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Virtual Guitarist
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The phaser effect—as the name suggests—is created by adding a
phase shifted signal to the original. Modulating the phase shift amount
creates the typical swirling. Unlike the flanger or chorus, the phaser
just adds movement without making the sound thicker.
The quickest way to get the right phaser setting is to match the Speed
and Depth controls to each other. The Depth control determines the
sharpness of the effect. A slow phasing with a high Depth setting cre-
ates a beautifully swirling space effect, while a high Speed setting
with a lower Depth setting creates a “harmonic vibrato”.
Flanger
A Flanger produces a whirling, glassy sound. It is created by slightly
delaying the effect signal, modulating the delay time and feeding a
portion of the effect back to the input to sharpen the effect.
Proceed as follows to set up the Flanger:
1. Use the Speed control to adjust the modulation speed. Higher set-
tings make the Flanger sound like a vibrato.
2. Now turn up the Feedback (FBK) control until the effect has the de-
sired contour (from subtle to glassy to sharp swirling).
Chorus
As the name suggests, a Chorus seemingly multiplies the signal,
livening up the sound, making it wider and thicker. The principle of the
Chorus is similar to the Flanger except for the fact that the modulation
is unsynced for the left and right channels and the pre-delay time is
longer making the Chorus fatter and less glassy.
Proceed as follows to set up the Chorus:
By matching Speed and Depth to each other, you can create a wealth
of effects. As a rule of thumb: The higher you set Speed, the lower you
need to set Depth and vice versa, otherwise the detuning becomes
too strong. A high Speed setting creates vibrato-like effects.