Sometimes also referred to as a "State-Variable" filter, this term applies to any filter whose response characteristics are capable of being varied. For example, from lowpass to bandpass, or bandpass to highpass. The variations are typically accessed from a setting that can be made on a real or virtual control panel or through fluctuations of control voltage. Not all synthesizers have this capability.

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