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martinjuenke · Post by **martinjuenke** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:37 pm

From Eventide homepage:

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.

Features
The Instant Phaser Mk II offers three different sonic characteristics that change the amount of phase-shift sections, simply labeled “Shallow”, “Deep”, and “Wide”. When “Wide” is selected, the Instant Phaser Mk II gives you a different amount of phase-shifting on both right and left channels, resulting in a slightly different effect in each ear. You can use this to turn flat mono guitars into huge stereo leads, or make your single channel synthesizer fill out the sides of your mix.
Add Age for component drift with time
Offers three different flavors of phasing with the Mode switch: Shallow, Deep, and Wide
Utilize one of four distinct methods to control the phasing
Depth allows you to combine the phased signal with the dry signal
Added Side Chain function allows you to trigger the Envelope Follower from a separate source in the mix for inter-track mingling
Exercise total control of the Oscillator with Sync and Retrig controls
Use Feedback control for a more pronounced sound
Includes standard gain input and output

jens · Post by **jens** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 11:27 pm

I can't believe how great this sounds.

dubguy99 · Post by **dubguy99** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 11:31 pm

Finally! Curious how it'll sound considering MK1 was already quite nice.

jens · Post by **jens** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 11:55 pm

It's really worlds apart. No comparison. MK1 was meh, this one is the one.

michaeltn86 · Post by **michaeltn86** » Fri Jan 18, 2019 9:59 pm

Does it really sound like led zep? Dontcrack newsletter says so

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Fri Jan 18, 2019 10:36 pm

Well, it didn't play Stairway to heaven when i opened it up. Thank god.

I'm Ant · Post by **I'm Ant** » Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:10 pm

I really like it it's different to any other phaser it's crammed with character it's alive.

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:33 pm

Instant Buy

cprompt · Post by **cprompt** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 12:12 am

Yeah, it's pretty damned good, from subtle to insane. The intro price is very tempting indeed.

Pingafuego · Post by **Pingafuego** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 12:46 am

Is it included with Anthology XI?

bmanic · Post by **bmanic** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 12:49 am

Yes it is! Damn this thing sounds good. By far the best phaser I've heard in plugin format.

Pingafuego · Post by **Pingafuego** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 12:51 am

bmanic wrote: Sat Jan 19, 2019 12:49 am Yes it is! Damn this thing sounds good. By far the best phaser I've heard in plugin format.

Thanks, I’ll try it!

toonertik · Post by **toonertik** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 1:05 am

I was fortunate to use the real thing way back.. it was unique then, we loved it.
It is what it is.. a 1971 rack phaser in VST.. and without demoing it was for me a NO_BRAINER.. (at this intro price)
and it still does what it does.. a 1971 phaser.. warts and all... character.
I put it on a one held note moog_modulator patch and just WOW... just what was needed to .. to.. to do da day
or what ever!

Sequent · Post by **Sequent** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 1:37 am

Pingafuego wrote: Sat Jan 19, 2019 12:46 am Is it included with Anthology XI?

The current Anthology XI installer includes the MK11 phaser.

Bodhisan · Post by **Bodhisan** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 1:49 am

chk071 wrote: Fri Jan 18, 2019 10:36 pm Well, it didn't play Stairway to heaven when i opened it up. Thank god.

Lol

Eventide Instant Phaser Mk II released