Routing - Arturia Phaser BI-TRON User Manual

4.2.3.4. Sweep Norm/Rev Switch
In Phasor B, the Sweep has a second switch, labeled Norm/Rev. This switch inverts the
polarity of the sweep for Phasor B.
This will be more effective when both engines are using the same or very similar settings.
When both engines are in sync to each other (in the original this was achieved by choosing
the same source for both engines, like for example Sweep Gen 1), the Reverse switch will
make the sweep of Phasor B to go downwards when the sweep of Phasor A go upwards,
and vice-versa. This was a good method to achieve a real stereo effect with the phaser.
Here, we may use it to achieve other interesting effects, for example by slightly varying the
intensity of Depth 1 and Depth 2 on each engine, and/or the Feedback intensity applied to
each.
Notice that this switch works differently from the ones in the Advanced panel, because those
reverse only the right signal LFO polarity, while the Red switch in the Main panel reverses
the LFO polarity for left and right signals.
Taking advantage of the differences above, another interesting use for this switch could
be using it together with the Phasor B R.INV switches in the Advanced Panel. Since those
switches allow to invert only the right side of the LFO, by toggling the red switch in the Main
panel, by inverting both sides with the red switch, you will end with an inverted left side,
instead of the right side. So, toggling On and Off the red switch in the Main panel while the
R.INV. switches in the Advanced panel are turned On may lead to some fun stereo phasing
effects.
4.2.3.5. On/Off switch
This switch turns each engine On and Off. By default, both engines are On, but with this we
can quickly turn each one Off. In the original unit this was a foot-controlled switch.

4.2.4. Routing

Routing is where we define the travel path of the processed signal. There are different
configurations for Mono, Mono-to-Stereo and Stereo. In fact, this is what differentiate each
version.
When instantiated in Mono mode, the phaser only has two routing options, labeled Mono
Parallel and Mono Serial. The labels pretty much explain the way it works. In parallel routing,
the mono signal is split and routed through the two phaser engines, after what it is mixed
again. In serial, the mono signal is routed through Phasor A and then through Phasor B.
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