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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.

Topic
Mixing
Level
Intermediate
Format
Lesson
Time
16 min

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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