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INSTANT PHASER

MK II

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Page 1: ...INSTANTPHASER MK II INSTRUCTION MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...s of Avid Technology Names and logos are used with permission Audio Units and macOS are trademarks of Apple Inc VST is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners Eventide Inc One Alsan Way Little Ferry NJ 07643 201 641 1200 www eventide com ...

Page 3: ...Another Phaser 4 Depth Is Mix 4 Stereorizer 4 Mod Sources 4 Age 5 2 4 Control Overview 5 2 5 Main Panel 6 In Out 6 Depth 6 Remote 6 Oscillator 6 Manual Knob 6 Threshold 6 Release 6 Mod Source 6 2 6 Expansion Panel 7 Input 7 Sync 7 Retrig 7 Age 7 Feedback 7 Side Chain 7 Output 7 2 7 Preset Bar 8 Load Save 8 Compare 8 Info 8 Mode 8 3 Conclusion 9 I ...

Page 4: ...d of any important software updates and any special offers that may only be available to registered users 1 2 About This Manual While we re very confident you ll be able to use your new plug in without reading this manual we urge you to have a quick look There are several unique features and in teresting options presented in Instant Phaser Mk II and a cursory glance will illuminate any features yo...

Page 5: ...m Instant Phaser Mk II features Authentic recreation of the Eventide Clockworks Instant Phaser Four modulation sources including Envelope Follower Oscillator Manual MIDI Expansion Panel with additional controls to enhance the functionality of the In stant Phaser Age knob which lets you control the aging of the electrical components inside the Instant Phaser 2 ...

Page 6: ...ue is now recognized by musicians everywhere as Phasing 2 2 Phasing The basis of phasing both electronically and digitally is a filter known as the all pass filter As one might assume this filter is so named because it passes signals of all fre quencies but its output phase varies as a function of frequency For a single all pass section the maximum phase variation is 180 degrees By adding the inpu...

Page 7: ...is it called Depth you ask As you add more of the dry signal to the delayed signal nulls appear in the output spectrum These nulls get deeper as the two signals approach equal amplitude Hence you are controlling the depth of the nulls Stereorizer The Eventide Clockworks Instant Phaser had two outputs a Main out and an Aux out These outputs differ from each other in that one receives an extra two p...

Page 8: ...s Thus the Age knob was born At 0 this corresponds to a box that is fresh out of the factory in 1972 At 25 this matches our current box exactly At 100 well they say things get better with age but only to a certain extent With the age knob you are literally controlling the age of the electrical components that make up the Instant Phaser 2 4 Control Overview Operating the plug in is simple and intui...

Page 9: ...when un synced 16 bars to 1 64 th note when synced Manual Knob Provides manual control of phasing 0 moves the nulls in the frequency response to their highest position in frequency 100 moves them to their lowest position in frequency Threshold Controls the threshold of the envelope follower This is variable from 30dB to 0dB An input signal at this level will result in the biggest change in phase s...

Page 10: ...f the electrical components that make up the Instant Phaser 0 is a factory fresh unit from 1971 25 is the box we modeled as it is now 100 is a very ungracefully aged Instant Phaser Feedback Controls the feedback of the phase shift sections 0 sends none of the output back to the input to the phase shift sections and 100 sends the maximum amount of output back to the input of the phase shift section...

Page 11: ...s button to open this manual Mode As mentioned in section 2 3 the Eventide Clockworks Instant Phaser had two unique outputs called Main and Aux The Mode knob gives you access to which of these outputs is used by the plug in and can drastically change the sound For the stereo output versions of the plug in the options are Shallow Deep and Wide For the mono output version of the plug in the op tions...

Page 12: ...usion We hope you enjoy the Instant Phaser Mk II Plug In and put it to good use in all of your mixes Please be sure to check over Eventide s other Native Plug In offerings for more unique and interesting effects 9 ...

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