iLive Reference Guide – Firmware
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AP6526-2 iss.4
Modulation FX - MOO Phaser
A classic 12 stage emulation producing rich textured phasing with plenty of
control. The user has control of number of stages, feed forward and feed back,
and ‘zero’ depth manual mode – to manually sweep the Phaser using the
offset control. The classic characteristic sound is produced by careful
emulation of the phase chain and operating frequency range around the offset
control. Equally important is the emulation of harmonic signatures produced
by the companded analogue delay lines, producing rich harmonics adding
thickness to the sound. The split/mono LFO switch toggles between in-phase
intense phasing and split-phase mode - creating spatial rotary effects. There
are many different possibilities through varying the number of stages in the
phase chain output or the feedback resonance path. Setup depends on the
instrument applied to the unit. Lower numbers produce clean thin sounds. A
higher number of stages produce a richer phasing sound.
Phasing Stages control
Selects which point in the phase chain is taken as
output. 6 stages produce a clean phase. However the classic rich sound is 12
stages.
Resonant Stages control
Select which point of the phase chain is taken into
the feedback ‘mix resonance’ circuit. 12 Stages is classic.
Mix Resonance control
Controls the amount of feedback into the phase
chain input. Classic sound around 5 - 8. Full resonance at 10.
LFO Rate control
Variable between 0.1 to 10Hz
LFO Select switch
Sine / Rectified / Inverse Rectified / Linear(Triangular) are
selectable. Classic unit uses Linear(Triangular). Slow Phasing sounds great
with Sine. Rectified variants can create notches or phase spikes which can
sound cool. Rectified variants are twice the speed.
LFO split switch
‘Mono’ setting configures the Left and Right Phase Chains
to modulate in phase – the strongest effect. ‘Split Phase’ runs Left and Right
not in Phase, creating a stereo swirl for added spatial rotary effect.
Depth control
Controls the amount or depth of LFO modulation in phase
chain. Extreme settings can sound unnatural. Setting this control to minimum
turns the LFO modulator off and relies on manual sweeping of the phase chain
using the ‘offset’ control.
Offset control
Shifts the operating frequency range of the Phaser. Maximum
settings force the Phaser to operate in higher frequencies. Lower Offset
settings allow lower frequency phase sweeps (more intense). In manual mode
(Depth = 0) the user can adjust the phase sound with this control.
Preset Name
is displayed on the lower column of the Red display. Touch and
scroll for live update. This is a way of live auditioning all library presets for this
module (factory, user and USB). Settings are recalled live as you spin the
rotary. For spot controlled changes to a particular preset use library recall.
Rack Send Name
(input source) is displayed on the top column of the Red
display.
MOO Classic
MOO Manual
MOO Spatial
