Chorus, Flanger and Phaser: One Family, Two Mechanisms
Why three effects with the same three knobs sound nothing alike — evenly spaced notches versus notches that are not in tune with each other, and why the LFO's shape controls the pitch wobble.
Why three effects with the same three knobs sound nothing alike — evenly spaced notches versus notches that are not in tune with each other, and why the LFO's shape controls the pitch wobble.
A chorus, a flanger and a phaser present you with almost the same controls — rate, depth, mix, usually feedback — and produce three sounds nobody would confuse. That looks like a coincidence and it is not.
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