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Phaser LFO Section
• LFO 1 and LFO 2 Rate knobs and fields: Set the speed for each LFO.
• LFO Mix slider and fields: Determines the ratio between the two LFOs.
• Env Follow slider and field: Determines the impact of incoming signal levels on the speed
of LFO 1.
• Phase knob and field: Available only in stereo and surround instances. Controls the
phase relationship between the individual channel modulations.
At 0°, the extreme values of the modulation are achieved simultaneously for all channels.
180° or −180° is equal to the greatest possible distance between the modulation phases
of the channels.
• Distribution pop-up menu: Available only in surround instances. Defines how the phase
offsets between the individual channels are distributed in the surround field. You can
choose from “circular,” “left↔right,” “front↔rear,” “random,” and “new random”
distributions.
Note: When you load a setting that uses the “random” option, the saved phase offset
value is recalled. If you want to randomize the phase setting again, choose “new random”
in the Distribution pop-up menu.
Phaser Output Section
• Output Mix slider and field: Determines the balance of dry and wet signals. Negative
values result in a phase-inverted mix of the effect and direct (dry) signal.
• Warmth button: Enables a distortion circuit, suitable for warm overdrive effects.
Ringshifter
The Ringshifter effect combines a ring modulator with a frequency shifter effect. Both
effects were popular during the 1970s, and are currently experiencing something of a
renaissance.
The ring modulator modulates the amplitude of the input signal using either the internal
oscillator or a side-chain signal. The frequency spectrum of the resulting effect signal
equals the sum and difference of the frequency content in the two original signals. Its
sound is often described as metallic or clangorous. The ring modulator was used extensively
on jazz rock and fusion records in the early 1970s.
The frequency shifter moves the frequency content of the input signal by a fixed amount
and, in doing so, alters the frequency relationship of the original harmonics. The resulting
sounds range from sweet and spacious phasing effects to strange robotic timbres.
Note: Frequency shifting should not be confused with pitch shifting. Pitch shifting
transposes the original signal, leaving its harmonic frequency relationship intact.
193Chapter 9 Modulation Effects