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Flanger: every effect side by side
The 9 flanger effects of the Motif ES at their default settings, one per row. Every column uses one scale from top to bottom, so anything that looks bigger, faster or brighter in one row than in another really is.
In plain terms: read across a row to get one effect's character, read down a column to compare them all on one quality. Click a column title to sort by it; click a row to open that effect's controls. Under the board: each effect's controls setting by setting, then 4 detailed charts, closed until you open them.
Flangerclick a row for its controls The delay line moving How long the delay is over two seconds, read from a click every 40 ms. Left cyan, right amber. Straight ramps = a triangle sweep. Sweeps between ↕ The shortest and longest the delay gets, on one scale for every row. How fast ↕ Sweeps per second, and whether the two sides move together or in opposite directions. The delay knob ↕ The average length of the delay as Delay (or Delay Offset) is turned up, with the dry sound left in. A straight line: each step of the knob adds the same amount. Settings above 95 are left off, where the click method stops reading. Tone ↕ The effect's tone at its default settings: bass left, treble right; above the line is boosted, below is cut. Left against right ↕ +1 = the same on both sides (sits in the middle), 0 = unrelated (wide), below 0 = opposite. The mark is 0. sort by: Sweeps between How fast The delay knob Tone Left against right
Dynamic Flanger
The delay line moving several moving voices (or none): no single delay line to follow
Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.77
+0.77 Flanger 1
The delay line moving length of the delay over 2 s: left cyan, right amber; one height scale for every row (0 to 26 ms) Sweeps between 6.5 to 15.1 ms
the delay sweeps between these lengths How fast 2.69 a second · sides together
2.69 a second · sides together The delay knob 4.4 ms, +0.10 ms a step
length of the delay as the delay control is turned up, settings 0 to 95; same height scale as the sweep (0 to 26 ms) Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.77
+0.77 Flanger 2
The delay line moving length of the delay over 2 s: left cyan, right amber; one height scale for every row (0 to 26 ms) Sweeps between 6.4 to 15.2 ms
the delay sweeps between these lengths How fast 2.69 a second · sides together
2.69 a second · sides together The delay knob 4.4 ms, +0.10 ms a step
length of the delay as the delay control is turned up, settings 0 to 95; same height scale as the sweep (0 to 26 ms) Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.77
+0.77 Flanger 3
The delay line moving length of the delay over 2 s: left cyan, right amber; one height scale for every row (0 to 26 ms) Sweeps between 6.4 to 15.2 ms
the delay sweeps between these lengths How fast 2.69 a second · sides together
2.69 a second · sides together The delay knob 4.4 ms, +0.10 ms a step
length of the delay as the delay control is turned up, settings 0 to 95; same height scale as the sweep (0 to 26 ms) Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.77
+0.77 Tempo Flanger
The delay line moving length of the delay over 2 s: left cyan, right amber; one height scale for every row (0 to 26 ms) Sweeps between 6.4 to 15.2 ms
the delay sweeps between these lengths How fast 2.65 a second · sides together
2.65 a second · sides together The delay knob 4.4 ms, +0.10 ms a step
length of the delay as the delay control is turned up, settings 0 to 95; same height scale as the sweep (0 to 26 ms) Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.77
+0.77 V-Flanger
The delay line moving several moving voices (or none): no single delay line to follow
The delay knob several voices: no single delay length follows this control
Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.72
+0.72 Vintage Flanger 1
The delay line moving length of the delay over 2 s: left cyan, right amber; one height scale for every row (0 to 26 ms) Sweeps between 1.3 to 7.5 ms
the delay sweeps between these lengths How fast 0.78 a second · sides together
0.78 a second · sides together Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.21
+0.21 Vintage Flanger 2
The delay line moving length of the delay over 2 s: left cyan, right amber; one height scale for every row (0 to 26 ms) Sweeps between 1.3 to 7.5 ms
the delay sweeps between these lengths How fast 0.78 a second · sides together
0.78 a second · sides together Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.17
+0.17 Vintage Flanger 3
The delay line moving length of the delay over 2 s: left cyan, right amber; one height scale for every row (0 to 26 ms) Sweeps between 1.3 to 7.5 ms
the delay sweeps between these lengths How fast 0.78 a second · sides together
0.78 a second · sides together Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.27
+0.27 Controls, setting by setting
One sheet per effect. Every tested setting of a control sits next to the others on the same axes, with the default setting drawn as a thin line inside each cell, so a small difference between two settings is two neighbouring cells, not two screens.
ring colour: barely changes the sound ▬ first 200 ms after a click▬ tone against the default
Dynamic Flanger every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
Feedback: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Feedback
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
LFO rate 30.20 → 1.24 Hz
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
lowers a band around 266 Hz by up to 25 dB (~1.0 octaves wide); also changes output level by +9.9 dB
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything below ~305 Hz by up to 25 dB; also changes output level by +10.1 dB
DryWet: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) DryWet
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127 · default
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
lowers everything above ~134 Hz by up to 8 dB
Sensitivity: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Sensitivity
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
spectral tilt -0.21 → 0.22 dB/oct
Dyna Level Offset: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Dyna Level Offset
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
spectral tilt 0.36 → -0.04 dB/oct by raw 31, then spectral tilt -0.04 → 0.37 dB/oct by raw 127; also 3rd harmonic -54 → -50 dB by raw 31, then 3rd harmonic -50 → -54 dB by raw 127
Dyna Threshold: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Dyna Threshold
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
spectral tilt 0.12 → -0.21 dB/oct
Direction: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Direction
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0 · default
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
1
first 200 ms at setting 1 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 1 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
spectral tilt -0.21 → 0.14 dB/oct
High Frequency▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down low → high
Low Frequency▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down low → high
The EQ frequency and width controls, each stepped with its own band at full boost (at flat gain they have nothing to move). Every tested setting is overlaid, low setting cyan to high setting amber, against the same band at flat gain: bass left, treble right, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down. Where a peak could be followed, the cell after it gives its pitch or width at each end of the control.
Low Gain, with High Gain low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with High Gain low, amber with High Gain high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Sensitivity, with High Gain low / high
what Sensitivity does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with High Gain low, amber with High Gain high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Feedback, with Delay Time Offset low / high
what Feedback does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Delay Time Offset low, amber with Delay Time Offset high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Sensitivity, with Feedback low / high
what Sensitivity does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Feedback low, amber with Feedback high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Dyna Threshold, with Sensitivity low / high
what Dyna Threshold does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Sensitivity low, amber with Sensitivity high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low Gain, with Feedback low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Feedback low, amber with Feedback high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Sensitivity, with Low Gain low / high
what Sensitivity does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Low Gain low, amber with Low Gain high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
High Gain, with Feedback low / high
what High Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Feedback low, amber with Feedback high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Release Time, with Attack Time low / high
what Release Time does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Attack Time low, amber with Attack Time high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down neither changes the tone
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Not shown, because these recordings show no measurable change from them: Attack Time, Delay Time Offset, Release Curve, Release Time.
Flanger 1 every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
LFO Depth: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Depth
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
pitch wobble 0 → 290 cents
Feedback: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Feedback
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
lowers everything below ~45 Hz by up to 14 dB; also changes output level by -14.6 dB by raw 63, then changes output level by +14.0 dB by raw 127
LFO Phase Diff: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Phase Diff
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
62 · default
first 200 ms at setting 62 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 62 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
93
first 200 ms at setting 93 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 93 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
124
first 200 ms at setting 124 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 124 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
stereo width 0.70 → 0.34 by raw 62, then stereo width 0.34 → 0.70 by raw 124; also lowers a band around 853 Hz by up to 1 dB (~0.0 octaves wide)
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 77 Hz by up to 22 dB (~1.1 octaves wide)
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything above ~1.6 kHz by up to 26 dB
LFO Speed: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Speed
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
pitch wobble 0 → 30 cents; also amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.25
DryWet: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) DryWet
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127 · default
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 1.4 kHz by up to 17 dB (~0.5 octaves wide)
Low Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
4
first 200 ms at setting 4 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 4 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
13
first 200 ms at setting 13 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 13 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
22 · default
first 200 ms at setting 22 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 22 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
lowers a band around 2.9 kHz by up to 11 dB (~0.7 octaves wide)
Mid Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 1.1 kHz by up to 13 dB (~0.8 octaves wide)
Delay Offset: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Delay Offset
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
measurable but below practical size: spectral tilt 0.24 → 0.05 dB/oct
Mid Width: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Width
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
1
first 200 ms at setting 1 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 1 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
60 · default
first 200 ms at setting 60 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 60 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
90
first 200 ms at setting 90 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 90 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
120
first 200 ms at setting 120 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 120 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
measurable but below practical size: decay time 0.02 → 0.02 s
High Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
28
first 200 ms at setting 28 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 28 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
35
first 200 ms at setting 35 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 35 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
43 · default
first 200 ms at setting 43 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 43 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
50
first 200 ms at setting 50 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 50 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
measurable but below practical size: spectral tilt 0.29 → 0.24 dB/oct
Mid Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
14
first 200 ms at setting 14 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 14 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
24
first 200 ms at setting 24 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 24 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
34 · default
first 200 ms at setting 34 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 34 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
44
first 200 ms at setting 44 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 44 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
54
first 200 ms at setting 54 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 54 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
measurable but below practical size: spectral tilt 0.29 → 0.24 dB/oct
LFO Depth
cents pitch swing as LFO Depth goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale 0 → 290 cents pitch swing
LFO Phase Diff
° L/R LFO phase as LFO Phase Diff goes from setting 0 to 124; this cell's own height scale 179 → -179 ° L/R LFO phase
LFO Speed
Hz LFO rate as LFO Speed goes from setting 7 to 31; this cell's own height scale 0.299 → 1.3 Hz LFO rate
LFO Speed
Hz LFO rate as LFO Speed goes from setting 7 to 95; this cell's own height scale 0.282 → 8.08 Hz LFO rate
What each control does in physical units, from the probes made for it: the line is the reading as the control goes from its lowest setting (left) to its highest (right), and the numbers under it are the reading at those two ends. Each cell has its own height scale.
Feedback, with Delay Offset low / high
what Feedback does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Delay Offset low, amber with Delay Offset high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low Gain, with LFO Depth low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Depth low, amber with LFO Depth high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
LFO Depth, with LFO Speed low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Speed low, amber with LFO Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Feedback, with LFO Depth low / high
what Feedback does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Depth low, amber with LFO Depth high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low Gain, with LFO Phase Diff low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Phase Diff low, amber with LFO Phase Diff high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
LFO Phase Diff, with Feedback low / high
what LFO Phase Diff does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Feedback low, amber with Feedback high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
LFO Depth, with Mid Width low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Mid Width low, amber with Mid Width high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Low Gain, with Feedback low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Feedback low, amber with Feedback high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
LFO Phase Diff, with LFO Depth low / high
what LFO Phase Diff does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Depth low, amber with LFO Depth high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Flanger 2 every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
LFO Depth: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Depth
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
pitch wobble 0 → 290 cents
LFO Phase Diff: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Phase Diff
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
62 · default
first 200 ms at setting 62 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 62 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
93
first 200 ms at setting 93 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 93 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
124
first 200 ms at setting 124 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 124 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
L/R LFO phase -179° → 179°
Feedback: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Feedback
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
changes output level by -14.2 dB by raw 63, then changes output level by +12.6 dB by raw 127; also modulation depth 0.15 → 0.71 by raw 31, then modulation depth 0.71 → 0.28 by raw 127
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything above ~1.7 kHz by up to 41 dB
LFO Speed: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Speed
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
pitch wobble 0 → 30 cents; also amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.25
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything below ~144 Hz by up to 28 dB
DryWet: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) DryWet
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127 · default
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 1.5 kHz by up to 17 dB (~0.5 octaves wide)
Mid Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 913 Hz by up to 23 dB (~0.7 octaves wide)
Mid Width: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Width
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
1
first 200 ms at setting 1 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 1 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
60 · default
first 200 ms at setting 60 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 60 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
90
first 200 ms at setting 90 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 90 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
120
first 200 ms at setting 120 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 120 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
lowers everything below ~48 Hz by up to 11 dB
Low Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
4
first 200 ms at setting 4 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 4 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
13
first 200 ms at setting 13 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 13 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
22 · default
first 200 ms at setting 22 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 22 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
lowers everything below ~48 Hz by up to 10 dB
High Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
28
first 200 ms at setting 28 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 28 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
35
first 200 ms at setting 35 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 35 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
43 · default
first 200 ms at setting 43 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 43 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
50
first 200 ms at setting 50 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 50 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
measurable but below practical size: spectral tilt 0.24 → -0.02 dB/oct
Mid Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
14
first 200 ms at setting 14 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 14 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
24
first 200 ms at setting 24 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 24 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
34 · default
first 200 ms at setting 34 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 34 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
44
first 200 ms at setting 44 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 44 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
54
first 200 ms at setting 54 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 54 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
measurable but below practical size: spectral tilt -0.02 → -0.01 dB/oct
Delay Offset: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Delay Offset
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
measurable but below practical size: decay time 0.02 → 0.03 s
LFO Depth
cents pitch swing as LFO Depth goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale 0 → 290 cents pitch swing
LFO Phase Diff
° L/R LFO phase as LFO Phase Diff goes from setting 0 to 124; this cell's own height scale -179 → -179 ° L/R LFO phase
LFO Speed
Hz LFO rate as LFO Speed goes from setting 7 to 31; this cell's own height scale 0.299 → 1.3 Hz LFO rate
LFO Speed
Hz LFO rate as LFO Speed goes from setting 7 to 95; this cell's own height scale 0.282 → 8.08 Hz LFO rate
What each control does in physical units, from the probes made for it: the line is the reading as the control goes from its lowest setting (left) to its highest (right), and the numbers under it are the reading at those two ends. Each cell has its own height scale.
High Gain, with LFO Depth low / high
what High Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Depth low, amber with LFO Depth high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
LFO Depth, with LFO Speed low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Speed low, amber with LFO Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Feedback, with LFO Depth low / high
what Feedback does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Depth low, amber with LFO Depth high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
High Gain, with LFO Phase Diff low / high
what High Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Phase Diff low, amber with LFO Phase Diff high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Feedback, with LFO Phase Diff low / high
what Feedback does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Phase Diff low, amber with LFO Phase Diff high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
LFO Depth, with Mid Width low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Mid Width low, amber with Mid Width high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
High Gain, with Feedback low / high
what High Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Feedback low, amber with Feedback high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Feedback, with Delay Offset low / high
what Feedback does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Delay Offset low, amber with Delay Offset high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
LFO Phase Diff, with LFO Depth low / high
what LFO Phase Diff does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Depth low, amber with LFO Depth high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Flanger 3 every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
LFO Depth: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Depth
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
pitch wobble 0 → 290 cents
LFO Phase Diff: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Phase Diff
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
62 · default
first 200 ms at setting 62 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 62 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
93
first 200 ms at setting 93 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 93 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
124
first 200 ms at setting 124 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 124 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
L/R LFO phase -179° → 179°
Feedback: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Feedback
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
changes output level by -14.0 dB by raw 63, then changes output level by +12.2 dB by raw 127; also modulation depth 0.24 → 0.71 by raw 31, then modulation depth 0.71 → 0.31 by raw 127
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 77 Hz by up to 22 dB (~1.2 octaves wide)
LFO Speed: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Speed
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
pitch wobble 0 → 30 cents; also amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.25
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
lowers a band around 95 Hz by up to 20 dB (~0.6 octaves wide)
DryWet: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) DryWet
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127 · default
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
lowers everything above ~10.8 kHz by up to 17 dB
High Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
28
first 200 ms at setting 28 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 28 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
35
first 200 ms at setting 35 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 35 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
43 · default
first 200 ms at setting 43 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 43 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
50
first 200 ms at setting 50 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 50 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 5.4 kHz by up to 21 dB (~0.5 octaves wide)
Mid Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 913 Hz by up to 26 dB (~0.9 octaves wide)
Low Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
4
first 200 ms at setting 4 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 4 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
13
first 200 ms at setting 13 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 13 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
22 · default
first 200 ms at setting 22 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 22 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 2.7 kHz by up to 11 dB (~0.6 octaves wide)
Delay Offset: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Delay Offset
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
spectral tilt 0.26 → -0.07 dB/oct by raw 31, then spectral tilt -0.07 → 0.32 dB/oct by raw 127
Mid Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
14
first 200 ms at setting 14 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 14 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
24
first 200 ms at setting 24 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 24 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
34 · default
first 200 ms at setting 34 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 34 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
44
first 200 ms at setting 44 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 44 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
54
first 200 ms at setting 54 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 54 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
spectral tilt 0.24 → -0.05 dB/oct by raw 34, then spectral tilt -0.05 → 0.30 dB/oct by raw 54
Mid Width: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Width
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
1
first 200 ms at setting 1 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 1 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
60 · default
first 200 ms at setting 60 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 60 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
90
first 200 ms at setting 90 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 90 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
120
first 200 ms at setting 120 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 120 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 2.2 kHz by up to 6 dB (~0.3 octaves wide)
LFO Depth
cents pitch swing as LFO Depth goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale 0 → 290 cents pitch swing
LFO Phase Diff
° L/R LFO phase as LFO Phase Diff goes from setting 0 to 124; this cell's own height scale -179 → 179 ° L/R LFO phase
LFO Speed
Hz LFO rate as LFO Speed goes from setting 7 to 31; this cell's own height scale 0.299 → 1.3 Hz LFO rate
LFO Speed
Hz LFO rate as LFO Speed goes from setting 7 to 95; this cell's own height scale 0.282 → 8.08 Hz LFO rate
What each control does in physical units, from the probes made for it: the line is the reading as the control goes from its lowest setting (left) to its highest (right), and the numbers under it are the reading at those two ends. Each cell has its own height scale.
Low Gain, with LFO Depth low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Depth low, amber with LFO Depth high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
LFO Depth, with LFO Speed low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Speed low, amber with LFO Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Feedback, with LFO Depth low / high
what Feedback does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Depth low, amber with LFO Depth high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low Gain, with LFO Phase Diff low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Phase Diff low, amber with LFO Phase Diff high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Feedback, with Delay Offset low / high
what Feedback does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Delay Offset low, amber with Delay Offset high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Feedback, with LFO Phase Diff low / high
what Feedback does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Phase Diff low, amber with LFO Phase Diff high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
LFO Depth, with Mid Width low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Mid Width low, amber with Mid Width high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Low Gain, with Feedback low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Feedback low, amber with Feedback high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
LFO Phase Diff, with LFO Depth low / high
what LFO Phase Diff does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Depth low, amber with LFO Depth high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Tempo Flanger every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
DryWet: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) DryWet
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127 · default
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
modulation depth 0.00 → 0.86 by raw 63, then modulation depth 0.86 → 0.02 by raw 127
Feedback: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Feedback
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
lowers a band around 55 Hz by up to 16 dB (~0.1 octaves wide); also changes output level by -14.1 dB by raw 63, then changes output level by +14.6 dB by raw 127
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything below ~45 Hz by up to 26 dB; also changes output level by +9.9 dB
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything above ~13.2 kHz by up to 25 dB; also changes output level by +9.9 dB
Phase Diff: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Phase Diff
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
62 · default
first 200 ms at setting 62 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 62 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
93
first 200 ms at setting 93 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 93 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
124
first 200 ms at setting 124 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 124 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
stereo width 0.70 → 0.34 by raw 62, then stereo width 0.34 → 0.70 by raw 124
Sync Rate: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Sync Rate
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
5
first 200 ms at setting 5 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 5 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
10 · default
first 200 ms at setting 10 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 10 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
15
first 200 ms at setting 15 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 15 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
21
first 200 ms at setting 21 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 21 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
lowers a band around 217 Hz by up to 29 dB (~0.0 octaves wide); also decay time 0.02 → 0.03 s
Depth: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Depth
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 1.4 kHz by up to 16 dB (~0.2 octaves wide)
Mid Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 743 Hz by up to 14 dB (~0.2 octaves wide); also changes output level by +2.7 dB
Delay: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Delay
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything below ~45 Hz by up to 8 dB
High Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
28
first 200 ms at setting 28 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 28 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
35
first 200 ms at setting 35 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 35 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
43 · default
first 200 ms at setting 43 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 43 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
50
first 200 ms at setting 50 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 50 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
measurable but below practical size: spectral tilt -0.05 → -0.21 dB/oct
Mid Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
14
first 200 ms at setting 14 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 14 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
24
first 200 ms at setting 24 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 24 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
34 · default
first 200 ms at setting 34 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 34 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
44
first 200 ms at setting 44 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 44 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
54
first 200 ms at setting 54 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 54 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
measurable but below practical size: spectral tilt -0.20 → -0.07 dB/oct
Low Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
4
first 200 ms at setting 4 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 4 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
13
first 200 ms at setting 13 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 13 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
22 · default
first 200 ms at setting 22 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 22 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
measurable but below practical size: spectral tilt -0.04 → -0.08 dB/oct
Mid Width: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Width
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
1
first 200 ms at setting 1 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 1 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
60 · default
first 200 ms at setting 60 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 60 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
90
first 200 ms at setting 90 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 90 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
120
first 200 ms at setting 120 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 120 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
measurable but below practical size: spectral tilt -0.09 → -0.08 dB/oct
Depth
cents pitch swing as Depth goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale 0 → 288 cents pitch swing
Phase Diff
° L/R LFO phase as Phase Diff goes from setting 0 to 124; this cell's own height scale 180 → -179 ° L/R LFO phase
What each control does in physical units, from the probes made for it: the line is the reading as the control goes from its lowest setting (left) to its highest (right), and the numbers under it are the reading at those two ends. Each cell has its own height scale.
High Gain, with Low Gain low / high
what High Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Low Gain low, amber with Low Gain high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Depth, with Mid Width low / high
what Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Mid Width low, amber with Mid Width high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low Gain, with Feedback low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Feedback low, amber with Feedback high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Feedback, with Delay low / high
what Feedback does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Delay low, amber with Delay high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Phase Diff, with High Gain low / high
what Phase Diff does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with High Gain low, amber with High Gain high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
High Gain, with Feedback low / high
what High Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Feedback low, amber with Feedback high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Phase Diff, with Feedback low / high
what Phase Diff does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Feedback low, amber with Feedback high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Phase Diff, with Low Gain low / high
what Phase Diff does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Low Gain low, amber with Low Gain high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Not shown, because these recordings show no measurable change from them: Re Trig.
V-Flanger every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
Feedback: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Feedback
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
50
first 200 ms at setting 50 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 50 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
100 · default
first 200 ms at setting 100 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 100 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
150
first 200 ms at setting 150 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 150 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
200
first 200 ms at setting 200 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 200 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
decay time 0.32 → 0.03 s; also changes output level by -6.6 dB by raw 100, then changes output level by +6.9 dB by raw 200
LFO Wave: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Wave
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0 · default
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
1
first 200 ms at setting 1 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 1 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
2
first 200 ms at setting 2 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 2 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
pitch wobble 49 → 112 cents
LFO Speed: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Speed
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
pitch wobble 0 → 54 cents; also amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.07
LFO Depth: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Depth
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
pitch wobble 0 → 42 cents; also amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.06
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything above ~11.5 kHz by up to 37 dB
Delay Offset: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Delay Offset
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
34
first 200 ms at setting 34 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 34 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
69
first 200 ms at setting 69 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 69 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
104
first 200 ms at setting 104 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 104 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
139
first 200 ms at setting 139 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 139 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 248 Hz by up to 32 dB (~0.0 octaves wide)
Modulation Phase: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Modulation Phase
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
4
first 200 ms at setting 4 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 4 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
8 · default
first 200 ms at setting 8 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 8 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
12
first 200 ms at setting 12 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 12 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
16
first 200 ms at setting 16 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 16 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
stereo width 0.71 → 0.38 by raw 8, then stereo width 0.38 → 0.71 by raw 16; also raises a band around 401 Hz by up to 2 dB (~0.3 octaves wide)
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything below ~460 Hz by up to 25 dB
DryWet: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) DryWet
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127 · default
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 978 Hz by up to 16 dB (~0.5 octaves wide)
Mid Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 1.2 kHz by up to 19 dB (~1.3 octaves wide)
Feedback Hi Damp: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Feedback Hi Damp
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
2
first 200 ms at setting 2 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 2 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
5 · default
first 200 ms at setting 5 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 5 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
7
first 200 ms at setting 7 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 7 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
10
first 200 ms at setting 10 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 10 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
echo tail T30 0.00 → 0.00 s
Mid Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
14
first 200 ms at setting 14 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 14 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
24
first 200 ms at setting 24 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 24 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
34 · default
first 200 ms at setting 34 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 34 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
44
first 200 ms at setting 44 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 44 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
54
first 200 ms at setting 54 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 54 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything below ~51 Hz by up to 10 dB
Mid Width: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Width
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
1
first 200 ms at setting 1 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 1 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
60 · default
first 200 ms at setting 60 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 60 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
90
first 200 ms at setting 90 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 90 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
120
first 200 ms at setting 120 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 120 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything below ~42 Hz by up to 10 dB
Low Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
4
first 200 ms at setting 4 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 4 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
13
first 200 ms at setting 13 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 13 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
22 · default
first 200 ms at setting 22 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 22 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
lowers everything above ~13.2 kHz by up to 10 dB
Analog Feel: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Analog Feel
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
2
first 200 ms at setting 2 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 2 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
5 · default
first 200 ms at setting 5 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 5 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
7
first 200 ms at setting 7 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 7 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
10
first 200 ms at setting 10 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 10 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 1.7 kHz by up to 6 dB (~0.3 octaves wide)
High Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
28
first 200 ms at setting 28 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 28 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
35
first 200 ms at setting 35 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 35 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
43 · default
first 200 ms at setting 43 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 43 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
50
first 200 ms at setting 50 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 50 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
measurable but below practical size: decay time 0.03 → 0.03 s
LFO Depth
cents pitch swing as LFO Depth goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale 0 → 39 cents pitch swing
LFO Speed
Hz LFO rate as LFO Speed goes from setting 7 to 31; this cell's own height scale 0.299 → 1.3 Hz LFO rate
LFO Speed
Hz LFO rate as LFO Speed goes from setting 7 to 127; this cell's own height scale 0.283 → 3.31 Hz LFO rate
LFO Wave
Hz LFO rate as LFO Wave goes from setting 0 to 2; this cell's own height scale 2.69 → 1.03 Hz LFO rate
What each control does in physical units, from the probes made for it: the line is the reading as the control goes from its lowest setting (left) to its highest (right), and the numbers under it are the reading at those two ends. Each cell has its own height scale.
LFO Depth, with LFO Speed low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Speed low, amber with LFO Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Feedback, with Delay Offset low / high
what Feedback does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Delay Offset low, amber with Delay Offset high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
LFO Depth, with LFO Wave low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Wave low, amber with LFO Wave high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
LFO Speed, with LFO Wave low / high
what LFO Speed does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Wave low, amber with LFO Wave high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
LFO Depth, with Feedback low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Feedback low, amber with Feedback high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
LFO Speed, with Feedback low / high
what LFO Speed does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Feedback low, amber with Feedback high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
LFO Wave, with Feedback low / high
what LFO Wave does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Feedback low, amber with Feedback high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
LFO Depth, with Mid Width low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Mid Width low, amber with Mid Width high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Vintage Flanger 1 every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
Speed: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Speed
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
117 · default
first 200 ms at setting 117 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 117 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
176
first 200 ms at setting 176 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 176 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
235
first 200 ms at setting 235 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 235 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude-LFO rate 0.28 → 10.00 Hz; also amplitude modulation depth 0.75 → 1.38
Feedback: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Feedback
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
echo tail T30 0.00 → 0.11 s
Depth: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Depth
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
pitch wobble 0 → 42 cents; also amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.34
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything below ~430 Hz by up to 32 dB
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything above ~1.3 kHz by up to 22 dB
Spread: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Spread
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
L/R correlation of a centred input +1.00 → -0.15
Mix: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mix
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127 · default
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 1.4 kHz by up to 18 dB (~4.5 octaves wide)
Manual: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Manual
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
lowers a band around 2.7 kHz by up to 16 dB (~0.4 octaves wide)
Type: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Type
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0 · default
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
1
first 200 ms at setting 1 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 1 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
2
first 200 ms at setting 2 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 2 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 189 Hz by up to 9 dB (~2.2 octaves wide)
Low Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
4
first 200 ms at setting 4 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 4 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
13
first 200 ms at setting 13 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 13 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
22 · default
first 200 ms at setting 22 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 22 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
2nd harmonic -70 → -78 dB; also spectral tilt -1.00 → -0.38 dB/oct by raw 31, then spectral tilt -0.38 → -0.85 dB/oct by raw 40
High Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
28
first 200 ms at setting 28 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 28 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
35
first 200 ms at setting 35 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 35 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
43 · default
first 200 ms at setting 43 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 43 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
50
first 200 ms at setting 50 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 50 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
spectral tilt -0.69 → -0.87 dB/oct by raw 43, then spectral tilt -0.87 → -0.60 dB/oct by raw 58
Depth
cents pitch swing as Depth goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale 0.0102 → 43.1 cents pitch swing
Speed
Hz LFO rate as Speed goes from setting 29 to 58; this cell's own height scale 0.117 → 0.221 Hz LFO rate
Speed
Hz LFO rate as Speed goes from setting 29 to 205; this cell's own height scale 0.353 → 5.22 Hz LFO rate
Type
cents pitch swing as Type goes from setting 0 to 2; this cell's own height scale 32 → 36.5 cents pitch swing
What each control does in physical units, from the probes made for it: the line is the reading as the control goes from its lowest setting (left) to its highest (right), and the numbers under it are the reading at those two ends. Each cell has its own height scale.
Stepped with these probes too, and the reading did not move: Spread.
Low Gain, with Depth low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Depth low, amber with Depth high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low Gain, with Feedback low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Feedback low, amber with Feedback high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Feedback, with Speed low / high
what Feedback does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Speed low, amber with Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Depth, with Feedback low / high
what Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Feedback low, amber with Feedback high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Depth, with Speed low / high
what Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Speed low, amber with Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low Gain, with Speed low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Speed low, amber with Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Vintage Flanger 2 every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
Speed: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Speed
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
117 · default
first 200 ms at setting 117 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 117 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
176
first 200 ms at setting 176 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 176 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
235
first 200 ms at setting 235 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 235 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude-LFO rate 0.28 → 10.02 Hz; also amplitude modulation depth 0.75 → 1.38
Feedback: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Feedback
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
echo tail T30 0.00 → 0.11 s
Depth: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Depth
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
pitch wobble 0 → 42 cents; also amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.34
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything below ~401 Hz by up to 32 dB
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything above ~5.4 kHz by up to 22 dB
Spread: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Spread
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
L/R correlation of a centred input +1.00 → -0.14
Mix: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mix
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127 · default
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 1.6 kHz by up to 18 dB (~4.8 octaves wide)
Manual: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Manual
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
lowers a band around 134 Hz by up to 15 dB (~1.0 octaves wide)
Type: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Type
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0 · default
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
1
first 200 ms at setting 1 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 1 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
2
first 200 ms at setting 2 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 2 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 202 Hz by up to 11 dB (~2.0 octaves wide)
High Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
28
first 200 ms at setting 28 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 28 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
35
first 200 ms at setting 35 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 35 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
43 · default
first 200 ms at setting 43 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 43 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
50
first 200 ms at setting 50 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 50 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
lowers a band around 2.9 kHz by up to 10 dB (~0.6 octaves wide)
Low Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
4
first 200 ms at setting 4 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 4 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
13
first 200 ms at setting 13 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 13 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
22 · default
first 200 ms at setting 22 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 22 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
spectral tilt -0.35 → -0.83 dB/oct; also 2nd harmonic -76 → -71 dB by raw 13, then 2nd harmonic -71 → -75 dB by raw 22
Depth
cents pitch swing as Depth goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale 0.0102 → 43.1 cents pitch swing
Speed
Hz LFO rate as Speed goes from setting 29 to 58; this cell's own height scale 0.117 → 0.221 Hz LFO rate
Speed
Hz LFO rate as Speed goes from setting 29 to 132; this cell's own height scale 0.353 → 1.08 Hz LFO rate
Type
cents pitch swing as Type goes from setting 0 to 2; this cell's own height scale 31.9 → 36.4 cents pitch swing
What each control does in physical units, from the probes made for it: the line is the reading as the control goes from its lowest setting (left) to its highest (right), and the numbers under it are the reading at those two ends. Each cell has its own height scale.
Stepped with these probes too, and the reading did not move: Spread.
Low Gain, with Depth low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Depth low, amber with Depth high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Depth, with Feedback low / high
what Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Feedback low, amber with Feedback high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Feedback, with Speed low / high
what Feedback does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Speed low, amber with Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low Gain, with Feedback low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Feedback low, amber with Feedback high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Depth, with Speed low / high
what Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Speed low, amber with Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low Gain, with Speed low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Speed low, amber with Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Vintage Flanger 3 every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
Speed: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Speed
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
117 · default
first 200 ms at setting 117 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 117 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
176
first 200 ms at setting 176 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 176 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
235
first 200 ms at setting 235 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 235 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude-LFO rate 0.28 → 10.01 Hz; also amplitude modulation depth 0.75 → 1.38
Feedback: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Feedback
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
echo tail T30 0.00 → 0.10 s
Depth: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Depth
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
pitch wobble 0 → 42 cents; also amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.34
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything below ~493 Hz by up to 27 dB
Spread: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Spread
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
L/R correlation of a centred input +1.00 → -0.15
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 70 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything above ~1.3 kHz by up to 22 dB
Mix: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mix
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127 · default
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 1.7 kHz by up to 19 dB (~3.1 octaves wide)
Manual: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Manual
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 4.1 kHz by up to 16 dB (~1.1 octaves wide)
Type: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Type
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0 · default
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
1
first 200 ms at setting 1 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 1 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
2
first 200 ms at setting 2 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 2 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 217 Hz by up to 7 dB (~2.0 octaves wide)
Low Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
4
first 200 ms at setting 4 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 4 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
13
first 200 ms at setting 13 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 13 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
22 · default
first 200 ms at setting 22 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 22 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 2.9 kHz by up to 12 dB (~0.6 octaves wide)
High Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
28
first 200 ms at setting 28 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 28 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
35
first 200 ms at setting 35 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 35 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
43 · default
first 200 ms at setting 43 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 43 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
50
first 200 ms at setting 50 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 50 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 3.1 kHz by up to 10 dB (~0.5 octaves wide)
Depth
cents pitch swing as Depth goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale 0.0102 → 42.8 cents pitch swing
Speed
Hz LFO rate as Speed goes from setting 29 to 58; this cell's own height scale 0.117 → 0.221 Hz LFO rate
Speed
Hz LFO rate as Speed goes from setting 29 to 132; this cell's own height scale 0.353 → 1.08 Hz LFO rate
Type
cents pitch swing as Type goes from setting 0 to 2; this cell's own height scale 31.8 → 36.4 cents pitch swing
What each control does in physical units, from the probes made for it: the line is the reading as the control goes from its lowest setting (left) to its highest (right), and the numbers under it are the reading at those two ends. Each cell has its own height scale.
Stepped with these probes too, and the reading did not move: Spread.
Low Gain, with Depth low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Depth low, amber with Depth high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low Gain, with Feedback low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Feedback low, amber with Feedback high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Depth, with Feedback low / high
what Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Feedback low, amber with Feedback high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Feedback, with Speed low / high
what Feedback does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Speed low, amber with Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Depth, with Speed low / high
what Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Speed low, amber with Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low Gain, with Speed low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Speed low, amber with Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Detailed charts
The measurements behind the board, at full size, each with what it shows, how to read it and what it found.
In plain terms: the board gives the comparison at a glance; open one of these when you want the full picture of a single quality.
The delay line moving, read 25 times a second What it shows. A click every 40 ms through each effect at its default settings with the dry sound mixed in. For every click, the time between the click and its echo is the length of the effect's delay line at that moment.
How to read it. Time runs left to right; height is how long the delay is. The shape of the line is the shape of the effect's modulator: straight ramps up and down are a triangle wave, a rounded line is a sine. Cyan is the left side, amber the right; where the two lines mirror each other, the two sides are sweeping in opposite directions, which is what makes the sound wide. Use the slider to change effect.
What it found.
Flanger 1: 6.5 to 15.1 ms, 2.69 times a second, moving 47 ms per second in mid-sweep; left and right are together. Flanger 2: 6.4 to 15.2 ms, 2.69 times a second, moving 47 ms per second in mid-sweep; left and right are together. Flanger 3: 6.4 to 15.2 ms, 2.69 times a second, moving 47 ms per second in mid-sweep; left and right are together. Tempo Flanger: 6.4 to 15.2 ms, 2.65 times a second, moving 46 ms per second in mid-sweep; left and right are together. Vintage Flanger 1: 1.3 to 7.5 ms, 0.78 times a second, moving 9 ms per second in mid-sweep; left and right are together. Vintage Flanger 2: 1.3 to 7.5 ms, 0.78 times a second, moving 9 ms per second in mid-sweep; left and right are together. Vintage Flanger 3: 1.3 to 7.5 ms, 0.78 times a second, moving 9 ms per second in mid-sweep; left and right are together. Not drawn: Dynamic Flanger, V-Flanger. They have more than one moving voice (or none), and the strongest echo hops between voices, so a single line cannot be followed. The stereo LFO drawn as an orbit What it shows. The pitch of the left channel plotted against the pitch of the right, traced over ten seconds of a held chord (a different note in each channel, so each can be followed separately) at default settings. Time is not an axis: the LFO draws the same figure once per cycle.
How to read it. A line along the rising diagonal means both channels go sharp and flat together (one LFO for both). A line along the falling diagonal means they move in opposite directions. A loop that encloses area means one channel leads the other; a circle or square is a quarter cycle apart, which is what makes a chorus seem to rotate. Corners mean a triangle-wave LFO, rounded figures a sine. Use the slider to step through the effects.
What it found.
Left and right move together: Flanger 1 (−0°), Flanger 2 (−0°), Flanger 3 (−0°), Vintage Flanger 1 (−3°), Vintage Flanger 2 (−3°), Vintage Flanger 3 (−3°). Left and right move without a fixed relation: V Flanger (+3°). The angle is the lead of the left channel over the right, averaged over the recording. The tracker follows one partial in a ±100 cent band, so swings beyond about ±60 cents are flattened and multi-voice effects, whose voices beat against each other, draw a tangle rather than a clean figure. Each EQ band moving, with its gain at maximum What it shows. The Dynamic Flanger's EQ frequency and width controls, each stepped from its lowest to its highest tested setting while its own band is at full boost. At flat gain these controls have nothing to move, which is why they showed no change before.
How to read it. Bass on the left, treble on the right; the height is how much that pitch is boosted compared with the same band at flat gain. One line per control; press play or drag the slider to step every control up together, and the legend gives each one's setting at that step.
What it found.
No peak could be followed cleanly enough to put a number on. The low and high bands are broad slopes with no single point to follow, so they are drawn and not given a number. Which controls depend on each other What it shows. Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners, each control at its low and its high test setting, for the Flanger effects. For each pair: what the second control does to the tone with the first one low, what it does with the first one high, and how far apart those two are as a share of the larger.
How to read it. One dot is one pair; hover for which. At the left edge the second control does the same thing wherever the first one is, so the two simply add. At the right edge it does something at one end of the first control and nothing, or the opposite, at the other. The same pairs are drawn as curves on each effect's sheet above, under two controls together.
What it found.
Of 67 pairs in which the second control changes the tone, 51 are ones where the first control changes what the second does. The pair furthest apart is Low Gain with High Gain on Dynamic Flanger. Tone only is compared, smoothed over about two thirds of an octave, so a change in timing alone does not show here. On an effect that moves by itself part of any gap is the movement caught at a different moment. Each effect's written breakdown, its measurement card and every single-control chart are on the
detail page (large).
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