Headrush Phaser & Flanger
Flanger
Inspired by Avid® Eleven Rack Flanger
The Flanger (standard) is an advanced flanger that combines:
- Classic character
- Modern control
- Possibility of shaping via pre-delay
Main features:
- Very flexible
- From subtle to extreme
- Great for live and sound design
It's the "all-rounder" flanger
SOUND CHARACTER
- From smooth to jet
- More controllable than analog
- More character than the air
- Definable stereo
The most balanced
Control Parameters
SyncY/N
Sync Rate to BPM:
- Y → preset time
- N → free control
RateHz / Picklist
Speed:
- 0.1–0.3 Hz → slow and wide
- 0.3–0.6 Hz → classic
- 1+ Hz → fast
Slow rate = more musical
Depth%
Intensity:
- Low → light
- Medium → obvious
- High → very pronounced
Feedback%
Signal reinsertion:
- 0–10% → soft
- 10–25% → classic
- 30%+ → jet
Determine the character
Pre Delayms
Initial delay of the modulated signal:
- 0–2 ms → classic flanger
- 3–6 ms → wider
- 7–10 ms → almost chorus
This parameter changes everything
Stereo%
Amplitude:
- 0% → mono
- 50% → medium
- 100% → huge
Pro Tips
- You want vintage → bass pre-delay
- Want modern → medium pre-delay
- You want chorus → high pre-delay
- Want jet → high feedback
Universal setup:
- Rate: 0.3 Hz
- Depth: 35%
- Feedback: 20%
- Pre Delay: 3 ms
- Stereo: 60%
Perfect versatile flanger
The secret:
- Pre-delay = controls the type of effect
Quick Reference
- Sync: Sync tempo
- Rate (Hz): Speed
- Depth (%): Intensity
- Feedback (%): Character
- Pre Delay (ms): Shape of sound
- Stereo (%): Amplitude
Setup Examples
Classic flanger
Rate0.3 Hz
Depth35%
Feedback20%
Pre Delay1–2 ms
Mix20–25%
Stereo50%
Vintage
Modern flanger
Rate0.4Hz
Depth40%
Feedback15%
Pre Delay4–6 ms
Stereo70%
Wider
Chorus-like flanger
Rate0.5 Hz
Depth30%
Feedback10%
Pre Delay7–10 ms
Stereo80%
Very musical
Jet effect
Rate0.3 Hz
Depth50%
Feedback30–40%
Pre Delay1 ms
Mix25–30%
Strong effect