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Eventide Clockworks: Instant Phaser mkII - $37 intro offer

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Eventide Clockworks: Instant Phaser mkII - $37 intro offer

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Not sure this one is for me, but the explanatory video is reeeally interesting:


Own the First Studio Phaser
Released in 1971, the Eventide Instant Phaser began the studio effects revolution by successfully simulating tape flanging, an effect that’s been at the core of legendary albums for the last five decades. Modeled on the original hardware unit, the Instant Phaser Mk II plug-in accomplishes the same legendary sound with all the analog personality, smooth modulations, and inherent musicality. The capabilities have been expanded, and now you can even take your phaser on an excursion from the 70s far into the future with the delightfully characteristic “Age” knob. Outfitted with a complete host of control options, the Instant Phaser Mk II is out of the rack and into your plugin arsenal.

Aged not Old
The Instant Phaser Mk II perfectly captures the unique, imprecise analog character of the original hardware. During development we discovered that the values of some of the components change with age; they drift further and further from their marked values. The result is that an Instant Phaser which has been powered up for years will sound different than it did on day one. The new plug-in features an innovative Age knob, which allows you simulate this aging of the components of the phase shift networks and the LFO. Once we started down this path, in a salute to entropy, we decided to extrapolate far into the future.
Introductory discount: $37, RRP $129

https://www.eventideaudio.com/products/ ... aser-mk-ii


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Re: Eventide Clockworks: Instant Phaser mkII - $37 intro offer

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believe it or not I bought anthology to have access to Instant Phaser and Instant Flanger.

Believe it or not I still have the hardware versions of both in my rack, although they both would benefit from a little TLC.

If you've never heard an Instant Phaser you owe it to yourself to at least listen. They are amazing!


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Re: Eventide Clockworks: Instant Phaser mkII - $37 intro offer

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Funnily enough, I did listen to the demos Bill and couldn't help but wonder what all the fuss was about. Likely it does sound different to my other phasers, but truthfully its not a sound I'm terribly enamoured with. I do find the history and story around it fascinating though.


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There is, I'm sure, a fair bit of nostalgia involved, but I think the early Eventide processors sound great, and I can't think of a hardware alternative that can mimic that sound exactly, much less software. The Fix Phaser from Softtube can get close, and I've heard a couple presets from Soundtoys that do a convincing imitation, but since I own Anthology I haven't really dug in to try to duplicate it. Perhaps I should.

All that said, Phase Shifters are a pretty specific tool, I imagine one could make good use of them in a trailer or sound-design style track, but I think they are more applicable to pop/rock styles? Perhaps I need to open my mind a bit.

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Re: Eventide Clockworks: Instant Phaser mkII - $37 intro offer

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Best,

Geoff

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