Hi - I am working on figuring out the keyboard lead of a favorite prog tune, and in one section the keyboard lead notes get lost in the mix.
 
I would like to try to weed out some of the frequencies by applying a low-pass and high-pass filter to the track that has just that section of MP3 imported into it.
 
The trouble is, I cannot seem to find documentation on the X2-included Mod Filter, which as I understand it is a low-pass filter.  I also have not looked yet in the plugins for a high-pass filter (if there is one), and presume the same difficulty would be inherent in locating that documentation, as well.
 
The frequency range I would like to retain after applying the low and high pass filters is 160-1.3k, and I don't know what all that will leave me, but it is a start.
 
Any ideas?
 
Thanks, 
 
Bob Bone
 

R-Mix sounds perfect for this application
 
The ModFilter help came up when I hit F1 with the ModFilter UI in focus. The help should be located in "Cakewalk\Shared Plugins" directory.

An eq. Use steep q's but not so steep that you cause ringing peaks. Try 1.6.

Double up on filters to get an even steeper slope.

scook
R-Mix sounds perfect for this application
 
The ModFilter help came up when I hit F1 with the ModFilter UI in focus. The help should be located in "Cakewalk\Shared Plugins" directory.

I put R-Mix in, but the sound area in the plot is so small and narrow, I cannot possibly isolate what I am looking for.  I looked at the documentation, but cannot see how to change the zoom level of the plotted sound.
 
Bob Bone

I dumped R-Mix (although in theory it seems to think it can isolate an instrument), and I put in the Sonitus EQ and set a couple of bands for a low-pass and high-pass for the frequency range I want to retain, and I suppose I will work with that.  It's likely close enough to where I can figure out what I am trying to hear and decipher.
 
Thanks, 
 
Bob Bone
 

I do not believe there is a zoom function.

You can drag the sides or corners of the Frame in R-MIX to change its size.
 
If you have SONAR X2 Power!, check out pages 316 to 318 for step-by-step info on how to use R-MIX SONAR. http://www.garrigus.com/
 
Scott

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Which song is it Bob?
 
I transcribed a LOT of stuff back in the day (wit the help of my classically trained keyboard player)

It is Night Meets Light, from the Dixie Dregs What If album.  The section in question is literally about 5 seconds of playing.
 
There are 2 sets of multi-tonal arpeggios at the end of the keyboard lead section, and that's the only part of the whole song that I don't have nailed.  (the rest of the song has a huge number of meter changes, but is otherwise easy).
 
Here is a YouTube link to the song: (edited - link removed)
 
Thanks,
 
Bob Bone 

Something like Celemony's Direct Note Access in Melodyne or even Riffstation might help perhaps..?  There are trial versions available for both I think.