Anyone else really love em? I am finally getting my first stand alone flanger after only getting to play with the ones in my cheap vox multieffects and then a better boss ME-50 one.
The one I settled on is the line 6 Liqua Flange as it seemed the most versatile for the $ just look at this beauty:
They were like 100-150 new but I got one used for 60$ including shipping from guitarcenter online. Should get here any day!
Clearly it won't sound as good as a real analog flanger that costs 2-3x as much but from the demo's I have seen it sounds great for the cash and has a ton of great features.
The things I am most excited about are:
3 main modes, analog, digital and liquid. Here are descriptions of each:
Digital - The wet signal has a flat frequency response.
Liquid - Has dual delay lines with the modulation offset from each other.
Analog - The wet signal has the frequency response of classic analog devices.
11 waveforms including classic and new innovative ones like step and random which are almost sequencer like. These are more self explanatory but here are descriptions anyways:
Saw Down - This wave has a shape that resembles the teeth on the blade of a saw. Within one cycle this wave falls linearly, then immediately rises to it's starting point.
Saw Up - This is an inverted version of Saw Down where the wave has a smooth linear rise and an immediate drop at the end of its cycle.
Envelope Down - This modulation source uses an envelope follower to track the amplitude variations of the input signal and produce a control signal that modulates the flanger?s delay time.
Envelope Up - An inverted version of Envelope Down.
Sine - Uses a sinusoidal waveform as the modulation source.
Step - Uses a modulation waveform produced by a random value generator where each cycle of the LFO produces a different modulation level.
Random - Same as Step but with a smoothing filter applied to the output of the LFO, producing smooth value changes with each LFO cycle.
Vintage - Based on* the unique waveform of the classic MXR® flanger.
Chorus - Uses a triangle modulation waveform with an extended offset and range to produce a chorus effect.
Trigger Up - Uses a modulation source derived from attack detection DSP, this in turn triggers an envelope that rises linearly. The rise time is determined by the speed knob.
Trigger Down - Same as Trigger Up but with a falling envelope.
Full stereo in and out, not sure how it works exactly but I am excited to find out!
Negative/ positive switch which reverses the polarity I believe, in conjunction with the other controls it adds even more versatility.
Tap tempo! At this price I was pleasantly surprised/ impressed they added that as well, and it has a unique set up, at least I haven't seen it elsewhere:
Tap Tempo - Using the innovative ToneCore double-action footswitch, you can tap a couple times and have the flanging pulsations match your tempo. Whether the effect is active or bypassed, you can tap the footswitch lightly to set your tempo. Your first two taps establish the tempo and any additional taps will be averaged in. The Tap Tremolo indicator light flashes the tempo in green when the effect is ON and amber when the effect is OFF.
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I was eying a lot of other flangers and eventually I may upgrade to a nicer analog one but I am very excited to give this baby a try! Usually I am not huge on line 6 as I don't like modeling amps or pedals generally. This is more of a super diverse digital flanger though, I guess you could call it a "modeling flanger" as I have heard people say it can pull of many classic models pretty well.
Anyways Just wanted to share my excitement, flangers are really cool. Sorry for any GAS I may have induced
The one I settled on is the line 6 Liqua Flange as it seemed the most versatile for the $ just look at this beauty:
They were like 100-150 new but I got one used for 60$ including shipping from guitarcenter online. Should get here any day!
Clearly it won't sound as good as a real analog flanger that costs 2-3x as much but from the demo's I have seen it sounds great for the cash and has a ton of great features.
The things I am most excited about are:
3 main modes, analog, digital and liquid. Here are descriptions of each:
Digital - The wet signal has a flat frequency response.
Liquid - Has dual delay lines with the modulation offset from each other.
Analog - The wet signal has the frequency response of classic analog devices.
11 waveforms including classic and new innovative ones like step and random which are almost sequencer like. These are more self explanatory but here are descriptions anyways:
Saw Down - This wave has a shape that resembles the teeth on the blade of a saw. Within one cycle this wave falls linearly, then immediately rises to it's starting point.
Saw Up - This is an inverted version of Saw Down where the wave has a smooth linear rise and an immediate drop at the end of its cycle.
Envelope Down - This modulation source uses an envelope follower to track the amplitude variations of the input signal and produce a control signal that modulates the flanger?s delay time.
Envelope Up - An inverted version of Envelope Down.
Sine - Uses a sinusoidal waveform as the modulation source.
Step - Uses a modulation waveform produced by a random value generator where each cycle of the LFO produces a different modulation level.
Random - Same as Step but with a smoothing filter applied to the output of the LFO, producing smooth value changes with each LFO cycle.
Vintage - Based on* the unique waveform of the classic MXR® flanger.
Chorus - Uses a triangle modulation waveform with an extended offset and range to produce a chorus effect.
Trigger Up - Uses a modulation source derived from attack detection DSP, this in turn triggers an envelope that rises linearly. The rise time is determined by the speed knob.
Trigger Down - Same as Trigger Up but with a falling envelope.
Full stereo in and out, not sure how it works exactly but I am excited to find out!
Negative/ positive switch which reverses the polarity I believe, in conjunction with the other controls it adds even more versatility.
Tap tempo! At this price I was pleasantly surprised/ impressed they added that as well, and it has a unique set up, at least I haven't seen it elsewhere:
Tap Tempo - Using the innovative ToneCore double-action footswitch, you can tap a couple times and have the flanging pulsations match your tempo. Whether the effect is active or bypassed, you can tap the footswitch lightly to set your tempo. Your first two taps establish the tempo and any additional taps will be averaged in. The Tap Tremolo indicator light flashes the tempo in green when the effect is ON and amber when the effect is OFF.
n.
I was eying a lot of other flangers and eventually I may upgrade to a nicer analog one but I am very excited to give this baby a try! Usually I am not huge on line 6 as I don't like modeling amps or pedals generally. This is more of a super diverse digital flanger though, I guess you could call it a "modeling flanger" as I have heard people say it can pull of many classic models pretty well.
Anyways Just wanted to share my excitement, flangers are really cool. Sorry for any GAS I may have induced
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got to love well designed multi FX!
I may have to become as supporter and list some here if no one locally takes em off my hands.
