What is the phaser effect? How to use phasers in music production

Alongside chorus and flanger effects, phasers complete the trilogy of popular “modulation” effects. Modulation effects change the texture sound over time, and phasers are often used to give sounds a smooth textural movement.

Unlike chorus and flanger effects, phasers don’t use delay lines to create their characteristic sounds, rather using a special type of filter, and give a slightly less dramatic result compared to flangers.

Phasers can be used to add stereo width to sounds, thin them out in the mix, and give them an intriguing textural movement. In this guide we’ll show you how to use phaser effects both creatively and in a mixing context to help you make your best tracks yet...

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