The Effects and Parameters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flanger (M), Flanger24 (M) and Flanger (S)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flanger (M) and Flanger24 (M)

Flanger (S)

 

Originally, flanging effects were

 

 

 

 

 

 

created by simultaneously playing

 

 

 

 

 

 

two identical programs on two tape

 

 

 

 

 

 

recorders, then using hand pres-

 

 

 

 

 

 

sure against the flange of the tape

 

 

 

 

 

 

reels to slow down first one ma-

 

 

 

 

 

 

chine, then the other. The result

 

 

 

 

 

 

was a series of changing phase

 

 

 

 

 

 

cancellations and reinforcements,

 

 

 

 

 

 

providing a comb filter and a char-

 

 

 

 

 

 

acteristic swishing, tunneling and

 

Mix

0-100%

Dry/Wet ratio

 

 

fading sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the MPX G2, the Flanger ef-

 

Level*

Off, -89 to +6dB

Amount of effect in the processed signal

 

 

Rate

0-50Hz or

Flange rate or period ratio

 

 

fects are two-tap delays. The first

 

 

 

tap is fixed,and the second sweeps

 

 

1:24-24:1 cycles/beat

 

 

 

 

(Rate Units)

 

Selects frequency or cycles/beat

 

 

past it. Mixing the two taps to-

 

 

 

 

 

 

gether creates a flanging effect. In

 

PW

0-100%

Flange pulse width

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flanger (M), the moving

tap is

 

Depth*

0-100%

Flange depth

 

 

 

 

swept with an internal LFO.

 

Phase

0°-270°

In Flanger (S) sets the phase difference between the right

 

 

 

 

 

In the stereo version, Flanger

 

 

 

and left flangers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(S), the delays are modulated by

 

Res

-100 to +100

Resonance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

two sine waves from the same

 

Blend

0-100%

Amount of fixed tape mixed with moving tape

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LFO. The phase relation between

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the two waves is set by the Phase

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

parameter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flanger24 (M) is a higher preci-

 

 

 

 

 

 

sion (32-bit) flanger with identical

 

 

 

 

 

 

parameters to Flanger (M).

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flanger (M)

 

 

 

 

 

 

42

 

 

190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flanger24 (M)

 

 

 

 

 

 

47

 

 

190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flanger (S)

*= Interpolated; ( ) = Option of preceding parameter

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Lexicon MPX G2 manual Flanger M, Flanger24 M and Flanger S

MPX G2 specifications

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