Step phaser + Phase 90...in one pedlol?

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Step phaser + Phase 90...in one pedlol?

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Ispired by the "one trick pony" thread, I figured I'd try my luck this way, in hopes of finally finding a phaser pedals that doesn't cost $300 and has both a step phaser mode onboard as well as lush warm phase 90 settings. Univibe tones would be nice too, but I don't wanna make this mission even more impossible :/

A step phaser is obviously a digital trick, and I'm assuming you need analog circuitry to acheive Phase 90 goodnesss...Right?
If there's no other way, I'll just look for a way to make room for both a Phase 90 and one of the cheap step filer options. Marshall RG-1, Digitech Hyper Phase, Boss PH-3,...Any other ones I don't know of?

Long shot, I know. But I've been out of the loop, I'm clueless when it comes to new boutique stuff :idk:
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Following. Also plugging my PH-3 in the B/S/T...
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Re: Step phaser + Phase 90...in one pedlol?

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Empress phaser if youre lucky
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well yes, I remember looking into the Empress Phaser for stepped sounds plus loads of control, but it costs almost half a grand here, so I quickly settled for the Boss PH-3 :lol:
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Re: Step phaser + Phase 90...in one pedlol?

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Phaser with CV/EXP in and a copilot broadcast. Yes, two pedals, but broadcast adds a lot to a lot of pedals and can be used across the board with some splitters and stuff. Maybe Adam could make a phaser. Get a phase 90 or clone and replace the pot with a jack dedicated to the broadcast.

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Re: Step phaser + Phase 90...in one pedlol?

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Damn, dove into the world of fancy phasers. An hour flew by while I watched countles yt demos :facepalm:

I got distracted from my original mission, but DAMN there’s some sick dynamic/envelope phasers out there.
The Alexander Calavera kinda stood out. Not overly cluttered with controls and features I won’t use much, somewhat affordable,...And it seems to be able to add something extra to its normal phaser job, in an actual useable/musical way...

Still though, I’d love to hear from people who actually tried it or have one on their board...
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Empress Phaser sucks for Phase 90 sounds in my opinion, the random is awesome but the rest is pretty meh, I have one.
It has this peak in the high midrange that makes the regular phase sounds plasticky, it's not luscious or watery or anything you want out of a phaser.
Pretty much all modern high feature phasers I tried have this problem though, they are too clean and just can not hold up to the real deal such a Phase 90, Small Stone, etc.
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lordgalvar wrote:Phaser with CV/EXP in and a copilot broadcast. Yes, two pedals, but broadcast adds a lot to a lot of pedals and can be used across the board with some splitters and stuff. Maybe Adam could make a phaser. Get a phase 90 or clone and replace the pot with a jack dedicated to the broadcast.
That's what I thought as well. ;)
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Yeah, seems like when you're nitpicky and insist on getting both the flashy modern features as well as pristine phase 90 swoosh...You'll always have to make some sort of compromise :idk:
So in that case, a used Mini Phase 95 might make sense. Small and cheap enough to overcome the board/budget issue. And it'd give me a lot more freedom when shopping for a dedicated digital type of phaser that'll just have to cover the step/cvo/whtvr stuff.

So if'd follow that approach, anything else in the Calavera realm of phasers I might have overlooked? Preferably small footprint and not extremely rare/pricey.
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Tristan wrote:Empress Phaser sucks for Phase 90 sounds in my opinion, the random is awesome but the rest is pretty meh, I have one.
It has this peak in the high midrange that makes the regular phase sounds plasticky, it's not luscious or watery or anything you want out of a phaser.
Pretty much all modern high feature phasers I tried have this problem though, they are too clean and just can not hold up to the real deal such a Phase 90, Small Stone, etc.
Did you try it with the dip switch set to nasty? I really like mine, sounds like phaser to me
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Probably I did, can't remember, which dip switch or combination is that?
It just does not seem to be voiced right in my opinion.
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I just got the Digitech Hyperphase in - Stepped Phaser sound is approved :thumb: although I still like the PH-3s step setting more. It seems like the Hyperphase gets to more "extreme" territories, where the PH-3 almost is a bit modest. The step divistion on the PH-3 is more musical for my taste.
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Schlatte wrote:I just got the Digitech Hyperphase in - Stepped Phaser sound is approved :thumb: although I still like the PH-3s step setting more. It seems like the Hyperphase gets to more "extreme" territories, where the PH-3 almost is a bit modest. The step divistion on the PH-3 is more musical for my taste.
Hyperphase has some sweet glitch modes, too. YouTube it.
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odontophobia wrote:
Schlatte wrote:I just got the Digitech Hyperphase in - Stepped Phaser sound is approved :thumb: although I still like the PH-3s step setting more. It seems like the Hyperphase gets to more "extreme" territories, where the PH-3 almost is a bit modest. The step divistion on the PH-3 is more musical for my taste.
Hyperphase has some sweet glitch modes, too. YouTube it.
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Re: Step phaser + Phase 90...in one pedlol?

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Tristan wrote:Probably I did, can't remember, which dip switch or combination is that?
It just does not seem to be voiced right in my opinion.
I dont know but there is one dip switch that is just supposed to make it distort, sounds really pleasant
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