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Phaser
A Phaser is a somewhat mellower version of the Flanger. Like the Flan ger, a Phaser works on the principle of mixing t wo
identical audio sources together. However, unlike a Flanger, the timing dif ference between t he two audio sources is very
small. The result is that some of the freque ncies in the song will be removed or “cancelled out.” Some people describe t his
sound as a “wind tunnel” ef fect.
< Enable Button
This button will turn th e effect on and off.
< Mix Knob and Routing Button
Like the Flanger effect above, the Phaser works best with the Routing button set to Inser t mode. This allows you to
completely replace the orig inal audio signal with the phased version (by turn ing this knob fully clockwise) in order
to emphasize the effe ct.
Note: The effect will st ill work in Send mode, but it will be less pronounc ed.
< Tweak Knob and Button
The function of the Phaser ’s Tweak knob is det ermined by the state of the Tweak button:
» When the Tweak button is off, the Phaser will be in Manual mode. The Tweak knob will then control t he
phase of the effect .
» If the Tweak button is on, the Ph aser will be in Automatic mode. In this mode, the phase will be adjusted
automatically. The Tweak knob will then set the rate of the automatic adjustment —turning the k nob
clockwise will increa se the modulation rate.
Dual-Filter
A coffee lter is designed to stop cof fee grounds w hile allowing water to p ass through. Audio lters work in a similar
fashion: they preven t particular frequenc y ranges within an audio signal from passing through the effect . Filters come in a
variety of avors and Torq features t hree of the most popular types: Low-Pass, High-P ass, and Band- Pass. The names of
these lters are descript ive of what they do. A Low-Pass lter, for example, will onl y allow low frequencies (bass tones) to
pass through—it w ill remove the high-frequency (treble) content from the aud io signal. A High-Pass lter works t he other
way: it allows the treble to pass t hrough while bass is removed. A Band-Pa ss lter is essentially a High- and Low-P ass lter
put togethe r: it will remove high and low frequencies from the audio signal, only allowing a narrow band of freque ncies
to pass.
The most important para meter for a lter is its Cutoff Frequency. It determines the frequency where a lter will begin
to stop freq uencies. For example, when using a Low- Pass lter with a cutoff frequency of 1kHz, frequencies below 1kHz
will pass t hrough the lter unaf fected while the frequencies above 1kHz are reduced or removed. While there are other
parameters that al so affect the behavior of a lter, Cutoff Frequenc y is the parameter that you’ll be controlling in Torq.
< Enable button
This button will turn th e Dual-Filter on and off.
< Mix Knob and Routing Button
The Dual-Fil ter is designed to be used as an Insert effect . For this reason , the Routing butt on will automatically
switch to Insert mod e whenever you load this effect. Then , the Mix knob will serve as a Dry/Wet adju stment
which you will want to leave fully clo ckwise (so you only hear the output of the Dual- Filter).
< Tweak Button
The Tweak button is used to set the lter mode f or the Dual-Filter effect . When this button is off, the two lt ers
(High-Pass and Low-Pass) will b e adjusted only one at a time. When you turn this bu tton on, the Hi gh-Pass and
Low-Pass lters will b e linked, thus creating a Band-Pa ss lter where both lters are adjusted simu ltaneously.