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Moog The Ladder

Item ID: TheLadder

500 Series Ladder Filter with Low Pass and High Pass Functions, Variable Attack and Release Controls, and Adjustable Resonance

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A Moog Filter for Your 500 Series Rack!

There's nothing like the sound of a Moog ladder filter! The Ladder gives you the world-famous sound of Bob Moog's original ladder filter in a handy 500 Series rack format. This amazing modular Moog filter lets you add punch to bass, spice up your synths, and generally tap into pure analog bliss. What's more, The Ladder features a few key upgrades that makes it even more useful for studio processing than the classic Moog model. From sound sweetening to sonic sculpting, Moog's The Ladder is perfect for any 500 Series rack!



Moog The Ladder 500 Series Dynamic Filter Module at a Glance:
  • Old-school filtering meets modern architecture
  • Ultra-smooth classic Moog sound
  • Freakishly flexible filtering

Old-school filtering meets moder architecture
Without a doubt, Moog is one of the most inspiring names in synthesizer history, and it's all because of Moog's superior circuit designs. One of the keys to the Moog sound was Bob Moog's original ladder filter, and standalone ladder filters have been a favorite for studios for decades. The Ladder makes this signature sound more accessible than ever before, allowing you to inject it straight into your 500 Series rack. Experience the sound-shaping creativity for yourself, order The Ladder from Sweetwater today!

Ultra-smooth classic Moog sound
In The Ladder, four decades of filter development come together, offering you the smoothest filtering to date. A classic Moog all-analog filter lets you select between highpass and lowpass configurations. What's more, you can select from 2Pole and 4Pole modes (12dB or 24dB respectively), allowing you to set exactly how aggressive you want The Ladder's filtering to be.

Freakishly flexible filtering
Beyond conventional 2Pole/4Pole settings and cutoff controls, The Ladder lets you deeply define its character. First, The Ladder lets you perfectly define its attack and release. Pull back the attack and let The Ladder reshape your bass, or crank both settings to add bite to guitars, synths, or even drums. You also get positive and negative filtering modes, which lets you dial in anything from mild excitement to crazy reverse filtering. And to top it off, you can even push The Ladders resonance into self-oscillation for out-of-this-world Moog tone.

Moog The Ladder 500 Series Dynamic Filter Module Features:
  • A powerful 500 Series analog filter module that delivers classic Moog sound
  • Ultra-smooth lowpass and highpass analog filtering
  • Select from 12dB/octave 2Pole mode or classic 24dB/octave 4Pole mode
  • Flexible cutoff, attack, and release controls
  • Positive and negative amount controls let you dial in a huge range of filter effects
  • Resonance control you can push into self-oscillation
  • Absolutely transparent bypass relay for A/B comparison

Put Moog's The Ladder to work in your 500 Series rack!
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Reviews

based on 3 reviews

Amazing Tool!

by Jared from Boise, ID
May 21, 2013
Music Background: Indie artist
This thing is great on just about anything. Especially if you work ITB with a lot of soft synths. When you send them through the ladder it makes them sound like they came out of an expensive outboard ... read more [+]synth! Cool on vocals and many other sources as well. Thanks to Karl Long for reccomending it to me! close [-]

Ladder rocks!

by Mixerman from Durham, NC
March 4, 2013
Music Background: Recording Engineer
This unit is absolutely killer on kick drum and electric guitars. It's absolutely amazing how powerful it really is. It's somewhere between EQ, compression, and harmonic expansion! Great unit and my g... read more [+]o to on rock guitars and kick. close [-]

Not just for synths and drums!

by Jonathan Clarke from United States
March 13, 2012
Music Background: Recording Engineer, Student, Pro Musician
With this great product you can remove the harshness of a guitar amp. The sound that comes out is perfect to record electric guitars and basses, the drive and the LPF will remove the harshness of the ... read more [+]amps for a more focused sound. A MUST for metal and hard rock recordings! close [-]

Sweetwater Advice

Aaron Cieslikowski
If you take a hands-on approach to sound manipulation, you HAVE to have The Ladder by in your rack. When I got a couple into my studio I was able to channel Bob Moog's energy as I mashed my drum buss into oblivion. Next I moved over to the bass and added some sweetening with a deft touch. I think I tried it on every instrument on the record I'm currently working on and some of the sounds just defy description!
Dylan Driscoll
If you are new 500 Series, Moog's The Ladder should hands-down be your first module! This filter will work miracles on nearly every instrument in your mix - it's practically a ribbon microphone in a box. In my studio, it adds grit to my flat drum track, tone to my muddy guitar, and body to nearly any vocal I use it on. The Ladder is an absolute must for anyone who's interested in the 500 Series format.
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