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HAZE
Q 500 Module
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PhazeQ as an EQ - The Bad!
As soon as you change the EQ setting on your mixer, you are in fact messing with the phase.
This is the nature of the beast. Most EQ circuits are designed to minimize phase shift for
this very purpose. In fact, EQs like the Radial Q3 Induction Coil EQ are sought after for this
reason. They introduce less phase alterations.
The PhazeQ can be used as a radical EQ by splitting a signal in two, keeping one dry
(unaffected) and then phase cancelling the second. One merely adjusts the wet/dry ratio with
the BLEND control to set the intensity of the effect.
PhazeQ
Input
PhazeQ
Output
Signal
Split
Dry Signal
(unaffected)
What happens here is that you can cancel or augment certain frequencies to create radical
sounding curves. For instance you can remove a bunch of mid-range to create a huge FM
broadcast voice. In other words, we have purposely created a tool that will cause phase
cancellation as a means to create new sounds, all the while in the analogue domain.
To get a true feel as to where the PhazeQ can go, you have to start turning knobs. And if
you start with the understanding that it is impossible to get everything in phase
(because all
frequencies have different wavelengths)
, you will be able to sleep much better at night. Let’s
have fun!
