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Re: PHASER

Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 4:03 pm
by devnulljp
This looks cool...

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VenFgBGo32g[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20mGF1egcHs[/youtube]

Gough Electronics:

Tremolo, Vibrato, 2, 3 and 4 stage phase plus resonant 4 stage.

Modulation modes:
normal sweep: like any phaser
envelope up with added sweep (same as Filtron)
envelope controlled sweep speed (the louder you play, the faster it sweeps)
Dual Sweep: two sweeps at the same time to give a random effect. gives a great pitch warble on slow setting with vibrato
delayed effect: effect is off each time a string is played then fades in afterwards - nice for vibrato
Frequency modulated sweep speed: the effect gradually speeds up and down again continuously like a leslie cabinet. FM rate is adjustable, as is the maximum sweep rate.

Gough Electronics:

Here is a description of the controls.
Mode: This control selects the effect to be used.
Tremolo: varies the amplitude of the guitar sound, use a high setting of the DEPTH.
Vibrato: varies the pitch of the guitar sound, use a low setting of the DEPTH.
2 stage phasing: gives 180 degree shift - Like MXR Phase 45.
3 stage phasing: gives 270 degree shift, not generally used on other pedals, produces a nice subtractive phase sound, like a high pass filter.
4 stage phasing: gives 360 degrees shift - Like MXR Phase 90.
4 stage with resonance: feedback around the phasing circuit emphasises the phase sound - almost like a wah pedal. Great when using ENV modulation.
Modulation: This selects how the phaser controls the phase sound.
ENV: The amplitude or loudness of the guitar (envelope) controls the sweep. The phaser sweeps higher, the louder you play. When the SPEED control is set to ENV, only the guitar envelope is present. At any other setting of the SPEED control, the low frequency oscillator sweep (LFO) is added at a rate set by the SPEED control. The DEPTH control affects the envelope amplitude.
ENV RATE: The guitar envelope controls the speed of the LFO. The louder you play the faster the LFO sweeps. The SPEED control acts as a sensitivity control for the guitar. Turning it clockwise makes the LFO speed up faster. The DEPTH conrtols affects the LFO amplitude.
LFO: A standard vintage phaser sound. The SPEED control alters the LFO speed.
DUAL LFO: Two LFOs, one faster than the other, drifting in phase cause a random sweep effect. The SPEED control alters the speed of both LFOs.
FM LFO: A second, slower LFO, the speed of which is controlled by the position of the MODULATION control within the marked area, rhythmically alters the speed of the first LFO. This frequency modulation gives a sound similar to a that of a Leslie rotating speaker speeding up and slowing down. The SPEED control sets the first LFO range - clockwise gives a faster 'upper end' LFO speed.
DELAYED LFO: This is like the standard LFO setting but with delayed onset. Each time a string or chord is played (above a certain threshold) the effect stops and the gradually fades back in.
Depth: This control always sets the sweep range or amplitude of the LFO, except in the ENV mode, when it acts as a sensitivity / range control for the guitar envelope.
The range of this control is very wide.

Re: PHASER

Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 4:10 pm
by coldbrightsunlight
Super cool! Love the modulation options, more pedals should have stuff like that I think.

Re: PHASER

Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 5:09 pm
by excane
Ton of options there.... consider me intrigued.

Re: PHASER

Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 7:48 pm
by hiorgos
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Re: PHASER

Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:04 pm
by nightendday
Infinitiphase, or whetstone.

Re: PHASER

Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 4:47 am
by theavondon
hiorgos wrote:Interesting indeed. They could have put a tad more of time on the design of it, not that it matters but..


Honestly, it's just that script font that's killing it for me. Shit, it could be all the same font that the knobs had, and that would look just fine.

Re: PHASER

Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 4:53 am
by Schlatte
theavondon wrote:
hiorgos wrote:Interesting indeed. They could have put a tad more of time on the design of it, not that it matters but..


Honestly, it's just that script font that's killing it for me. Shit, it could be all the same font that the knobs had, and that would look just fine.

Looks pretty cool to me..... but needs moar expression pedal input!... controlling the speed... that would be cool.

Re: PHASER

Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 9:53 pm
by nightterrors
any differences between the 70's style Small Stones and the new ones? I mean sound wise..

Re: PHASER

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 4:12 am
by Officer Bukowski
nightterrors wrote:any differences between the 70's style Small Stones and the new ones? I mean sound wise..

I have a version 2 (noodle font) and had a version 4 (big box with LED) and they sounded almost the same. The 70s one is a bit more of a "tonal shift" sound and has slightly less emphasis on the sweep itself if that makes any sense. But really, they sound VERY similar. I love both sounds but kept the v2.

Re: PHASER

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 9:08 am
by benjuro
Small Stone is THE phase sound for me. I gig with a Grand Orbiter because it's way more versatile and it sounds great, but that deep SS swoosh is like nothing else.

Re: PHASER

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 9:35 am
by DarkAxel
Lately, i've discovered i've been using the asymmetrical setting on Whetstone A LOT... because it's kinda awesome :)

Re: PHASER

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 1:46 pm
by Rygot
DOD 490

Re: PHASER

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 3:07 am
by nightterrors
Can't decide between a Whetstone, Doppelganger and Grand Orbiter at the moment...

Re: PHASER

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 3:18 am
by 01010111
*Cough* DOD 490 *cough* Spam: viewtopic.php?f=44&t=28403

The Whetstone didn't wow me as much as it has others. I do enjoy the mxr phasers which leads me to believe I would get along nicely with the grand orbiter. That Subdecay Quantum phaser looks promising too.

Re: PHASER

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 6:48 am
by univalve
nightterrors wrote:Can't decide between a Whetstone, Doppelganger and Grand Orbiter at the moment...

Faye Sing :hello: