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Strippin da Flanger
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| Ibiza Dreams |
I have a very specific question that's been bugging me hopefully one of you masterminds can help me out!
Let's say you have a percussion loop going, and you add a flanger to it, the sound then starts going "up and down" (don't know the exact terminology to use), now, is there a way I can permanently keep the sound playing at the "down/low" level of the flanger or the high/up level? In other words, I want to be able to use the sound at a specific point created by the flanger, without having it shift in frequency due to the flanger effect... catch my drift? Which parameter do I need to adjust or which effect should I add to get that sound? Thanks a ton guys. |
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| dj-rob |
| Hmm, on the FL Flanger i messed around and turning the rate to 0 keeps it at a certain tone. also its basically just a low pass filter with some sort of noise. |
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| Tranc3 |
Well I'm not an expert on Flangers as I don't use them very often...I can, however, give you a detailed explanation of how they work.
Essentialy flanging and phase shifting are the same thing, except flanging was the first name given to it. Way back when dinosaurs still roamed the earth (no offense intended), creating the out-of-phase effect had to be done by manually pressing on the tape reel (or the "flange") to slow it down while being recorded. In this way, when you played back the tape at normal speed, those parts that you "flanged" would be at an increased pitch, while a flange effect being mixed to another tape would result in a lowered pitch.
It gets much more complicated, but that's the basic synopsis...as I said I hardly ever use flangers (if ever), but maybe that will help you get your settings right. |
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| auujay |
| quote: | Originally posted by Tranc3
Well I'm not an expert on Flangers as I don't use them very often...I can, however, give you a detailed explanation of how they work.
Essentialy flanging and phase shifting are the same thing, except flanging was the first name given to it. Way back when dinosaurs still roamed the earth (no offense intended), creating the out-of-phase effect had to be done by manually pressing on the tape reel (or the "flange") to slow it down while being recorded. In this way, when you played back the tape at normal speed, those parts that you "flanged" would be at an increased pitch, while a flange effect being mixed to another tape would result in a lowered pitch.
It gets much more complicated, but that's the basic synopsis...as I said I hardly ever use flangers (if ever), but maybe that will help you get your settings right. |
Not sure if this really answers the questrion, but is good to know anyway :) |
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| Tranc3 |
| quote: | Originally posted by auujay
Not sure if this really answers the questrion, but is good to know anyway :) |
Yeah, well I figure if you know how it works then you know how to tweak it, although I didn't give any concrete information. |
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| kewlness |
| automate the frequency... play the track, and when the flanger reaches a certain part that you want it to stay at, set the frequency to 0 and it will stay at that part forever |
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