Plug-In User Guide / Owners Manual

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THE PHASEMISTRESS CONTROL PANEL
FREQUENCY (continued)
PhaseMistress — Version 5
“Mod” knob (discussed shortly) all the way down and twist the Frequen-
cy knob from the lowest to highest setting. You will hear the standard
phaser effect across the full frequency spectrum. Most commonly the
Frequency knob should be set to a specific setting somewhere midway
between the lowest and highest setting with an LFO or envelope added
to modulate the frequency.
So to get your standard phasing effect try setting the Frequency knob at
12 o’clock and then bring in some modulation with the “Mod” knob (set
it to 11 o’clock) and set the Rate fairly low, (say around 7 o’clock). You
can then move the Frequency knob to “tune” or bias the phasing effect.
There’s no right or wrong setting, it’s all relative to your source material
and the sounds you are hoping to achieve.
Of course most of the really cool effects available from PhaseMis-
tress happen by moving the Frequency knob around and recording the
changes with automation or, more likely, using PhaseMistress’ extensive
built-in modulation section to automatically modulate the phase effect
in a multitude of wonderful and bizarre ways.
RESONANCE
The Resonance control greatly enhances the effect of the phase shift
effect by creating “resonant peaks” in each of the notch filters. This
boosts and enhances the harmonics contained in the input signal
that fall around each of the notches. As you increase the Resonance
control, the harmonics falling into and around the various notches
are exaggerated, “picked out” and become more pronounced. This
significantly enhances the phasing effect giving it a much sharper,
“churning” quality. Cranking the Resonance all the way up will drive
PhaseMistress into oscillation and can actually obscure the input signal
as the filters in the phase effect are creating a signal on their own.
It is also important to note that the number of stages and the phase
(positive/negative) of the resonance (located under the Tweak menu
and discussed shortly) will significantly impact the character and overall
tonal quality of the resonance and greatly increases the variety of
phasing effects available in PhaseMistress.
A Word of CAUTION! – Extreme settings of the Resonance control can
create VERY high signal levels, enough to possibly damage speakers if
the volume is way up. You may want to turn down the output level of
PhaseMistress when experimenting with cranking up the Resonance
control. It is a powerful control and you have been warned, okay?