Headrush Phaser & Flanger
Orange Phaser
Inspired by MXR® Phase 90
THE'Orange Phaser is an analog-style phaser designed for:
- Sound soft and musical
- Essential checks
- Immediate use
Main features:
- Old school phaser
- Warm and round
- Perfect for cleans and crunches
It is the simplest and most straightforward phaser
SOUND CHARACTER
- Soft
- Heat
- Non invasive
- Fluid movement
More musical than “special effect”
Control Parameters
SyncY/N
Sync Rate to BPM:
- Y → follows the tempo
- N → free control
RateHz / Picklist
Phaser Speed:
- 0.2–0.5 Hz → slow and smooth
- 0.5–1 Hz → classic
- 1.5+ Hz → fast
Slow rate = more elegant
StereoY/N
Toggle stereo:
- Y → wider
- N → mono (more vintage)
Mono = more authentic
Pro Tips
- Want elegant → slow rate
- You want funk → medium rate
- You want vintage → stereo OFF
- Want modern → stereo ON
Universal setup:
- Rate: 0.4Hz
- Stereo: ON
Perfect phaser always
Perfect chain:
- Phaser → Delay → Reverb
Movement + space
Quick Reference
- Sync: Sync tempo
- Rate (Hz): Speed
- Stereo: Amplitude
Setup Examples
Phaser clean (perfect)
Rate0.4Hz
StereoY
Soft movement
Vintage phaser
Rate0.3 Hz
StereoNo
Old school sound
Phaser funk
Rate0.6–0.8 Hz
StereoY
More groove
Ambient phaser
Rate0.2–0.3 Hz
StereoY
Very fluid