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Phaser: every effect side by side
The 8 phaser 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.
Phaserclick a row for its controls Notches travelling Each dot is a notch at one instant: time left to right over two seconds, pitch bottom to top. Trails are notches sweeping. The lowest notch moves ↕ How far the lowest notch travels; the bar is that distance in octaves. How many notches ↕ Notches in the response at one time. 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: The lowest notch moves How many notches Tone Left against right
Dynamic Phaser
Notches travelling where each one sits over 2 s: time left to right, pitch (100 Hz to 12 kHz) bottom to top
The lowest notch moves holds at 1,744 Hz
the notch does not move on steady noise
How many notches 2 at a time
2 at a time Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.79
+0.79 Phaser 1
Notches travelling where each one sits over 2 s: time left to right, pitch (100 Hz to 12 kHz) bottom to top
The lowest notch moves 194 to 1,206 Hz
194 to 1,206 Hz How many notches 5 at a time
5 at a time Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right -0.19
-0.19 Phaser 2
Notches travelling where each one sits over 2 s: time left to right, pitch (100 Hz to 12 kHz) bottom to top
The lowest notch moves 215 to 1,141 Hz
215 to 1,141 Hz How many notches 4 at a time
4 at a time Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.62
+0.62 Tempo Phaser
Notches travelling where each one sits over 2 s: time left to right, pitch (100 Hz to 12 kHz) bottom to top
The lowest notch moves 215 to 1,163 Hz
215 to 1,163 Hz How many notches 4 at a time
4 at a time Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.63
+0.63 Vintage Mono Phaser 1
Notches travelling where each one sits over 2 s: time left to right, pitch (100 Hz to 12 kHz) bottom to top
The lowest notch moves 237 to 1,249 Hz
237 to 1,249 Hz How many notches 3 at a time
3 at a time Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +1.00
+1.00 Vintage Mono Phaser 2
Notches travelling where each one sits over 2 s: time left to right, pitch (100 Hz to 12 kHz) bottom to top
The lowest notch moves 258 to 969 Hz
258 to 969 Hz How many notches 3 at a time
3 at a time Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +1.00
+1.00 Vintage Stereo Phaser 1
Notches travelling where each one sits over 2 s: time left to right, pitch (100 Hz to 12 kHz) bottom to top
The lowest notch moves 258 to 1,270 Hz
258 to 1,270 Hz How many notches 3 at a time
3 at a time Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.58
+0.58 Vintage Stereo Phaser 2
Notches travelling where each one sits over 2 s: time left to right, pitch (100 Hz to 12 kHz) bottom to top
The lowest notch moves 280 to 1,077 Hz
280 to 1,077 Hz How many notches 3 at a time
3 at a time Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.64
+0.64 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 Phaser 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
raises a band around 3.9 kHz by up to 30 dB (~0.5 octaves wide); also changes output level by -5.5 dB by raw 63, then changes output level by +10.9 dB 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 ~202 Hz by up to 28 dB; also changes output level by +10.7 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 ~144 Hz by up to 18 dB; also changes output level by +9.5 dB
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 0.46 → -0.52 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 0.30 → -0.52 dB/oct by raw 63, then spectral tilt -0.52 → 0.38 dB/oct by raw 127; also 3rd harmonic -53 → -48 dB by raw 31, then 3rd harmonic -48 → -53 dB by raw 127
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
changes output level by -0.9 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
measurable but below practical size: 3rd harmonic -51 → -53 dB
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
measurable but below practical size: 3rd harmonic -53 → -51 dB
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
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
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
Direction, with High Gain low / high
what Direction 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
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
Direction, with Feedback low / high
what Direction 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
Direction, with Low Gain low / high
what Direction 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
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, Release Curve, Release Time, Stage.
Phaser 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).
Phase Shift Offset: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Phase Shift 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
pitch wobble 180 → 0 cents; also amplitude modulation depth 0.17 → 0.00
Stage: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Stage
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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
11
first 200 ms at setting 11 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 11 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
22
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
pitch wobble 36 → 191 cents
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
pitch wobble 0 → 123 cents
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 → 108 cents
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
changes output level by +17.9 dB
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 23.54 → 4.47 s
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 → 38 cents; also amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.16
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 2.34 → 1.11 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
spectral tilt 2.20 → 0.90 dB/oct by raw 31, then spectral tilt 0.90 → 1.97 dB/oct by raw 40
Diffusion: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Diffusion
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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
1 · default
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
pitch wobble 129 → 123 cents
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
amplitude modulation depth 0.07 → 0.01
LFO Depth
cents pitch swing as LFO Depth goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale 0 → 107 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 0.306 → 9.11 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 Phase Shift Offset low / high
what High Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Phase Shift Offset low, amber with Phase Shift Offset high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
LFO Depth, with Stage low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Stage low, amber with Stage 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
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 Phase Shift Offset low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Phase Shift Offset low, amber with Phase Shift Offset high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
High Gain, with Stage low / high
what High Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Stage low, amber with Stage high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Stage, with Phase Shift Offset low / high
what Stage does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Phase Shift Offset low, amber with Phase Shift Offset 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.
Phaser 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).
Phase Shift Offset: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Phase Shift 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
pitch wobble 185 → 1 cents; also amplitude modulation depth 0.14 → 0.00
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 17.36 → 0.61 s
Stage: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Stage
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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
3
first 200 ms at setting 3 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 3 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
7 · default
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
9
first 200 ms at setting 9 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 9 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
11
first 200 ms at setting 11 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 11 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
pitch wobble 35 → 124 cents
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
pitch wobble 0 → 81 cents
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 → 71 cents
Phase Difference: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Phase Difference
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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 0.67 → 0.43 by raw 62, then stereo width 0.43 → 0.67 by raw 124; also raises a band around 5.4 kHz by up to 7 dB (~0.2 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
amplitude modulation depth 0.15 → 0.01
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 7.6 kHz by up to 1 dB (~0.7 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 5.4 kHz by up to 6 dB (~0.8 octaves wide)
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
amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.09; also pitch wobble 0 → 9 cents
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
amplitude modulation depth 0.01 → 0.09
LFO Depth
cents pitch swing as LFO Depth goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale 0.0131 → 69.7 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 95; this cell's own height scale 0.306 → 8.08 Hz LFO rate
Phase Difference
° L/R LFO phase as Phase Difference goes from setting 0 to 124; this cell's own height scale 179 → 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.
Feedback, with Phase Shift Offset low / high
what Feedback does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Phase Shift Offset low, amber with Phase Shift Offset 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
Stage, with Feedback low / high
what Stage 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 Phase Shift Offset low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Phase Shift Offset low, amber with Phase Shift Offset high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
LFO Depth, with Stage low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Stage low, amber with Stage high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Stage, with Phase Shift Offset low / high
what Stage does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Phase Shift Offset low, amber with Phase Shift 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 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
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 Phaser 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
modulation depth 0.67 → 0.02 by raw 63, then modulation depth 0.02 → 0.92 by raw 127; also changes output level by -11.4 dB by raw 63, then changes output level by +10.1 dB by raw 127
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 → 0.78 by raw 63, then modulation depth 0.78 → 0.00 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 a band around 9.4 kHz by up to 26 dB (~0.1 octaves wide); also changes output level by +10.6 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 a band around 144 Hz by up to 23 dB (~0.0 octaves wide); also changes output level by +9.5 dB
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
raises a band around 3.4 kHz by up to 19 dB (~0.2 octaves wide)
Tempo Speed: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Tempo 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
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 6.7 kHz by up to 18 dB (~0.0 octaves wide); also 2nd harmonic -67 → -80 dB
Phase Shift Offset: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Phase Shift 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
lowers a band around 978 Hz by up to 25 dB (~0.1 octaves wide); also 2nd harmonic -67 → -78 dB
Phase Difference: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Phase Difference
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
stereo width 0.67 → 0.43 by raw 62, then stereo width 0.43 → 0.67 by raw 124; also raises a band around 493 Hz by up to 0 dB (~0.0 octaves wide)
Stage: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Stage
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
3
first 200 ms at setting 3 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 3 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
7 · default
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
9
first 200 ms at setting 9 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 9 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
11
first 200 ms at setting 11 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 11 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
lowers a band around 694 Hz by up to 12 dB (~0.0 octaves wide); also 2nd harmonic -84 → -74 dB
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 0.70 → 0.23 dB/oct; also 2nd harmonic -80 → -77 dB
Re Trigger: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Re Trigger
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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
spectral tilt 0.29 → 0.66 dB/oct by raw 1, then spectral tilt 0.66 → 0.20 dB/oct by raw 2
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
decay time 0.03 → 0.03 s; also 2nd harmonic -78 → -75 dB by raw 43, then 2nd harmonic -75 → -78 dB by raw 58
LFO Depth
cents pitch swing as LFO Depth goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale 0.0131 → 68.3 cents pitch swing
Phase Difference
° L/R LFO phase as Phase Difference goes from setting 0 to 124; this cell's own height scale 178 → 178 ° 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.
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
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
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
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
LFO Depth, with Low Gain low / high
what LFO Depth 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
LFO Depth, with Tempo Speed low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Tempo Speed low, amber with Tempo Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
LFO Depth, with High Gain low / high
what LFO Depth 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
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 Mono Phaser 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
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
126 · default
first 200 ms at setting 126 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 126 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
189
first 200 ms at setting 189 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 189 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
252
first 200 ms at setting 252 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 252 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude-LFO rate 0.23 → 10.01 Hz; also pitch wobble 1 → 32 cents
Stage: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Stage
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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
1 · default
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
3
first 200 ms at setting 3 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 3 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
pitch-LFO rate 7.21 → 1.04 Hz; also L/R LFO phase 148° → 0°
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 0.01 → 0.10 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
modulation depth 0.58 → 0.01 by raw 50, then modulation depth 0.01 → 0.58 by raw 58
Color: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Color
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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
modulation depth 0.01 → 0.59 by raw 95, then modulation depth 0.59 → 0.01 by raw 127
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
modulation depth 0.58 → 0.01 by raw 31, then modulation depth 0.01 → 0.58 by raw 40
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
amplitude modulation depth 0.13 → 0.70
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
amplitude modulation depth 0.25 → 0.62; also amplitude-LFO rate 2.06 → 1.04 Hz
Mode: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mode
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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
pitch-LFO rate 2.07 → 1.04 Hz; also L/R LFO phase -74° → 35°
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
amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.35; also pitch wobble 0 → 14 cents
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
amplitude modulation depth 0.46 → 0.20
Depth
cents pitch swing as Depth goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale 0.0147 → 14.4 cents pitch swing
Speed
Hz LFO rate as Speed goes from setting 0 to 63; this cell's own height scale 0.507 → 1.64 Hz LFO rate
Speed
Hz LFO rate as Speed goes from setting 78 to 220; this cell's own height scale 0.871 → 5.63 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 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
Stage, with Speed low / high
what Stage 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
Feedback, with Stage low / high
what Feedback does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Stage low, amber with Stage 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
High Frequency, with Stage low / high
what High Frequency does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Stage low, amber with Stage high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
High Frequency, with Speed low / high
what High Frequency 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
High Frequency, with Feedback low / high
what High Frequency 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
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 Mono Phaser 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
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
126 · default
first 200 ms at setting 126 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 126 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
189
first 200 ms at setting 189 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 189 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
252
first 200 ms at setting 252 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 252 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude-LFO rate 0.23 → 20.01 Hz; also pitch wobble 1 → 23 cents
Stage: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Stage
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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
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 · default
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
3
first 200 ms at setting 3 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 3 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
amplitude-LFO rate 1.04 → 5.15 Hz; also pitch-LFO rate 7.21 → 2.07 Hz
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 0.01 → 0.17 s
Mode: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mode
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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
L/R LFO phase 136° → -129°; also pitch-LFO rate 5.16 → 2.07 Hz
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
modulation depth 0.01 → 0.64
Color: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Color
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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
modulation depth 0.01 → 0.64 by raw 95, then modulation depth 0.64 → 0.01 by raw 127
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
modulation depth 0.01 → 0.64
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
amplitude modulation depth 0.33 → 0.74
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
amplitude-LFO rate 1.04 → 2.06 Hz; also amplitude modulation depth 0.16 → 0.27
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
amplitude-LFO rate 2.06 → 1.04 Hz; also amplitude modulation depth 0.08 → 0.26
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
amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.30; also pitch wobble 0 → 14 cents
Depth
cents pitch swing as Depth goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale 0.0266 → 14.2 cents pitch swing
Speed
Hz LFO rate as Speed goes from setting 0 to 63; this cell's own height scale 0.611 → 0.663 Hz LFO rate
Speed
Hz LFO rate as Speed goes from setting 78 to 236; this cell's own height scale 2.17 → 7.32 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.
Mode, with Feedback low / high
what Mode 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
Mode, with Speed low / high
what Mode 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
Stage, with Speed low / high
what Stage 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
Feedback, with Stage low / high
what Feedback does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Stage low, amber with Stage 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
Mode, with Stage low / high
what Mode does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Stage low, amber with Stage 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
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 Stereo Phaser 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
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
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
126 · default
first 200 ms at setting 126 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 126 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
189
first 200 ms at setting 189 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 189 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
252
first 200 ms at setting 252 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 252 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude-LFO rate 0.23 → 10.01 Hz; also pitch wobble 1 → 32 cents
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 0.01 → 0.10 s
Depth: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Depth
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
amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.77
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
amplitude-LFO rate 3.10 → 1.04 Hz
Stage: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Stage
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
1 · default
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
3
first 200 ms at setting 3 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 3 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude-LFO rate 1.04 → 3.10 Hz; also amplitude modulation depth 0.25 → 0.79
Mode: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mode
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 · 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
amplitude modulation depth 0.99 → 0.45
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 → +0.63
Color: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Color
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
measurable but below practical size: spectral tilt -0.50 → -0.43 dB/oct
Speed
Hz LFO rate as Speed goes from setting 0 to 63; this cell's own height scale 0.507 → 1.64 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.
Stepped with these probes too, and the reading did not move: Spread.
Manual, with Feedback low / high
what Manual 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
Manual, with Depth low / high
what Manual 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
Manual, with Speed low / high
what Manual 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
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 Stereo Phaser 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
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
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
126 · default
first 200 ms at setting 126 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 126 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
189
first 200 ms at setting 189 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 189 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
252
first 200 ms at setting 252 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 252 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude-LFO rate 0.72 → 10.01 Hz; also amplitude modulation depth 0.48 → 0.13
Mode: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mode
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 · 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
pitch-LFO rate 5.16 → 1.04 Hz; also L/R LFO phase -163° → 29°
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
amplitude-LFO rate 5.15 → 1.04 Hz; also pitch wobble 32 → 4 cents
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 0.01 → 0.11 s
Stage: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Stage
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
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 · default
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
3
first 200 ms at setting 3 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 3 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
amplitude-LFO rate 1.04 → 3.10 Hz; also amplitude modulation depth 0.25 → 0.79
Depth: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Depth
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
amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.26; also pitch wobble 0 → 14 cents
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 → +0.62
Color: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Color
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
measurable but below practical size: 3rd harmonic -50 → -51 dB
Depth
cents pitch swing as Depth goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale 0 → 14.1 cents pitch swing
Speed
Hz LFO rate as Speed goes from setting 0 to 63; this cell's own height scale 0.611 → 1.98 Hz LFO rate
Speed
Hz LFO rate as Speed goes from setting 63 to 236; this cell's own height scale 1.65 → 7.32 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.
Stepped with these probes too, and the reading did not move: Spread.
Feedback, with Manual low / high
what Feedback does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Manual low, amber with Manual high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Manual, with Mode low / high
what Manual does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Mode low, amber with Mode high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Feedback, with Mode low / high
what Feedback does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Mode low, amber with Mode 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
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
Manual, with Speed low / high
what Manual 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
Mode, with Speed low / high
what Mode 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.
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.
Where the notches sit from moment to moment What it shows. Steady pink noise through each effect at its default settings. Every 10 ms the effect's frequency response is worked out against the same noise recorded with no effect, and each notch in it is marked with a dot.
How to read it. Time runs left to right, pitch (frequency) bottom to top. Each trail of dots is one notch travelling up and down the spectrum. How far a trail travels is the depth of the sweep; how often it repeats is the speed; trails that keep the same spacing as they move are stages locked together. Use the slider to change effect.
What it found.
Phaser 1: about 5 notches at a time; the lowest moves between 194 and 1,144 Hz (2.6 octaves). Phaser 2: about 4 notches at a time; the lowest moves between 194 and 1,141 Hz (2.6 octaves). Tempo Phaser: about 4 notches at a time; the lowest moves between 194 and 1,163 Hz (2.6 octaves). Vintage Mono Phaser 1: about 3 notches at a time; the lowest moves between 237 and 1,270 Hz (2.4 octaves). Vintage Mono Phaser 2: about 3 notches at a time; the lowest moves between 258 and 949 Hz (1.9 octaves). Vintage Stereo Phaser 1: about 3 notches at a time; the lowest moves between 258 and 1,272 Hz (2.3 octaves). Vintage Stereo Phaser 2: about 3 notches at a time; the lowest moves between 279 and 1,077 Hz (1.9 octaves). Holding still on steady noise: Dynamic Phaser. 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: Phaser 1 (+1°), Phaser 2 (+10°). Left and right move without a fixed relation: Vintage Mono Phaser 1 (−175°), Vintage Mono Phaser 2 (−169°), Vintage Stereo Phaser 1 (−180°), Vintage Stereo Phaser 2 (−50°). 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 Phaser'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 Phaser 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 52 pairs in which the second control changes the tone, 52 are ones where the first control changes what the second does. The pair furthest apart is Low Gain with High Gain on Dynamic Phaser. 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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