2017
Smart disable doesnt fixes it at all. And live does support 32bit plugins
royz Nov 30 2017
Nov 30 2017
anybody figure this out yet? love the plugin but the 100% cpu at idle issue drives me nuts...
Aberto Mar 26 2014
(5 / 5)
Mar 26 2014
This is an awesome filter. Excellent for experimental sound design, and the customization is really nice. Also freaked me out a bit when I noticed my last name is one of the filter modes (Butterworth). My only problem with it is that I couldn't seem to find any way to MIDI map/automate the controls in FL Studio. Anyone got any suggestions?
HDC Feb 09 2016
Feb 09 2016
Ehmm, what about "last tweaked" button in "tools" menu?
CrealQller Feb 27 2014
(4 / 5)
Feb 27 2014
Good 1! Tkx 4 sharing!
Dan Feb 22 2014
(5 / 5)
Feb 22 2014
Awesome filter. Just what I was looking for. Just a tip, if you want to use specific frequencies, not just what you can drag the slider to, you can save your filter, edit the preset and reload it.
Phoonck Sept 12 2013
(5 / 5)
Sept 12 2013
Beautiful tool for the mix and experiments.
Jay Feb 23 2013
(5 / 5)
Feb 23 2013
This is just what i've been looking for, simple but very effective!! Thanks for sharing!
LL Jan 12 2013
(5 / 5)
Jan 12 2013
This has easily made my day.
Youno Nov 24 2011
(5 / 5)
Nov 24 2011
Damn, this is super useful for mixing. Want more headroom? Try high passing things with this. The only way you'd tell it was free was just by the way you dial up the numbers. Other than that, really quality stuff.
TAMP Sept 08 2011
(5 / 5)
Sept 08 2011
Awesome free filter!!!
Cain Feb 26 2011
(5 / 5)
Feb 26 2011
best free filter hands down. it has elliptic and butterworth filters with sharp edge cutoff which are the best for getting rid of unwanted noise and frequencies. 5 out of 5