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What's your favorite analog phaser?
- Thread starter Grapevine921
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- Feb 16, 2008
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i just read about the Mister O and found out that it's a digital recreation but there's nothing wrong with that as long as it sounds like one.
devnulljp
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Maestro Phasor II or the Schulte Compact Phasing A.
But I still love the sound of the old EHX Small Stone
But I still love the sound of the old EHX Small Stone
The 90 and orbiter are on my lists to try. What did you like about the orbiter that kicked the 90?
No volume drop, and more control for different sounds, although rn it’s dialed in a lot like a 90, albeit with more resonance. There is no output level knob, but the resonance level provides a little control on net volume.
Right now, I have a BYOC Phase 90 clone, a VFE Enterprise and a Homebrew Electronics Psilocybe on my main bass board.
Can't really say that I have a "favorite" as I use them for different things. I think three good phasers is the minimum that I can get by with on that board.
Can't really say that I have a "favorite" as I use them for different things. I think three good phasers is the minimum that I can get by with on that board.
My favorite is the Orange Box from Whirlwind. It’s a dead-on revival of the handwired classic from the 1970s, only this one's got a 9-volt AC adapter input and features hardwire bypass.
I'm in the market but have really specific wants: analog phaser with top jacks in a 125b sized enclosure. I'm flexible on complexity but probably lean toward something simpler. Something in line with the Grand Orbiter or Mutron Phase III would work.
There's a possibility I'd be able to get a Whirlwind Orange Box in the spot, but for flexibility's sake I much prefer top jacks. Why does Spaceman insist on side jacks on the Explorer? Why is the Psilocybe so big? Those two are of some interest to me sound wise but they just won't fit.
There's a possibility I'd be able to get a Whirlwind Orange Box in the spot, but for flexibility's sake I much prefer top jacks. Why does Spaceman insist on side jacks on the Explorer? Why is the Psilocybe so big? Those two are of some interest to me sound wise but they just won't fit.
Favorite is one I found only last year: Flower Pedals Castilleja. With the Intensity knob and Feedback switch you can perfectly sit a fat, dark, chewy phase sound with bass. It does the really bright, almost filter like stuff too but I've never been a fan of that in phasing. Oh and if that wasn't enough you can: change the waveform, tap tempo, sub-divide tempo, ramp tempo like a Leslie, switch to an entire Univibe mode, add in dry signal in a chorus mode (for both Phase and Univibe)... it does everything.
You should look up @smeet 6 phaser shootout: A quick 6-phaser shootout a blind Phaser test on this forum. You’d be surprised which phaser was generally regarded as the clear winner from a pure audio point of view.
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+1 for the Sonic Orb
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I'm also saying that dictating "analogue" only is a non sensical and naïve requirement. It's as logical as saying "I only want Phasers that painted blue". In 2020 the whole Analogue vs Digital debate from an audio point of view is a well documented dead and buried argument. Good digital is as good if not better than good analogue. Any other opinion to this is speculation, prejudice or simple bias.
- Feb 16, 2008
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well, IMO, the Mojohandfx Mister O phaser (digital emulation) sounds pretty much identical to my vintage PS1-A Maestro (100% analog), so there's that.
Tough to argue this. I generally prefer analog but, got a Southampton Utility Knife and damn do all of the effects in that tiny box sound good!
If somebody wants a blue phaser, then that person should get a blue phaser — even if all the other colours are just as good.
If somebody wants analogue and finds digital works just as well, but still chooses analogue — that's the person's choice and he/she will have a reason for doing so and it doesn't have to be logical. Maybe that person has tried all the pink phasers and orange phasers and now simply wants a blue phaser.
I don't care whether it's analogue or digital, so long as it sounds good to me — if somebody else likes a different shade of blue that's his/her prerogative.
If somebody wants analogue and finds digital works just as well, but still chooses analogue — that's the person's choice and he/she will have a reason for doing so and it doesn't have to be logical. Maybe that person has tried all the pink phasers and orange phasers and now simply wants a blue phaser.
I don't care whether it's analogue or digital, so long as it sounds good to me — if somebody else likes a different shade of blue that's his/her prerogative.
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Digital's cool, nothing wrong with it. I love digital modeling delays for example. But maybe someone purposely wants <10 mah current draw rather than say 150 mah? That's a pretty valid point IMO. Not everything is bias and prejudice, it's usually a simple preference.
"Good digital is as good if not better than good analogue. Any other opinion to this is speculation, prejudice or simple bias." But that's your opinion. May not be the right one for someone else. Similar to pedals I am done with digital amps. This is not a knock on your ears either. Digital may be the future. Maybe. They can replicate what came out before and create frequencies higher and lower. But it's not continuous. It starts out analog than goes into digital converters than back out in analog A/D D/A. Through this process there is a difference. Digital isn't continuous as it has points and sharply shifts as analog does not (hard to explain, wish I were a geek) . You can try to replica many of the different sounds of your favorite past pedal, but it won't be exactly if you A/B them. Generally analog will be smoother (some use warmer, fatter etc.). But as we all see you can get more sounds from a digital than an analog pedal. In general, not fact per se. Again, not knocking what you like. Sure, many even say I want analog and hear a digital pedal and go with the digital. It's what you want out of a pedal that is pleasing to your ears. But I feel you may imply that digital will out do an analog pedal to the ears of the musician, there I disagree. Eric Johnson can hear the difference with different batteries. Which is why some power supplies have a lower batterie dial or simulation.
So, you may like the digital pedals better and again not knocking them, but the difference is subjective to the one who likes it.
