Phaser effect

The Phaser effect combines the original signal with a copy that is slightly out of phase with the original. ... Sonically, phasing is used to create whooshing, sweeping sounds that wander through the frequency spectrum. It is a commonly used guitar effect, but it is suitable for a range of signals.

1. What is the difference between a flanger and a phaser?
2. What is a phaser pedal used for?
3. What does phaser do to vocals?
4. How does an audio phaser work?

What is the difference between a flanger and a phaser?

Phasers work is frequency-based and works with a phase delay, whereas flanger is time-based and works on a time delay. Phasers filters signals by creating a series of peaks and splits the sound into at least two paths, whereas flanger doubles your input signal and plays both back together.

What is a phaser pedal used for?

A phaser pedal - part of the modulation family - is one of the more distinctive effects you can employ in your guitar rig. It's used to add body to individual notes or to create that classic swirling, movement sound.

What does phaser do to vocals?

The Phaser effect consists of adding a slightly offset copy of the incoming signal and mixing it back in with the original. The duplicate signal is passed through a series of all-pass filters which shifts its phase and thus it creates a series of peaks and troughs in the frequency spectrum.

How does an audio phaser work?

Phasers work by stringing several all-pass filters together in series to create a series of non-harmonically related notch filters. An LFO can then be used to modulate these notch filters, similar to the motion in a flanger. ... This phaser also has a feedback option, giving it capabilities similar to that of a flanger.